NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s

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

Processing fields Cnc-02-Q1b1x1

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 09 27.37536    2461310.87536    7.23    08:06:12.09 +21:14:56.9   3129 2655   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    7.20    08:06:12.19 +21:14:56.1   3133 2660   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 09 27.3757  2461310.8757   7.21  08:06:12.14 +21:14:56.5
201.01259  25.53606 galactic  Cnc  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.6" and 6.7 pix   This object is listed in planets.txt   14.5"  Mars (1.1mag)
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
14.5" Mars  (1.1mag)
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?)   Cnc-02-Q1b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 09 27.37536    2461310.87536    7.65    08:06:12.11 +21:14:56.8   3129 2655   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    7.66    08:06:12.19 +21:14:56.5   3133 2660   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 09 27.3757  2461310.8757   7.66  08:06:12.15 +21:14:56.7
201.01255  25.53612 galactic  Cnc  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.2" and 6.7 pix   This object is listed in planets.txt   14.6"  Mars (1.1mag)
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
14.6" Mars  (1.1mag)
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?)   Cnc-02-Q1b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 09 27.37536    2461310.87536    11.12    07:55:19.83 +20:38:01.2   1603 2237   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    11.08    07:55:19.89 +20:38:01.0   1607 2242   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 09 27.3757  2461310.8757  11.10  07:55:19.86 +20:38:01.1
200.63064  22.94758 galactic  Gem  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 6.6 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
27 Euterpe                  0     -0       0  11.3     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits at 07:55:19.86 +20:38:01.1:  16.09 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits at 07:55:19.86 +20:38:01.1:  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?)   Cnc-02-Q1b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 09 27.37536    2461310.87536    11.85    07:48:38.97 +22:19:11.4   0641 3244   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    11.78    07:48:39.00 +22:19:11.0   0645 3249   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 09 27.3757  2461310.8757  11.81  07:48:38.98 +22:19:11.2
198.31458  22.12131 galactic  Gem  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 6.5 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
30 Urania                   0      0       0  12.2     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits at 07:48:38.98 +22:19:11.2:  16.02 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits at 07:48:38.98 +22:19:11.2:  15.91 +/- 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?)   Cnc-02-Q1b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 09 27.37536    2461310.87536    12.70    08:35:45.60 +20:53:00.8   7280 2692   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    12.98    08:35:45.77 +20:53:02.1   7284 2698   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 09 27.3757  2461310.8757  12.84  08:35:45.68 +20:53:01.5
204.12873  31.87818 galactic  Cnc  Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.7" and 7.2 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
521 Brixia                  -1     -0       1  13.4    -0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits at 08:35:45.68 +20:53:01.5:  16.05 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits at 08:35:45.68 +20:53:01.5:  15.95 +/- 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?)   Cnc-02-Q1b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 09 27.37536    2461310.87536    13.09    08:00:34.49 +22:56:56.6   2310 3654   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    13.10    08:00:34.51 +22:56:54.7   2314 3659   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 09 27.3757  2461310.8757  13.10  08:00:34.50 +22:56:55.7
198.74610  24.91608 galactic  Cnc  Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.0" and 6.4 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
111 Ate                      1     -0       1  13.2    -0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits at 08:00:34.50 +22:56:55.7:  16.20 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits at 08:00:34.50 +22:56:55.7:  16.10 +/- 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?)   Cnc-02-Q1b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 6

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Cnc-02-Q1b1x1 reference image: Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits
Field Cnc-02-Q1b1x1 reference image: Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
Field Cnc-02-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits
Field Cnc-02-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU
HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Cnc-02-Q1b1x1
#######################################
########### Starting Cnc-02-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Cnc-02-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 862482 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 862482 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.png' -> 'transient_report/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits_preview.png'
Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits

renamed 'Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.png' -> 'transient_report/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits_preview.png'
Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.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= 530.7373 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 648.5304 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 7822.9980 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 2057.8046 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 7769.8935 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 2057.5225 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 14.7399 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/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 20.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 19.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-09-27T04:00:21.0929983' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-09-27T09:00:21.0929983' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61310.3752441206 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-09-27T09:00:30.9947861' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61310.3753587268 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/d_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits :) Spent 0.505567 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/d_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 20.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 19.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-09-27T04:01:13.7772749' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-09-27T09:01:13.7772749' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61310.3758539003 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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"FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 124.612083115767 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 21.9998576058503 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 15.6194444444444 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 73.78 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 3.66712151396483 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1015.0 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958333333333 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 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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_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/d_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits :) Spent 0.498630 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/d_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.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_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits


fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits


Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.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/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Checking 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: 2461310.87535986 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_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits Image size: 941.7'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: 08:18:25.612 +22:00:41.04 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_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits Image size: 945.0'x627.0' 15.8(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 08:18:14.980 +22:00:49.33 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 08:18:25.612 +22:00:41.04 Second-epoch image center 08:18:14.980 +22:00:49.33 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0411 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits Image size: 944.9'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 08:18:13.191 +22:00:18.62 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 08:18:25.612 +22:00:41.04 Second-epoch image center 08:18:13.191 +22:00:18.62 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0484 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 08:18:14.980 +22:00:49.33 Second-epoch second image center 08:18:13.191 +22:00:18.62 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01098 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/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qXTrvkEfiB Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Dg4JxEoPhY Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wowo9hIdWU Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits &> /tmp/tmp.1qPakz6crf Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.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_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits and wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.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_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits and wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits and wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 13640 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.6688 to 133.2139 deg, Dec +16.3184 to +27.3542 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 115.6688 to 133.2139 deg, Dec 16.3184 to 27.3542 deg Loaded 8750 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): 6703 out of 7196 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7196 out of 13640 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.927500 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.927500 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.31 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.62 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.62
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 13640 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.6688 to 133.2139 deg, Dec +16.3184 to +27.3542 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 115.6688 to 133.2139 deg, Dec 16.3184 to 27.3542 deg Loaded 8750 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): 6703 out of 7196 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7196 out of 13640 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits (aperture=6.2) Read 13884 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.9226 to 133.4579 deg, Dec +16.5877 to +27.2909 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 115.9226 to 133.4579 deg, Dec 16.5877 to 27.2909 deg Loaded 8367 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): 6692 out of 7091 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7091 out of 13884 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits (aperture=6.6) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.1 pix Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits 2.4 pix Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits 2.3 pix fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits 2.3 pix fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.6 mag. Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits 15.5 mag. Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits 13.3 mag. fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits 13.4 mag. fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.3 (SNR ) 10.4 (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.qXTrvkEfiB (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.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/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1109, bad_region=0, passed=13640 Got 13640 stars (including 12518 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13640 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4932 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4925 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13640 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 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4932 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13640 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13640 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Excluding outliers - 4925 stars left (next iteration limit 5417) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits N_match=4925 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.439 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.285 n_q1=1290 n_q2=1207 n_q3=1346 n_q4=1082 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.291 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits -region wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.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.Dg4JxEoPhY (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/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.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_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits 570.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.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/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1000, bad_region=0, passed=13884 Got 13884 stars (including 12872 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13884 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4929 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4920 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13884 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4928 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13884 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13884 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 4920 stars left (next iteration limit 5412) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits N_match=4920 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.336 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.283 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.405 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.367 n_q1=1046 n_q2=1412 n_q3=1116 n_q4=1346 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.204 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits -region wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.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.wowo9hIdWU (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_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.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_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=269, bad_region=0, passed=2646 Got 2646 stars (including 2371 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2646 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 945.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 945.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013125 (47.3 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010500 (37.8 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 531 to 589 (Dec 16.3 to 27.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2331 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2325 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2325 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2325 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2646 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" 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 531 to 589 (Dec 16.3 to 27.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2330 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2324 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2646 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2324 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2646 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Excluding outliers - 2324 stars left (next iteration limit 2557) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2324 robust_rms=10.797 arcsec worst_region_rms=20.625 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=20.625 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2324 robust_rms=0.820 arcsec worst_region_rms=1.061 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.907 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2324 robust_rms=0.557 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.746 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.616 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2324 robust_rms_before=1.363 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.471 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.557 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.664 worst_region_rms_after=0.746 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.227 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.616 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.664 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.664 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.471 arcsec matched=2324 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits N_match=2324 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.499 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.408 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.687 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.443 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.529 n_q1=622 n_q2=534 n_q3=695 n_q4=473 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.376 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.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.1qPakz6crf (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_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.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_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=297, bad_region=0, passed=2749 Got 2749 stars (including 2443 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2749 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 944.9' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 944.9 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013124 (47.2 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010499 (37.8 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 531 to 589 (Dec 16.3 to 27.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2400 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2394 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2394 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2394 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2748 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 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 531 to 589 (Dec 16.3 to 27.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2400 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2394 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2748 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2394 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2748 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Excluding outliers - 2394 stars left (next iteration limit 2633) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2394 robust_rms=11.043 arcsec worst_region_rms=21.748 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=21.748 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2394 robust_rms=0.799 arcsec worst_region_rms=1.033 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.907 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2394 robust_rms=0.556 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.784 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.618 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2394 robust_rms_before=1.271 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.480 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.556 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.676 worst_region_rms_after=0.784 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.195 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.618 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.676 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.676 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.480 arcsec matched=2394 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits N_match=2394 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.504 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.419 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.752 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.586 n_q1=650 n_q2=539 n_q3=726 n_q4=479 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.492 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.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_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits sigma_overall=0.340 worst_q_ratio=1.291 ref2=Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits sigma_overall=0.336 worst_q_ratio=1.204 new1=fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits sigma_overall=0.499 worst_q_ratio=1.376 new2=fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits sigma_overall=0.504 worst_q_ratio=1.492 reference average sigma_overall=0.338 worst_q_ratio=1.2475 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174_astrometric_residuals.png (4925 matched stars from wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166_astrometric_residuals.png (4920 matched stars from wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343_astrometric_residuals.png (2324 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.44 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344_astrometric_residuals.png (2394 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.43 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Cnc-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 2s 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 21298_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 Preparing report for the candidate 21298_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 05635_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 The candidate 05635_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    10.47    07:59:14.44 +20:38:27.8   2162 2261   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits **** FOUND 07:59:14.44 +20:38:27.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 3s Prepared the HTML report for the field Cnc-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits Checking 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_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits Image size: 941.7'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: 08:18:25.612 +22:00:41.04 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_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits Image size: 945.0'x627.0' 15.8(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 08:18:14.980 +22:00:49.33 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 08:18:25.612 +22:00:41.04 Second-epoch image center 08:18:14.980 +22:00:49.33 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0411 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits Image size: 944.9'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 08:18:13.191 +22:00:18.62 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 08:18:25.612 +22:00:41.04 Second-epoch image center 08:18:13.191 +22:00:18.62 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0484 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 08:18:14.980 +22:00:49.33 Second-epoch second image center 08:18:13.191 +22:00:18.62 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01098 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/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits &> /tmp/tmp.FNuQqJoj4W Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PMJGuaX2bN Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits &> /tmp/tmp.nMGtpYrsEt Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits &> /tmp/tmp.fV3GkWIFKq Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.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_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits and wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.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_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits and wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits and wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 84357 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.6148 to 133.2139 deg, Dec +16.3184 to +27.3628 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 115.6148 to 133.2139 deg, Dec 16.3184 to 27.3628 deg Loaded 8803 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): 5955 out of 7248 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7248 out of 84357 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.798700 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.798700 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.00 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.80 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.80
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 84357 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.6148 to 133.2139 deg, Dec +16.3184 to +27.3628 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 115.6148 to 133.2139 deg, Dec 16.3184 to 27.3628 deg Loaded 8803 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): 5955 out of 7248 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7248 out of 84357 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits (aperture=4.7) Read 76309 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.9226 to 133.4579 deg, Dec +16.5873 to +27.2965 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 115.9226 to 133.4579 deg, Dec 16.5873 to 27.2965 deg Loaded 8372 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): 6050 out of 7125 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7125 out of 76309 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits (aperture=5.1) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 18 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 1.9 pix Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits 2.2 pix Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits 2.1 pix fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits 2.1 pix fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.8 mag. Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits 15.7 mag. Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits 13.6 mag. fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits 13.6 mag. fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.6 (SNR ) 12.9 (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.FNuQqJoj4W (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.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/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=30, blended=6314, bad_region=5, passed=84327 Got 84327 stars (including 77868 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 84327 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4926 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4920 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 84327 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 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4926 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 84327 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 84327 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 4920 stars left (next iteration limit 5412) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.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_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits N_match=4920 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.320 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.418 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.269 n_q1=1289 n_q2=1186 n_q3=1331 n_q4=1114 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.309 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits -region wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.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.PMJGuaX2bN (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/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.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_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits 570.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.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/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=30, blended=5596, bad_region=1, passed=76279 Got 76279 stars (including 70572 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 76279 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4927 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4920 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76279 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4926 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76279 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76279 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 4920 stars left (next iteration limit 5412) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.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_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits N_match=4920 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.276 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.409 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.296 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.375 n_q1=1078 n_q2=1426 n_q3=1059 n_q4=1357 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.209 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits -region wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.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.nMGtpYrsEt (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_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.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_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=549, bad_region=1, passed=20543 Got 20543 stars (including 19964 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 20543 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 945.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 945.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013125 (47.3 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010500 (37.8 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 531 to 589 (Dec 16.3 to 27.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4917 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4906 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20543 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 589 (Dec 16.3 to 27.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4916 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20543 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20543 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Excluding outliers - 4906 stars left (next iteration limit 5396) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.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=4906 robust_rms=10.474 arcsec worst_region_rms=20.980 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=20.980 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4906 robust_rms=0.823 arcsec worst_region_rms=1.057 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.916 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4906 robust_rms=0.575 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.771 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.612 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4906 robust_rms_before=1.358 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.474 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.575 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.663 worst_region_rms_after=0.771 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.199 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.612 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.663 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.663 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.474 arcsec matched=4906 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits N_match=4906 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.492 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.428 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.680 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.440 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.537 n_q1=1450 n_q2=1040 n_q3=1451 n_q4=965 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.383 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.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.fV3GkWIFKq (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_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.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_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=577, bad_region=1, passed=20740 Got 20740 stars (including 20117 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 20740 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 944.9' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 944.9 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013124 (47.2 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010499 (37.8 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 531 to 589 (Dec 16.3 to 27.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4912 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4901 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4901 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4901 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20740 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 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 531 to 589 (Dec 16.3 to 27.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4912 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4902 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20740 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4902 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20740 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Excluding outliers - 4902 stars left (next iteration limit 5391) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.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=4902 robust_rms=10.655 arcsec worst_region_rms=21.560 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=21.560 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4902 robust_rms=0.799 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.998 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.888 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4902 robust_rms=0.564 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.781 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.577 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4902 robust_rms_before=1.267 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.468 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.564 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.641 worst_region_rms_after=0.781 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.185 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.577 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.641 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.641 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.468 arcsec matched=4902 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits N_match=4902 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.484 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.686 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.426 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.564 n_q1=1464 n_q2=1016 n_q3=1467 n_q4=955 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.419 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.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_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.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_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.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_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Cnc-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits at 07:48:38.98 +22:19:11.2: 16.02 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits at 07:55:19.86 +20:38:01.1: 16.09 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits at 08:39:59.76 +19:34:00.4: 11.81 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits at 08:35:45.68 +20:53:01.5: 16.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_22-48-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0174.fits at 08:00:34.50 +22:56:55.7: 16.20 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits at 07:48:38.98 +22:19:11.2: 15.91 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits at 08:39:59.76 +19:34:00.4: 11.94 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits at 07:55:19.86 +20:38:01.1: 16.01 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.85 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:39:59.76 +19:34:00.4: ref_mag=11.85 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=11.8842 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits at 08:00:34.50 +22:56:55.7: 16.10 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-03-20_23-33-35_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0166.fits at 08:35:45.68 +20:53:01.5: 15.95 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out98995.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out99078.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out99377.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out99437.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: 3s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 98895_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 The candidate 98895_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    12.66    07:48:36.82 +17:57:26.8   0655 0595   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits **** FOUND 07:48:36.82 +17:57:27.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 98900_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 The candidate 98900_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    11.38    07:46:26.05 +17:13:20.4   0336 0138   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits **** FOUND 07:46:26.08 +17:13:20.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 98902_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 Preparing report for the candidate 98902_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 98995_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 Preparing report for the candidate 98995_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99060_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 The candidate 99060_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    11.77    07:57:09.60 +21:19:11.7   1858 2663   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits **** FOUND 07:57:09.53 +21:19:11.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99078_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 Preparing report for the candidate 99078_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99151_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 The candidate 99151_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    12.22    07:53:37.01 +26:45:22.3   1302 5952   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits **** FOUND 07:53:37.03 +26:45:21.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99233_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 The candidate 99233_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 09 27.37536    2461310.87536    12.15    08:39:59.80 +19:33:59.8   7947 1953   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits Discovery image 2   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    11.77    08:39:59.73 +19:34:01.0   7951 1958   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99245_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 The candidate 99245_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    12.51    07:53:25.41 +26:44:40.0   1276 5945   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits **** FOUND 07:53:25.41 +26:44:40.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99268_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 The candidate 99268_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    12.51    08:13:43.90 +23:09:17.7   4132 3852   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits **** FOUND 08:13:43.87 +23:09:17.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99300_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 The candidate 99300_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    12.52    08:00:44.22 +18:13:45.6   2411 0808   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits **** FOUND 08:00:44.17 +18:13:46.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99317_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 The candidate 99317_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    12.62    08:28:31.24 +24:09:54.0   6127 4587   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits **** FOUND 08:28:31.26 +24:09:55.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99377_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 Preparing report for the candidate 99377_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99386_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 The candidate 99386_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    12.41    08:36:04.67 +24:01:46.6   7171 4593   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits **** FOUND 08:36:04.65 +24:01:46.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99437_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 Preparing report for the candidate 99437_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 78986_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 The candidate 78986_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    11.34    08:10:29.42 +24:01:46.2   3662 4358   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits **** FOUND 08:10:29.41 +24:01:46.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 33814_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 The candidate 33814_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    10.58    07:59:14.45 +20:38:27.1   2162 2261   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits **** FOUND 07:59:14.46 +20:38:27.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 84191_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 The candidate 84191_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 09 27.37597    2461310.87597    12.92    08:17:55.97 +23:27:14.5   4701 4063   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits **** FOUND 08:17:55.94 +23:27:14.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 12s Prepared the HTML report for the field Cnc-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 07:55:19.86 +20:38:01.1 07:48:38.98 +22:19:11.2 08:35:45.68 +20:53:01.5 08:00:34.50 +22:56:55.7 Source monitoring: measuring positions from /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-09-27_CI_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_041840_TTUQ1b1x1_2087097_ZTlD2i0s/monitoring_positions.txt Source monitoring: positions closer than 100 pix to a frame edge are recorded as edge Read 20546 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 116.0402 to 133.5466 deg, Dec +16.2862 to +27.4776 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 116.0402 to 133.5466 deg, Dec 16.2862 to 27.4776 deg Loaded 8724 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): 6941 out of 7113 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7113 out of 20546 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits via Tycho-2 util/pixel_flux_airmass_correction processing wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits Observation time (mid-exposure, UTC): JD 2461310.87536 (FITS header) Observing site: lat= +33.748056 deg lon= -101.958333 deg east-positive (SITELAT/SITELONG FITS header keywords) Frame center (pixel 4788.5 3194.5): RA= 124.56147 deg Dec= +22.01292 deg Frame center: alt= +15.811 deg az= 76.403 deg airmass= 3.6126 Header cross-check: CENTALT= 15.446 deg (difference +0.365 deg) Header cross-check: AIRMASS= 3.7061 (we compute 3.6126) Airmass zero-point fit: OK k= +0.1305 +/- 0.0033 mag/airmass N= 4809 airmass span 2.3418-7.0225 scatter 0.2337 mag Source monitoring: airmass zero-point for wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits: OK +0.493761 -0.130527 3.6126 +0.1305 4809 4.6807 0.2337 2.3418 7.0225 Edge margin: 100.0 pix (FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_EDGE_MARGIN_PIX) Forced photometry (list mode): image=wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits list=monitoring_pixlist2087469.tmp aperture=4.6 Image size: 9576 x 6388 Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). Saturation level: 57000.0 Calibration (from calib.txt_param_monitoring, fit_function=3): cal_mag = 0.000000 * x^2 + 1.000000 * x + 22.068300 Forced photometry: center=(1553.62, 3063.50) aperture=4.6 Annulus: inner=9.20 outer=23.00 edge margin=100.00 Background annulus: 1403 pixels Iterative clipping converged after 1 iterations, 1400/1403 pixels remain SExtractor background: mode=6458.25 median=6462.00 mean=6464.50 sigma=135.12 -> bg=6458.25 (1400 pixels) Aperture sum=108940.72 N_eff=16.6190 Net flux=1610.94 noise=550.82 SNR=2.92 Instrumental magnitude: -8.0453 Calibrated magnitude: 14.0230 Source monitoring: airmass zero-point term applied to the measurements on wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits Source monitoring: 1 position(s) measured on wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-00-21_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0343.fits (aperture 4.6 pix) Read 20742 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 116.0324 to 133.5490 deg, Dec +16.2861 to +27.4666 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 116.0324 to 133.5490 deg, Dec 16.2861 to 27.4666 deg Loaded 8726 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): 6963 out of 7149 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7149 out of 20742 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits via Tycho-2 util/pixel_flux_airmass_correction processing wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits Observation time (mid-exposure, UTC): JD 2461310.87597 (FITS header) Observing site: lat= +33.748056 deg lon= -101.958333 deg east-positive (SITELAT/SITELONG FITS header keywords) Frame center (pixel 4788.5 3194.5): RA= 124.55402 deg Dec= +22.00439 deg Frame center: alt= +15.988 deg az= 76.505 deg airmass= 3.5748 Header cross-check: CENTALT= 15.619 deg (difference +0.369 deg) Header cross-check: AIRMASS= 3.6671 (we compute 3.5748) Airmass zero-point fit: OK k= +0.1497 +/- 0.0034 mag/airmass N= 4882 airmass span 2.3269-6.9835 scatter 0.2436 mag Source monitoring: airmass zero-point for wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits: OK +0.563006 -0.149742 3.5748 +0.1497 4882 4.6566 0.2436 2.3269 6.9835 Edge margin: 100.0 pix (FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_EDGE_MARGIN_PIX) Forced photometry (list mode): image=wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits list=monitoring_pixlist2087469.tmp aperture=4.6 Image size: 9576 x 6388 Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). Saturation level: 57000.0 Calibration (from calib.txt_param_monitoring, fit_function=3): cal_mag = 0.000000 * x^2 + 1.000000 * x + 22.067700 Forced photometry: center=(1557.46, 3068.77) aperture=4.6 Annulus: inner=9.20 outer=23.00 edge margin=100.00 Background annulus: 1399 pixels Iterative clipping converged after 1 iterations, 1395/1399 pixels remain SExtractor background: mode=6198.79 median=6196.00 mean=6194.14 sigma=131.45 -> bg=6198.79 (1395 pixels) Aperture sum=104256.58 N_eff=16.6190 Net flux=1238.68 noise=535.87 SNR=2.31 Instrumental magnitude: -8.0155 Calibrated magnitude: 14.0522 Source monitoring: airmass zero-point term applied to the measurements on wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits Source monitoring: 1 position(s) measured on wcs_fd_Cnc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_04-01-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0344.fits (aperture 4.6 pix) ########### Completed Cnc-02-Q1b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### 08:06:12.14 +21:14:56.5 08:06:12.15 +21:14:56.7 07:55:19.86 +20:38:01.1 07:48:38.98 +22:19:11.2 08:35:45.68 +20:53:01.5 08:00:34.50 +22:56:55.7 ################################################################################### 08:06:12.14 +21:14:56.5 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 08:06:12.15 +21:14:56.7 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 07:55:19.86 +20:38:01.1 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 07:48:38.98 +22:19:11.2 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 08:35:45.68 +20:53:01.5 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) 08:00:34.50 +22:56:55.7 -- 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)2461310.87535986 -observatory V36 13:32:07.15 -11:01:37.8 Mercury (-0.1mag) 14:11:08.08 -20:19:46.1 Venus (-4.8mag) 08:06:11.13 +21:14:59.8 Mars (1.1mag) 09:24:42.77 +15:49:16.8 Jupiter (-1.9mag) 00:46:28.71 +02:02:51.5 Saturn (0.4mag) 04:13:13.18 +21:00:50.2 Uranus (5.7mag) 00:11:45.06 -00:16:29.7 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:24:30.93 -23:42:53.3 Pluto (14.5mag) 00:38:42.54 +07:46:54.7 Moon (-12.7mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 363 Sep 27 07:37 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461310.87535986: 09:24:37.50 +15:49:45.6 Io (6.0mag) 09:24:53.65 +15:48:19.9 Europa (6.2mag) 09:24:59.29 +15:47:49.9 Ganymede (5.6mag) 09:24:44.18 +15:49:10.4 Callisto (6.8mag) 09:23:28.56 +16:11:11.8 Himalia (15.7mag) 09:24:43.66 +15:49:12.9 Thebe (16.5mag) 09:22:42.83 +16:07:03.8 Elara (17.6mag) 09:27:54.63 +15:12:34.4 Pasiphae (17.8mag) 09:24:19.91 +16:12:38.2 Carme (18.9mag) 00:46:14.97 +02:02:44.7 Titan (8.3mag) 00:46:33.19 +02:02:38.5 Rhea (9.6mag) 00:45:53.19 +02:01:44.4 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:46:39.84 +02:02:12.1 Hyperion (14.3mag) 00:44:57.13 +01:51:05.1 Phoebe (16.3mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Sep 27 07:37 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461310.87535986: 00:59:38.01 +18:05:37.1 JWST 14:52:01.69 +52:19:56.9 Chandra 12:27:50.21 -61:56:35.8 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Sep 27 07:37 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461310.87535986 -observatory V36 03:47:29.56 +20:01:25.8 17.2mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:13:33.33 -33:48:42.1 14.6mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:32:55.68 -71:29:46.9 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:16:44.26 +34:14:48.8 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 05:06:19.26 +47:44:29.0 16.6mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 21:58:58.89 +25:58:41.6 17.6mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 07:23:30.88 +25:38:06.4 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 11:07:41.71 +26:36:52.5 17.1mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 10:00:52.72 +05:07:26.8 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 15:27:11.23 -17:23:39.6 15.1mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:53:56.27 +34:20:31.1 16.0mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:10:34.90 +15:08:14.6 18.0mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 18:26:05.56 +42:12:55.8 13.8mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 20:02:15.68 +47:42:23.4 17.4mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS) 05:43:50.34 -13:21:55.5 14.9mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 11:51:44.18 +17:09:08.2 16.5mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 13:37:20.08 -01:32:37.0 16.7mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 17:46:43.72 +69:50:02.9 16.3mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 02:50:56.20 +44:56:10.7 17.7mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 12:32:12.56 +12:57:17.1 17.6mag A/2026 E1 22:43:46.41 -34:13:20.3 14.0mag 10P/Tempel 01:50:26.09 +39:36:28.9 17.1mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 12:01:45.63 -07:01:45.6 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 12:48:59.29 -11:17:08.6 17.9mag 63P/Wild 07:15:06.29 +17:28:03.0 17.1mag 78P/Gehrels 03:11:34.11 +14:51:53.2 16.9mag 88P/Howell 06:47:55.36 +35:53:35.0 17.2mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 08:27:56.82 +18:56:46.0 17.8mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 11:11:42.21 +16:27:17.2 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley 13:32:28.51 -28:00:52.5 17.7mag 124P/Mrkos 06:39:12.97 +19:54:22.8 15.7mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 00:06:58.79 -09:44:57.5 13.9mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 09:46:01.50 +05:19:01.2 13.1mag 169P/NEAT 03:33:07.73 +06:22:23.2 14.6mag 220P/McNaught 05:37:27.30 +41:56:39.6 15.3mag 260P/McNaught 15:39:56.60 -02:26:51.7 18.0mag 391P/Kowalski 09:44:27.81 +15:51:13.2 17.8mag 450P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 1.9K Sep 27 07:37 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 04:39:17.45 -28:06:12.40 ASASSN-26fg 2026-09-23.25 15.73 05:25:07.80 +04:38:32.40 SN2026aajs 2026-09-21.32 17.04 19:56:12.67 +08:25:27.70 AT2026acgs 2026-09-18.14 15.84 00:02:34.07 +52:55:19.10 ASASSN-26ff 2026-09-16.43 15.37 23:44:33.18 +17:46:12.20 SN2026yjv 2026-09-15.38 18.32 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Sep 27 07:37 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 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 08:49:20.13 -09:19:15.8 TCP J08492013-0919158 2026-09-18.4698 13.3mag 00:42:13.93 +41:16:35.6 PNV J00421393+4116356 2026-09-22.6597 19.66Cmag 18:14:01.58 +15:13:55.5 TCP J18140158+1513555 2026-09-24.4645 14.1mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 191K Sep 27 07:37 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 06:25:33.313 -20:11:11.96 AT 2026aaut 2026-08-30.77 19.31 06:14:32.572 -24:42:19.36 AT 2026aaus 2026-09-04.79 19.93 06:10:08.738 -43:00:39.69 AT 2026aaur 2026-09-04.79 19.91 04:32:40.620 -40:57:11.51 AT 2026aauq 2026-09-04.72 19.78 04:16:08.060 -02:15:01.22 AT 2026aaup 2026-08-30.70 19.14 21:05:07.063 -18:02:34.69 AT 2026aauo 2026-08-30.59 19.75 23:45:38.204 -16:12:16.04 AT 2026aaun 2026-09-04.50 20.04 01:06:51.439 -11:55:59.53 AT 2026aaum 2026-09-04.57 20.03 22:55:49.384 -49:52:26.66 AT 2026aaul 2026-09-04.59 19.79 02:06:18.906 -16:24:37.27 AT 2026aauk 2026-09-03.73 19.72 01:45:01.907 -48:19:49.51 AT 2026aauj 2026-08-07.73 20.23 02:57:38.158 -36:56:04.66 AT 2026aaui 2026-08-22.76 20.46 02:11:30.245 -27:58:31.40 AT 2026aauh 2026-09-04.65 20.17 04:40:34.354 -44:14:37.62 AT 2026aaug 2026-08-27.77 19.45 01:43:40.711 -45:30:00.49 AT 2026aauf 2026-09-04.63 20.28 01:55:59.163 -14:46:35.57 AT 2026aaue 2026-09-03.74 19.86 23:46:22.482 -55:45:47.47 AT 2026aaud 2026-09-04.64 19.73 02:51:42.071 -40:00:46.34 AT 2026aauc 2026-09-04.66 20.14 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