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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE

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

Processing fields Cet-04-Q2b1x1

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    12.00    02:29:59.54 -01:36:26.4   5438 2954   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    12.01    02:29:59.54 -01:36:26.6   5431 2955   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 09 18.4077  2461301.9077  12.01  02:29:59.54 -01:36:26.5
169.87789 -55.22836 galactic  Cet  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.2" and 6.9 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
505 Cava                    -0      0       0  12.0     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:29:59.54 -01:36:26.5:  16.03 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:29:59.54 -01:36:26.5:  16.00 +/- 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-04-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 18.40743    2461301.90743    12.51    02:29:03.56 +00:53:03.3   5576 1446   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    12.51    02:29:03.56 +00:53:03.3   5569 1447   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 09 18.4077  2461301.9077  12.51  02:29:03.56 +00:53:03.3
166.85804 -53.44926 galactic  Cet  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.1" and 6.9 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
622 Esther                  -0     -0       0  12.7     0   -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:29:03.56 +00:53:03.3:  16.12 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:29:03.56 +00:53:03.3:  16.07 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Cet-04-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 18.40743    2461301.90743    12.64    02:18:09.03 -03:18:53.6   7233 3986   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    12.66    02:18:09.01 -03:18:53.5   7226 3987   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 09 18.4077  2461301.9077  12.65  02:18:09.02 -03:18:53.6
167.71607 -58.43265 galactic  Cet  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.4" and 6.9 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
360 Carlova                 -0     -0       1  12.6     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:18:09.02 -03:18:53.6:  16.01 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:18:09.02 -03:18:53.6:  16.01 +/- 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-04-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: 3

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Cet-04-Q2b1x1 reference image: Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits
Field Cet-04-Q2b1x1 reference image: Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Field Cet-04-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits
Field Cet-04-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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-04-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Cet-04-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Cet-04-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 524707 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 524707 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.png' -> 'transient_report/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits_preview.png'
Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits

renamed 'Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.png' -> 'transient_report/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits_preview.png'
Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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= 717.0010 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 550.9051 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1129.4164 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 527.6213 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1130.5616 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 527.4033 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 1.5752 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.000 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 = 21.5499992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 22.1 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/d_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits :) Spent 0.501389 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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/d_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 21.5200004577637 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 22.1 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for 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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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/d_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits :) Spent 0.502763 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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/d_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits


fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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: 2461301.90743351 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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.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: 02:34:17.849 -02:00:16.62 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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Image size: 937.0'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 02:34:17.610 -02:00:09.56 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:34:17.849 -02:00:16.62 Second-epoch image center 02:34:17.610 -02:00:09.56 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0022 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits Image size: 937.0'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 02:34:14.877 -02:00:04.52 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:34:17.849 -02:00:16.62 Second-epoch image center 02:34:14.877 -02:00:04.52 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0128 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 02:34:17.610 -02:00:09.56 Second-epoch second image center 02:34:14.877 -02:00:04.52 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01147 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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JIIgb5pzNT Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits &> /tmp/tmp.eWEuNqBJcp Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits &> /tmp/tmp.jFVylTISL5 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4KuvTEj4yk Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits and wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits and wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits and wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 6487 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.6680 to 46.5230 deg, Dec -7.3087 to +3.3180 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 30.6680 to 46.5230 deg, Dec -7.3087 to 3.3180 deg Loaded 4175 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): 3371 out of 3568 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3568 out of 6487 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.896100 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.896100 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.53 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.37 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.37
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 6487 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.6680 to 46.5230 deg, Dec -7.3087 to +3.3180 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 30.6680 to 46.5230 deg, Dec -7.3087 to 3.3180 deg Loaded 4175 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): 3371 out of 3568 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3568 out of 6487 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits (aperture=5.9) Read 6467 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.6622 to 46.5229 deg, Dec -7.3144 to +3.3098 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 30.6622 to 46.5229 deg, Dec -7.3144 to 3.3098 deg Loaded 4174 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): 3349 out of 3556 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3556 out of 6467 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits (aperture=5.9) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 6 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.0 pix Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits 2.0 pix Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits 2.6 pix fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits 2.6 pix fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.4 mag. Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits 15.4 mag. Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits 15.2 mag. fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits 15.2 mag. fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.2 (SNR ) 12.1 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory ############ /tmp/tmp.JIIgb5pzNT (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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.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=509, bad_region=1489, passed=6487 Got 6487 stars (including 4593 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6487 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4486 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4480 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4480 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4480 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5298 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4486 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4479 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5298 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4479 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5298 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Excluding outliers - 4479 stars left (next iteration limit 4928) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits N_match=4479 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.438 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.302 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.282 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.271 n_q1=1494 n_q2=799 n_q3=1399 n_q4=787 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.330 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits -region wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.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.eWEuNqBJcp (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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.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=518, bad_region=1483, passed=6467 Got 6467 stars (including 4560 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6467 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4455 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4447 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4447 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4447 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5280 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4455 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4446 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5280 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4446 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5280 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Excluding outliers - 4446 stars left (next iteration limit 4891) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits N_match=4446 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.333 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.432 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.294 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.290 n_q1=1469 n_q2=802 n_q3=1381 n_q4=794 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.297 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits -region wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.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.jFVylTISL5 (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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.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=378, bad_region=1389, passed=6643 Got 6643 stars (including 4954 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6643 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4833 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4826 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4826 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4826 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5548 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4834 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4827 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5548 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4827 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5548 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Excluding outliers - 4827 stars left (next iteration limit 5308) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4827 robust_rms=6.974 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.462 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4827 robust_rms=0.323 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.337 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4827 robust_rms=0.297 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.320 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4827 robust_rms_before=0.814 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.302 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.297 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.321 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.320 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.321 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits N_match=4827 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.313 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.293 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.308 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.309 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.318 n_q1=1703 n_q2=854 n_q3=1473 n_q4=797 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.018 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.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.4KuvTEj4yk (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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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=398, bad_region=1375, passed=6623 Got 6623 stars (including 4933 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6623 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4815 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4808 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4808 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4808 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5534 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4815 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4808 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5534 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4808 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5534 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 4808 stars left (next iteration limit 5288) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4808 robust_rms=6.899 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.833 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4808 robust_rms=0.340 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.349 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4808 robust_rms=0.312 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.342 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3 SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=4808 robust_rms_before=0.823 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.319 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.340 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.335 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.349 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.335 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits N_match=4808 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.305 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.351 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.322 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.332 n_q1=1690 n_q2=867 n_q3=1459 n_q4=792 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.067 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits sigma_overall=0.330 worst_q_ratio=1.330 ref2=Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits sigma_overall=0.333 worst_q_ratio=1.297 new1=fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits sigma_overall=0.313 worst_q_ratio=1.018 new2=fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits sigma_overall=0.329 worst_q_ratio=1.067 reference average sigma_overall=0.3315 worst_q_ratio=1.3135 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097_astrometric_residuals.png (4479 matched stars from wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098_astrometric_residuals.png (4446 matched stars from wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496_astrometric_residuals.png (4827 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497_astrometric_residuals.png (4808 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:38:41.17 -00:50:20.5: 12.27 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:29:59.54 -01:36:26.5: 16.03 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:33:55.60 -03:24:01.7: 12.24 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:34:30.24 -02:48:08.8: 12.03 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:40:40.60 -01:51:47.9: 12.26 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:38:41.17 -00:50:20.5: 12.22 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:33:55.60 -03:24:01.7: 12.22 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:40:40.60 -01:51:47.9: 12.26 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:29:59.54 -01:36:26.5: 16.00 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:34:30.24 -02:48:08.8: 12.04 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.24 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.26 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:38:41.17 -00:50:20.5: ref_mag=12.24 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1984 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.04 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:40:40.60 -01:51:47.9: ref_mag=12.26 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.2043 delta=0.06 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:34:30.24 -02:48:08.8: ref_mag=12.04 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=11.9984 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.23 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:33:55.60 -03:24:01.7: ref_mag=12.23 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1851 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20249.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 8s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 20243_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 20243_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    9.19    02:19:28.52 -02:57:57.7   7024 3775   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits **** FOUND 02:19:28.52 -02:57:57.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 20248_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 20248_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    11.98    02:34:30.24 -02:48:08.9   4759 3678   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    12.02    02:34:30.24 -02:48:08.6   4752 3679   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 20249_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 Preparing report for the candidate 20249_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 20252_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 20252_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    12.19    02:33:55.60 -03:24:01.8   4847 4040   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    12.18    02:33:55.60 -03:24:01.5   4840 4040   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 20254_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 20254_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    12.20    02:38:41.16 -00:50:20.4   4123 2494   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    12.20    02:38:41.17 -00:50:20.5   4116 2495   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 20255_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 20255_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    12.20    02:40:40.61 -01:51:48.0   3825 3114   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    12.21    02:40:40.60 -01:51:47.9   3818 3115   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 9s Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-04-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 #### 02:29:59.54 -01:36:26.5 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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.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: 02:34:17.849 -02:00:16.62 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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Image size: 937.0'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 02:34:17.610 -02:00:09.56 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:34:17.849 -02:00:16.62 Second-epoch image center 02:34:17.610 -02:00:09.56 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0022 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits Image size: 937.0'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 02:34:14.877 -02:00:04.52 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:34:17.849 -02:00:16.62 Second-epoch image center 02:34:14.877 -02:00:04.52 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0128 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 02:34:17.610 -02:00:09.56 Second-epoch second image center 02:34:14.877 -02:00:04.52 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01147 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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ztzaXGbEMp Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits &> /tmp/tmp.8SD8f9uen5 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Hbc3K6pypa Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Am8okN0AHx Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits and wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits and wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits and wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 34731 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.6680 to 46.5317 deg, Dec -7.3105 to +3.3218 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 30.6680 to 46.5317 deg, Dec -7.3105 to 3.3218 deg Loaded 4180 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): 3259 out of 3624 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3624 out of 34731 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.784300 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.784300 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.23 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.55 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.55
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 34731 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.6680 to 46.5317 deg, Dec -7.3105 to +3.3218 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 30.6680 to 46.5317 deg, Dec -7.3105 to 3.3218 deg Loaded 4180 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): 3259 out of 3624 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3624 out of 34731 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits (aperture=4.6) Read 34698 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.6560 to 46.5229 deg, Dec -7.3181 to +3.3098 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 30.6560 to 46.5229 deg, Dec -7.3181 to 3.3098 deg Loaded 4177 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): 3247 out of 3624 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3624 out of 34698 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits (aperture=4.6) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 20 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 1.9 pix Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits 1.9 pix Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits 2.5 pix fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits 2.5 pix fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.6 mag. Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits 15.5 mag. Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits 15.2 mag. fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits 15.2 mag. fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.2 (SNR ) 14.5 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.ztzaXGbEMp (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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.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=1492, bad_region=6460, passed=34716 Got 34716 stars (including 26988 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 34716 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4896 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4892 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29638 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4896 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29638 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29638 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Excluding outliers - 4891 stars left (next iteration limit 5381) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits N_match=4891 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.425 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.270 n_q1=1660 n_q2=880 n_q3=1514 n_q4=837 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.288 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits -region wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.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.8SD8f9uen5 (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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=1502, bad_region=6453, passed=34691 Got 34691 stars (including 26977 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 34691 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4895 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4889 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29621 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4895 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29621 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29621 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Excluding outliers - 4889 stars left (next iteration limit 5377) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits N_match=4889 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.428 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.288 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.289 n_q1=1653 n_q2=881 n_q3=1509 n_q4=846 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.280 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits -region wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.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.Hbc3K6pypa (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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=1522, bad_region=4800, passed=28633 Got 28633 stars (including 22897 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 28633 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4881 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4874 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24952 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4881 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24952 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24952 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Excluding outliers - 4874 stars left (next iteration limit 5361) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.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=4874 robust_rms=6.716 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.856 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4874 robust_rms=0.322 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.333 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4874 robust_rms=0.296 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.319 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3 SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=4874 robust_rms_before=0.813 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.307 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.322 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.322 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.333 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.322 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits N_match=4874 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.289 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.301 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.310 n_q1=1698 n_q2=837 n_q3=1531 n_q4=808 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.002 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.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.Am8okN0AHx (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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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=5, blended=1600, bad_region=4904, passed=29056 Got 29056 stars (including 23250 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 29056 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4880 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4876 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25303 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4880 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25303 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25303 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 4876 stars left (next iteration limit 5363) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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=4876 robust_rms=6.571 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.278 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4876 robust_rms=0.338 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.351 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4876 robust_rms=0.309 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.340 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3 SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=4876 robust_rms_before=0.818 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.326 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.338 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.346 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.351 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.346 arcsec) - keeping the original WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits N_match=4876 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.308 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.341 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.315 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.327 n_q1=1696 n_q2=851 n_q3=1526 n_q4=803 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.026 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.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-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/wcs_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:53:29.68 +01:42:02.1: 14.52 +/- 0.10 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:29:03.56 +00:53:03.3: 16.12 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:48:38.56 -02:03:03.0: 12.29 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:38:10.44 +00:46:18.7: 14.64 +/- 0.09 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:49:26.58 +00:30:12.8: 14.58 +/- 0.09 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:18:09.02 -03:18:53.6: 16.01 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:44:03.12 -04:48:55.4: 13.72 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:23:38.09 -01:42:48.7: 14.08 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:49:10.47 -02:35:31.1: 14.10 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:51:25.44 +02:09:35.1: 13.89 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:53:29.68 +01:42:02.1: 14.46 +/- 0.09 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:44:03.12 -04:48:55.4: 13.63 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:29:03.56 +00:53:03.3: 16.07 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:38:10.44 +00:46:18.7: 14.79 +/- 0.11 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:49:26.58 +00:30:12.8: 14.94 +/- 0.13 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:18:09.02 -03:18:53.6: 16.01 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:23:38.09 -01:42:48.7: 14.14 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:48:38.56 -02:03:03.0: 12.29 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.48 +/- 0.07 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.67 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.70 +/- 0.07 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:53:29.68 +01:42:02.1: ref_mag=14.48 +/- 0.07 new_mean_mag=14.4458 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.70 +/- 0.08 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:44:03.12 -04:48:55.4: ref_mag=13.67 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5927 delta=0.08 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:38:10.44 +00:46:18.7: ref_mag=14.70 +/- 0.07 new_mean_mag=14.5303 delta=0.17 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.11 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:49:26.58 +00:30:12.8: ref_mag=14.70 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=14.3797 delta=0.32 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.29 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:23:38.09 -01:42:48.7: ref_mag=14.11 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.1356 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:48:38.56 -02:03:03.0: ref_mag=12.29 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.6174 delta=-0.32 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:49:10.47 -02:35:31.1: 14.15 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:51:25.44 +02:09:35.1: 13.88 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.12 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:49:10.47 -02:35:31.1: ref_mag=14.12 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.9920 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.88 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:51:25.44 +02:09:35.1: ref_mag=13.88 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.0787 delta=-0.20 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:33:11.51 +00:07:18.6: 14.12 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:24:52.77 -02:07:45.8: 14.11 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:44:45.13 -00:49:37.5: 14.29 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:48:33.82 -05:43:12.3: 14.74 +/- 0.15 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:46:48.17 -04:33:40.7: 14.16 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:34:24.22 -04:29:27.6: 15.03 +/- 0.14 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-25-38_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0097.fits at 02:50:10.04 -00:52:01.2: 15.05 +/- 0.15 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:44:45.13 -00:49:37.5: 14.24 +/- 0.08 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.27 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:44:45.13 -00:49:37.5: ref_mag=14.27 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.3069 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:24:52.77 -02:07:45.8: 14.14 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:33:11.51 +00:07:18.6: 14.12 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:48:33.82 -05:43:12.3: 14.84 +/- 0.16 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.12 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:24:52.77 -02:07:45.8: ref_mag=14.12 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.4145 delta=-0.29 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.12 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.79 +/- 0.11 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:33:11.51 +00:07:18.6: ref_mag=14.12 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.1964 delta=-0.07 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:46:48.17 -04:33:40.7: 14.17 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:48:33.82 -05:43:12.3: ref_mag=14.79 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=14.5087 delta=0.28 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.16 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:46:48.17 -04:33:40.7: ref_mag=14.16 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.1787 delta=-0.01 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:34:24.22 -04:29:27.6: 14.81 +/- 0.11 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-26-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits at 02:50:10.04 -00:52:01.2: 15.17 +/- 0.16 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.89 +/- 0.09 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.10 +/- 0.11 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:34:24.22 -04:29:27.6: ref_mag=14.89 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.7625 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:50:10.04 -00:52:01.2: ref_mag=15.10 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=14.8110 delta=0.29 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out51974.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out51978.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: 2s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51937_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 51937_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    14.53    02:38:10.46 +00:46:18.3   4197 1518   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    14.53    02:38:10.42 +00:46:19.1   4190 1519   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51939_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 51939_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    14.49    02:53:29.71 +01:42:02.3   1865 0956   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    14.41    02:53:29.65 +01:42:01.8   1858 0957   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51942_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 51942_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    14.39    02:49:26.62 +00:30:11.7   2488 1685   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    14.37    02:49:26.55 +00:30:13.9   2481 1685   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51944_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 51944_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    14.23    02:23:38.08 -01:42:48.4   6400 3016   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    14.07    02:23:38.09 -01:42:49.0   6393 3017   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51948_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 51948_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    13.69    02:44:03.12 -04:48:56.0   3322 4904   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    13.52    02:44:03.12 -04:48:54.8   3315 4905   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51949_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 51949_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    12.55    02:48:38.53 -02:03:02.8   2619 3233   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    12.70    02:48:38.58 -02:03:03.2   2612 3234   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51950_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 51950_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    9.22    02:19:28.51 -02:57:57.8   7024 3775   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits **** FOUND 02:19:28.51 -02:57:57.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51965_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 51965_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    11.96    02:29:59.54 -01:36:26.5   5431 2955   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits **** FOUND 02:29:59.54 -01:36:26.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51974_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 Preparing report for the candidate 51974_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 51978_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 Preparing report for the candidate 51978_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52094_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 52094_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    14.07    02:51:25.46 +02:09:35.2   2179 0675   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    14.08    02:51:25.41 +02:09:35.0   2172 0676   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52096_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 52096_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    14.01    02:49:10.45 -02:35:31.4   2540 3562   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    13.98    02:49:10.49 -02:35:30.8   2533 3563   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52105_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 52105_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    14.14    02:46:48.24 -04:33:41.5   2905 4753   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    14.23    02:46:48.10 -04:33:40.0   2899 4754   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52107_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 52107_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    14.14    02:33:11.42 +00:07:17.6   4952 1910   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    14.27    02:33:11.60 +00:07:19.7   4945 1911   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52123_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 52123_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    14.30    02:44:45.14 -00:49:38.8   3205 2490   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    14.31    02:44:45.12 -00:49:36.1   3198 2490   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52139_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 52139_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    14.42    02:24:52.70 -02:07:45.7   6212 3268   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    14.41    02:24:52.84 -02:07:45.8   6205 3269   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52151_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 52151_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    14.51    02:48:33.88 -05:43:11.5   2642 5460   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    14.51    02:48:33.77 -05:43:13.1   2635 5461   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52174_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 52174_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    14.91    02:33:26.16 -04:54:21.8   4917 4952   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (25.3") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52182_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 52182_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    14.75    02:50:10.03 -00:52:01.5   2383 2517   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    14.89    02:50:10.05 -00:52:01.0   2376 2518   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52209_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 The candidate 52209_fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 18.40743    2461301.90743    14.78    02:34:24.23 -04:29:29.1   4777 4700   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-46-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0496.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 18.40803    2461301.90803    14.75    02:34:24.21 -04:29:26.1   4770 4700   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-18_CI_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_045418_TTUQ2b1x1_2696947_VfZvggNE/fd_Cet-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-18_04-47-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0497.fits make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 11s Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 02:29:59.54 -01:36:26.5 02:29:03.56 +00:53:03.3 02:18:09.02 -03:18:53.6 ########### Completed Cet-04-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 #### 02:29:59.54 -01:36:26.5 02:29:03.56 +00:53:03.3 02:18:09.02 -03:18:53.6 ################################################################################### 02:29:59.54 -01:36:26.5 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 02:29:03.56 +00:53:03.3 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 02:18:09.02 -03:18:53.6 -- 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)2461301.90743351 -observatory V36 12:44:25.07 -04:57:43.7 Mercury (-0.3mag) 13:59:59.72 -18:14:52.2 Venus (-4.8mag) 07:43:24.11 +22:07:42.9 Mars (1.2mag) 09:17:57.14 +16:19:15.0 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:48:57.40 +02:19:24.0 Saturn (0.4mag) 04:13:36.31 +21:01:47.9 Uranus (5.7mag) 00:12:39.58 -00:10:30.2 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:24:54.99 -23:41:46.0 Pluto (14.5mag) 17:13:21.43 -28:05:31.1 Moon (-10.2mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 363 Sep 18 04:56 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461301.90743351: 09:17:52.09 +16:19:41.7 Io (6.0mag) 09:17:48.40 +16:20:00.9 Europa (6.2mag) 09:17:54.34 +16:19:31.7 Ganymede (5.6mag) 09:18:04.12 +16:18:39.5 Callisto (6.8mag) 09:16:11.75 +16:39:44.6 Himalia (15.7mag) 09:17:54.91 +16:19:26.4 Thebe (16.5mag) 09:15:38.84 +16:33:59.8 Elara (17.7mag) 09:21:31.10 +15:43:59.3 Pasiphae (17.9mag) 09:18:13.64 +16:40:06.7 Carme (18.9mag) 00:49:09.57 +02:19:06.4 Titan (8.3mag) 00:49:01.88 +02:19:12.2 Rhea (9.6mag) 00:48:40.80 +02:20:12.1 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:48:41.74 +02:19:30.3 Hyperion (14.3mag) 00:47:33.30 +02:08:12.2 Phoebe (16.3mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Sep 18 04:56 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461301.90743351: 23:38:20.28 +11:46:12.4 JWST 18:33:19.43 +17:14:51.1 Chandra 06:52:48.84 +02:32:42.0 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Sep 18 04:56 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461301.90743351 -observatory V36 03:45:35.54 +19:46:50.0 17.3mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:07:56.40 -33:59:48.7 14.5mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:27:22.85 -70:56:36.2 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:16:35.58 +33:59:47.8 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 05:03:20.01 +46:53:52.3 16.2mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 22:05:02.07 +27:14:01.2 17.5mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 07:18:04.31 +25:46:44.9 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 10:59:39.58 +26:51:27.4 17.1mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 09:55:34.68 +05:10:12.9 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 15:27:30.88 -16:37:08.7 15.0mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:47:32.14 +33:38:12.4 15.9mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:08:27.27 +15:12:16.7 18.0mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 18:28:09.98 +42:40:40.0 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 20:11:57.96 +48:32:14.3 17.4mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:40:48.67 -13:12:09.7 15.0mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 07:14:39.34 +16:15:25.5 17.8mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 11:36:17.83 +17:53:07.0 16.6mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 13:29:08.15 -00:47:38.7 16.7mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 17:14:35.31 +71:58:17.8 16.5mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 02:58:44.94 +45:37:34.5 17.6mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 12:23:40.77 +12:11:37.8 17.6mag A/2026 E1 22:35:28.01 -35:05:31.1 13.6mag 10P/Tempel 01:36:46.10 +38:53:56.9 17.5mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 11:55:39.98 -06:19:11.5 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 12:30:56.30 -08:33:54.8 17.8mag 63P/Wild 06:59:56.63 +18:19:23.1 17.1mag 78P/Gehrels 03:15:49.85 +15:01:12.8 16.8mag 88P/Howell 06:16:06.10 +32:46:14.8 17.3mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 08:03:46.45 +21:44:32.3 17.8mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 10:52:24.10 +18:27:37.0 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley 13:11:33.00 -25:07:07.3 17.6mag 124P/Mrkos 06:30:09.10 +20:15:32.9 15.8mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 01:30:52.07 -15:07:51.3 14.4mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 09:33:14.51 +08:16:48.5 12.5mag 169P/NEAT 03:31:20.32 +07:24:47.2 14.6mag 220P/McNaught 05:16:46.67 +39:35:35.9 15.3mag 260P/McNaught 09:00:46.20 +34:25:16.3 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR 15:32:57.86 -01:28:57.8 17.9mag 391P/Kowalski 09:37:11.83 +16:17:20.6 17.8mag 450P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 1.9K Sep 18 04:56 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 04:56 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 04:56 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 04:56 tns_transients_list.txt

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