FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Per-05-Q1b1x1 reference image: Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
Field Per-05-Q1b1x1 reference image: Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
Field Per-05-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
Field Per-05-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461032.78853589 23.12.2025 06:55:19.501   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
First image: 2461032.78853589 23.12.2025 06:55:19.501   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
Last  image: 2461311.67946920 28.09.2026 04:18:16.139   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 3
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.34
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 5 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  10.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     55000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.37            # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  16278
Objects passed selection criteria:  16205
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.5    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.5    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 11368.5
Average stars matched: 10745.5 (94.5199 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   242676 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Fri Sep 25 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-225-g3a72982a
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-09-25)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Sun Sep 27 23:21:05 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461032.78853589 23.12.2025 06:55:19.501   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
First image: 2461032.78853589 23.12.2025 06:55:19.501   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
Last  image: 2461311.67946920 28.09.2026 04:18:16.139   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 42
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.06
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 23 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  2.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     57000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.83            # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  119845
Objects passed selection criteria:  119545
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.5    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.5    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 84310.2
Average stars matched: 78757.5 (93.4139 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   520512 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Fri Sep 25 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-225-g3a72982a
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-09-25)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Sun Sep 27 23:22:20 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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######## 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= 
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Per-05-Q1b1x1
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########### Starting Per-05-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Per-05-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 783522 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 783522 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.png' -> 'transient_report/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits_preview.png'

Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits


renamed 'Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.png' -> 'transient_report/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits_preview.png'

Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits




Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 551.5128
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 689.1023
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 7696.5039
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 1927.2277
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 7600.2553
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 1856.8959
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 13.9553
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.038
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/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 =     21.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 21.3 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits 
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Record 7: "EXTEND  =                    T / Extensions are permitted" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/d_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits :)

Spent 0.676252 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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/d_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     21.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 21.3 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/d_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits :)

Spent 0.706869 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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/d_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits



fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.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/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.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/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.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: 2461311.67884345
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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.0'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 04:21:49.059 +37:59:50.85 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
Image size: 944.7'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: 04:21:44.297 +38:00:23.42 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 04:21:49.059 +37:59:50.85
Second-epoch image center 04:21:44.297 +38:00:23.42
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0181 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
Image size: 944.6'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: 04:21:46.875 +37:59:56.93 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 04:21:49.059 +37:59:50.85
Second-epoch image center 04:21:46.875 +37:59:56.93
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0074 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  04:21:44.297 +38:00:23.42
Second-epoch second image center 04:21:46.875 +37:59:56.93
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01122 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/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ni1TMSUTWU
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PFLePoEMjY
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ydUsxJ3HfP
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Pu2lDW4Ohp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits and wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits and wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits and wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits) and catalog (wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 18677 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 54.9661 to 76.3326 deg, Dec +32.1948 to +43.3141 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 54.9661 to 76.3326 deg, Dec 32.1948 to 43.3141 deg
Loaded 9192 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): 6385 out of 7127 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7127 out of 18677 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.973500
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.973500
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.34
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.63

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.63

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 18677 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 54.9661 to 76.3326 deg, Dec +32.1948 to +43.3141 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 54.9661 to 76.3326 deg, Dec 32.1948 to 43.3141 deg
Loaded 9192 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): 6385 out of 7127 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7127 out of 18677 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits (aperture=6.0)
Read 18569 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 54.4956 to 75.7898 deg, Dec +32.0248 to +43.3806 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 54.4956 to 75.7898 deg, Dec 32.0248 to 43.3806 deg
Loaded 9219 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): 6462 out of 7192 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7192 out of 18569 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits (aperture=5.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.1 pix  Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
 2.1 pix  Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
 3.0 pix  fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
 3.0 pix  fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.6 mag.  Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
 15.6 mag.  Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
 13.8 mag.  fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
 13.8 mag.  fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  13.8 (SNR )  10.9 (80% of stars)  with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of  following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). 
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. 
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
############ /tmp/tmp.ni1TMSUTWU (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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits' -> 'wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.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/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.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=1808, bad_region=0, passed=18677
Got 18677 stars (including 16842 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18677 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4884 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4856 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4856 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4856 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18677 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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4884 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4856 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18677 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4856 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18677 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Excluding outliers - 4856 stars left (next iteration limit 5341)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits N_match=4856 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.308 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.418 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.271 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.245 n_q1=1609 n_q2=1204 n_q3=763 n_q4=1280 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.356
The image catalog is written to wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits -region wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.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.PFLePoEMjY (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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits' -> 'wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.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/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.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=1757, bad_region=0, passed=18569
Got 18569 stars (including 16779 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18569 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4887 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4857 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18569 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 

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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4887 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18569 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18569 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Excluding outliers - 4857 stars left (next iteration limit 5342)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits N_match=4857 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.390 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.534 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.351 n_q1=1197 n_q2=768 n_q3=1133 n_q4=1759 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.371
The image catalog is written to wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits -region wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.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.ydUsxJ3HfP (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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.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=328, bad_region=0, passed=4251
Got 4251 stars (including 3915 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4251 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 944.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 944.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013121 (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 0.010497 (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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3819 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3787 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3787 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3787 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4251 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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3820 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3790 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4251 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3790 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4251 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Excluding outliers - 3790 stars left (next iteration limit 4165)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3790 robust_rms=11.756 arcsec worst_region_rms=21.341 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=21.341 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3790 robust_rms=0.700 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.946 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.860 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3790 robust_rms=0.518 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.781 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.708 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3790 robust_rms_before=1.371 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.469 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.518 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.706 worst_region_rms_after=0.781 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.720 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.708
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.706 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.706 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.469 arcsec matched=3790
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits N_match=3790 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.457 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.453 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.687 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.531 n_q1=1095 n_q2=441 n_q3=1062 n_q4=1192 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.503
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits -region wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.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.Pu2lDW4Ohp (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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.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=349, bad_region=0, passed=4324
Got 4324 stars (including 3969 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4324 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 944.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 944.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013119 (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 0.010496 (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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3871 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3839 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3839 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3839 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4324 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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3871 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3841 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4324 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3841 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4324 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" 
Excluding outliers - 3841 stars left (next iteration limit 4222)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3841 robust_rms=11.716 arcsec worst_region_rms=20.924 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=20.924 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3841 robust_rms=0.641 arcsec worst_region_rms=1.152 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.876 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3841 robust_rms=0.500 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.787 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.718 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3841 robust_rms_before=1.395 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.477 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.500 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.717 worst_region_rms_after=0.787 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.825 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.718
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.717 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.717 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.477 arcsec matched=3841
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits N_match=3841 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.463 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.443 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.695 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.348 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.563 n_q1=1102 n_q2=454 n_q3=1068 n_q4=1217 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.501
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits -region wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits sigma_overall=0.308 worst_q_ratio=1.356
ref2=Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits sigma_overall=0.390 worst_q_ratio=1.371
new1=fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits sigma_overall=0.457 worst_q_ratio=1.503
new2=fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits sigma_overall=0.463 worst_q_ratio=1.501
reference average sigma_overall=0.349 worst_q_ratio=1.3635
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################

Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342_astrometric_residuals.png (4856 matched stars from wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025_astrometric_residuals.png (4857 matched stars from wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132_astrometric_residuals.png (3790 matched stars from wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.44 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133_astrometric_residuals.png (3841 matched stars from wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Per-05-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Another copy of lib/update_offline_catalogs.sh is updating the catalogs right now - not downloading anything in this run
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
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
  
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Considering the candidate 22463_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 22463_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    10.78    04:23:36.70 +38:38:02.8   4982 3589   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:23:36.70 +38:38:02.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 16724_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 16724_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    11.00    03:44:45.07 +33:15:17.8   0238 0273   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  03:44:45.05 +33:15:17.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Per-05-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/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.0'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 04:21:49.059 +37:59:50.85 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"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
Image size: 944.7'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: 04:21:44.297 +38:00:23.42 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 04:21:49.059 +37:59:50.85
Second-epoch image center 04:21:44.297 +38:00:23.42
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0181 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
Image size: 944.6'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: 04:21:46.875 +37:59:56.93 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 04:21:49.059 +37:59:50.85
Second-epoch image center 04:21:46.875 +37:59:56.93
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0074 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  04:21:44.297 +38:00:23.42
Second-epoch second image center 04:21:46.875 +37:59:56.93
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01122 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/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ewzSLo3wgz
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits &> /tmp/tmp.NlICIMCExP
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits &> /tmp/tmp.o1Ir5N2bAQ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits &> /tmp/tmp.jl6MKej6BG
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits and wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits and wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits and wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits) and catalog (wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 137281 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 54.9471 to 76.3491 deg, Dec +32.1657 to +43.3179 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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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 54.9471 to 76.3491 deg, Dec 32.1657 to 43.3179 deg
Loaded 9244 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): 5249 out of 7194 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7194 out of 137281 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.846000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.846000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.06
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.79

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.79

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 137281 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 54.9471 to 76.3491 deg, Dec +32.1657 to +43.3179 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
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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 54.9471 to 76.3491 deg, Dec 32.1657 to 43.3179 deg
Loaded 9244 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): 5249 out of 7194 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7194 out of 137281 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits (aperture=4.6)
Read 140690 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 54.4527 to 75.8199 deg, Dec +31.9743 to +43.3811 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.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 54.4527 to 75.8199 deg, Dec 31.9743 to 43.3811 deg
Loaded 9291 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): 5356 out of 7280 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7280 out of 140690 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits (aperture=4.5)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 35 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.0 pix  Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
 1.9 pix  Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
 2.8 pix  fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
 2.8 pix  fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.8 mag.  Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
 15.8 mag.  Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
 13.8 mag.  fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
 13.8 mag.  fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  13.8 (SNR )  13.1 (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.ewzSLo3wgz (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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits' -> 'wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.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/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.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=23, blended=15371, bad_region=12, passed=137258
Got 137258 stars (including 121586 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 137258 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4877 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4855 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4855 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4855 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 137258 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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4877 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4855 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 137258 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4855 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 137258 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Excluding outliers - 4855 stars left (next iteration limit 5340)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits N_match=4855 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.304 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.318 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.276 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.241 n_q1=1433 n_q2=1266 n_q3=805 n_q4=1351 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.292
The image catalog is written to wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits -region wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.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.NlICIMCExP (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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits' -> 'wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.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/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.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=59, blended=14565, bad_region=4, passed=140631
Got 140631 stars (including 125769 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 140631 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 609 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4880 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4857 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 140631 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 609 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4879 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 140631 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 140631 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Excluding outliers - 4857 stars left (next iteration limit 5342)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits N_match=4857 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.478 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.370 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.337 n_q1=1235 n_q2=808 n_q3=1172 n_q4=1642 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.284
The image catalog is written to wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits -region wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.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.o1Ir5N2bAQ (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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.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=1, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=1107, bad_region=1, passed=30612
Got 30612 stars (including 29451 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30612 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 944.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 944.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013121 (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 0.010497 (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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4890 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4851 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30612 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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4889 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4853 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30612 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4853 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30612 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Excluding outliers - 4853 stars left (next iteration limit 5336)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.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=4853 robust_rms=11.527 arcsec worst_region_rms=21.081 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=21.081 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4853 robust_rms=0.697 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.929 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.843 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4853 robust_rms=0.529 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.772 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.709 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4853 robust_rms_before=1.378 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.462 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.529 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.697 worst_region_rms_after=0.772 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.774 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.709
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.697 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.697 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.462 arcsec matched=4853
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits N_match=4853 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.452 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.453 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.631 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.348 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.536 n_q1=1368 n_q2=544 n_q3=1442 n_q4=1499 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.396
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits -region wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.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.jl6MKej6BG (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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.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=2, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=1114, bad_region=1, passed=31171
Got 31171 stars (including 29998 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 31171 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 944.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 944.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013119 (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 0.010496 (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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4894 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4855 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4856 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4855 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31171 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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.0 to 43.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4893 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31171 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31171 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Excluding outliers - 4857 stars left (next iteration limit 5340)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.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=4857 robust_rms=11.545 arcsec worst_region_rms=21.188 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=21.188 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4857 robust_rms=0.641 arcsec worst_region_rms=1.130 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.876 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4857 robust_rms=0.507 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.788 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.708 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4857 robust_rms_before=1.406 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.475 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.507 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.717 worst_region_rms_after=0.788 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.879 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.708
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.717 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.717 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.475 arcsec matched=4857
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits N_match=4857 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.470 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.450 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.702 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.360 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.549 n_q1=1359 n_q2=561 n_q3=1433 n_q4=1504 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.493
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits -region wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.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_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/wcs_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Per-05-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Another copy of lib/update_offline_catalogs.sh is updating the catalogs right now - not downloading anything in this run
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits at 04:08:06.90 +43:12:45.4:  12.93 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_00-55-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0342.fits at 04:01:29.98 +38:39:04.9:  12.83 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits at 04:08:06.90 +43:12:45.4:  99.00 +/- 99.00  edge
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:08:06.90 +43:12:45.4: at least one reference image reported edge (off-image or aperture/annulus past image boundary); cannot perform the forced-photometry cross-check
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-03-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0025.fits at 04:01:29.98 +38:39:04.9:  12.86 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.85 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:01:29.98 +38:39:04.9: ref_mag=12.85 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.8570 delta=-0.01 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
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Considering the candidate 168950_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 168950_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    12.78    04:28:50.90 +41:45:04.1   5458 5506   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:28:50.82 +41:45:02.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 168951_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 168951_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    12.45    04:12:12.34 +39:26:52.2   3631 4017   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:12:12.32 +39:26:51.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 168952_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 168952_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    12.31    03:50:13.54 +37:24:53.1   1024 2788   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  03:50:13.54 +37:24:53.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 168953_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 168953_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    11.16    04:04:12.11 +43:02:34.0   2681 6178   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:04:12.14 +43:02:33.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 169078_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 169078_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    12.03    04:08:05.73 +43:11:38.3   3110 6274   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:08:05.70 +43:11:38.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 169141_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 169141_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    12.00    05:00:16.16 +39:38:28.5   9191 4682   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  05:00:16.17 +39:38:29.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 169170_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 169170_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    12.55    04:23:59.69 +41:56:28.9   4907 5583   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:23:59.64 +41:56:29.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 169182_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 169182_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    12.66    04:08:20.21 +43:10:43.1   3137 6265   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:08:20.20 +43:10:43.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 169216_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 169216_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    12.81    03:57:47.14 +40:02:41.8   1953 4363   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  03:57:47.08 +40:02:42.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 169230_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 169230_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    12.44    03:58:46.54 +35:47:50.0   2049 1794   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  03:58:46.52 +35:47:50.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 169231_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 169231_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    12.89    04:03:06.20 +41:54:55.6   2563 5492   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:03:06.22 +41:54:55.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 169253_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 169253_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    12.85    04:24:24.69 +41:42:27.4   4962 5445   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:24:24.69 +41:42:27.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 169262_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 169262_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    12.99    03:46:58.33 +41:24:57.5   0721 5231   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  03:46:58.28 +41:24:58.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 169268_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 169268_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 09 28.17884    2461311.67884    12.95    04:01:29.88 +38:39:04.8   2390 3514   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    12.80    04:01:30.09 +38:39:04.9   2384 3518   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 169284_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 169284_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    13.01    03:51:45.54 +34:21:52.0   1159 0931   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  03:51:45.55 +34:21:51.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 169296_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 169296_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    13.51    04:00:32.68 +42:14:52.4   2274 5696   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:00:32.71 +42:14:53.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 169305_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 169305_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 09 28.17884    2461311.67884    13.17    04:08:06.93 +43:12:46.1   3117 6281   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-17-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0132.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    13.17    04:08:06.86 +43:12:44.7   3112 6285   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 65245_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 65245_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    13.02    04:16:24.22 +39:25:44.9   4119 4023   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:16:24.24 +39:25:45.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 52541_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 52541_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    12.16    04:50:00.84 +39:55:56.0   7975 4674   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:50:00.79 +39:55:55.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116602_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 116602_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    12.84    04:21:30.94 +35:35:40.6   4835 1748   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:21:30.93 +35:35:39.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 86661_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 86661_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    13.16    04:17:06.00 +37:22:15.7   4251 2790   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:17:06.05 +37:22:16.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 48153_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 48153_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    12.50    04:52:50.55 +40:09:01.6   8284 4852   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:52:50.54 +40:09:02.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 82395_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 82395_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    12.27    04:53:39.86 +37:18:43.7   8617 3163   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:53:39.93 +37:18:43.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 09022_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 09022_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    11.85    04:41:48.72 +42:34:52.0   6858 6150   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:41:48.70 +42:34:51.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 115764_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 115764_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    12.31    04:09:55.00 +35:34:19.0   3418 1676   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:09:54.99 +35:34:19.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 73635_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 73635_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    10.89    04:23:36.69 +38:38:02.8   4982 3589   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:23:36.69 +38:38:02.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 54966_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 54966_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    11.73    04:37:54.21 +39:56:16.0   6579 4508   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:37:54.16 +39:56:16.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 115519_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 115519_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    11.82    04:15:40.66 +35:31:58.9   4124 1676   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:15:40.68 +35:31:58.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 126262_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 126262_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    13.24    04:18:07.09 +36:22:24.9   4399 2196   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:18:07.00 +36:22:25.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 87160_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 87160_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    13.01    04:16:01.46 +37:20:27.9   4124 2766   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:16:01.41 +37:20:28.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 43987_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 43987_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    11.15    04:29:16.87 +40:44:54.6   5551 4906   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:29:16.86 +40:44:54.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 97358_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 97358_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    11.05    03:44:45.02 +33:15:17.4   0238 0273   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  03:44:44.98 +33:15:17.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 94341_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 94341_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    12.60    03:51:16.43 +33:02:11.5   1073 0121   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  03:51:16.53 +33:02:11.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 69831_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 69831_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    13.26    04:10:03.32 +39:04:48.0   3386 3789   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:10:03.35 +39:04:48.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 21521_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133
The candidate 21521_fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 09 28.17947    2461311.67947    10.54    04:07:57.70 +42:13:18.6   3107 5683   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-27_CI_Per-05-Q1b1x1_231913_TTUQ1b1x1_43930_Z6KBd5yU/fd_Per-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-27_23-18-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0133.fits

**** FOUND  04:07:57.70 +42:13:18.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Per-05-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed Per-05-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 ####
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renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO  ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461311.67884345 -observatory V36
13:36:11.83 -11:31:36.4 Mercury (-0.1mag)
14:11:38.60 -20:27:49.4 Venus (-4.8mag)
08:08:10.77 +21:09:49.0 Mars (1.1mag)
09:25:17.78 +15:46:39.0 Jupiter (-1.9mag)
00:46:15.07 +02:01:21.4 Saturn (0.4mag)
04:13:10.29 +21:00:42.8 Uranus (5.7mag)
00:11:40.18 -00:17:01.8 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:24:29.21 -23:42:57.7 Pluto (14.5mag)
01:23:38.32 +12:40:02.1 Moon (-12.2mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461311.67884345:
09:25:25.06 +15:46:01.2 Io (9.3mag)
09:25:21.19 +15:46:22.6 Europa (6.3mag)
09:25:33.29 +15:45:16.6 Ganymede (7.9mag)
09:25:27.50 +15:45:48.9 Callisto (6.9mag)
09:24:06.68 +16:08:36.4 Himalia (15.7mag)
09:25:21.81 +15:46:19.4 Thebe (16.5mag)
09:23:19.65 +16:04:41.1 Elara (17.6mag)
09:28:27.40 +15:09:51.3 Pasiphae (17.8mag)
09:24:51.41 +16:10:13.6 Carme (18.9mag)
00:46:03.29 +02:01:05.6 Titan (8.2mag)
00:46:16.30 +02:01:21.4 Rhea (9.6mag)
00:45:38.56 +02:00:04.7 Iapetus (11.0mag)
00:46:28.42 +02:00:45.9 Hyperion (14.1mag)
00:44:42.88 +01:49:32.4 Phoebe (16.4mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Sep 27 23:21 moons.txt
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461311.67884345:
01:07:52.91 +18:28:49.7 JWST
17:09:48.70 +40:32:12.5 Chandra
04:50:10.12 +48:50:32.6 XMM-Newton
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Sep 27 23:21 spacecraft.txt
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461311.67884345 -observatory V36
03:47:33.70 +20:02:25.3 17.2mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:14:07.23 -33:47:41.7 14.6mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:33:22.98 -71:32:49.1 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:16:43.45 +34:16:10.3 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
05:06:17.03 +47:48:04.5 16.6mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
21:58:28.76 +25:51:47.2 17.6mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
07:23:57.54 +25:37:23.0 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
11:08:24.29 +26:35:43.7 17.1mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
10:01:20.34 +05:07:14.0 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:27:12.26 -17:27:49.1 15.1mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:54:27.83 +34:24:36.0 16.1mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:10:47.76 +15:07:59.2 18.0mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
18:26:00.29 +42:10:26.7 13.8mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
20:01:28.69 +47:37:31.7 17.4mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:44:03.31 -13:22:47.5 14.9mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
11:53:08.77 +17:05:09.7 16.4mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
13:38:05.33 -01:36:40.0 16.7mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
17:49:47.07 +69:37:01.0 16.3mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
02:50:09.80 +44:51:38.7 17.7mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
12:32:58.50 +13:01:30.6 17.6mag A/2026 E1
22:44:34.26 -34:06:45.5 14.0mag 10P/Tempel
01:51:39.84 +39:37:40.6 17.1mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR
12:02:18.31 -07:05:37.0 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
12:50:36.18 -11:31:31.7 17.9mag 63P/Wild
07:16:23.57 +17:23:12.9 17.1mag 78P/Gehrels
03:11:03.78 +14:50:36.0 16.9mag 88P/Howell
06:50:49.07 +36:09:35.4 17.2mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
08:30:02.15 +18:41:00.7 17.8mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
11:13:24.53 +16:16:23.1 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley
13:34:22.95 -28:16:00.2 17.7mag 124P/Mrkos
06:39:58.17 +19:52:22.7 15.7mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
23:58:10.94 -09:04:01.9 13.8mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
09:47:36.20 +05:05:00.1 13.2mag 169P/NEAT
03:33:07.79 +06:16:27.1 14.6mag 220P/McNaught
05:39:10.47 +42:08:33.3 15.4mag 260P/McNaught
09:42:08.53 +32:30:29.1 18.0mag 493P/LONEOS
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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
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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
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
01:52:55.402 -09:12:08.29  AT 2026aaxv  2026-09-04.64 20.08
05:04:14.730 -42:14:07.54  AT 2026aaxu  2026-09-03.80 19.73
00:02:28.077 -23:32:16.72  AT 2026aaxt  2026-09-04.59 20.16
01:03:33.302 -33:27:15.30  AT 2026aaxs  2026-08-22.73 20.13
02:42:04.255 -11:07:39.46  AT 2026aaxr  2026-09-03.17 19.67
02:31:19.833 -25:27:29.88  SN 2026aaxq  2026-09-06.65 20.16
00:52:57.241 -59:43:14.89  AT 2026aaxp  2026-09-06.70 19.51
01:20:22.758 -62:39:05.68  AT 2026aaxo  2026-09-06.70 20.13
00:14:01.541 -00:00:55.27  AT 2026aaxn  2026-09-08.53 19.62
04:14:33.098 -37:43:12.21  AT 2026aaxm  2026-08-22.80 20.49
19:48:31.105 -23:12:17.17  AT 2026aaxl  2026-09-04.43 20.19
00:38:15.294 -37:17:09.43  AT 2026aaxk  2026-09-04.60 20.02
21:01:01.181 -13:41:08.56  SN 2026aaxj  2026-09-08.41 19.99
22:54:22.028 -56:22:37.05  AT 2026aaxi  2026-09-08.58 20.16
01:42:07.146 -40:01:01.18  AT 2026aaxh  2026-09-04.64 20.37
21:44:13.978 -09:13:15.35  AT 2026aaxg  2026-09-08.45 20.21
02:32:42.330 -42:59:32.85  AT 2026aaxf  2026-09-04.67 20.08
23:28:33.837 -17:12:39.07  AT 2026aaxe  2026-09-04.48 20.3
23:27:55.166 -08:22:08.81  AT 2026aaxd  2026-09-04.50 20.02
03:53:07.549 -45:58:07.67  AT 2026aaxc  2026-09-08.67 20.03
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Sun Sep 27 23:20:24 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 2 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 1 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 5s (0.08 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 36s (0.60 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 8s (0.13 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 3s (0.05 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 1s (0.02 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 55s (0.92 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 9 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 6 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 4 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 25s (0.42 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 1s (0.02 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 19s (0.32 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 1s (0.02 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 1s (0.02 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 1s (0.02 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 50s (0.83 min)
FIELD_Per-05-Q1b1x1: 122s (2.03 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 142s (2.37 min)
Finished: Sun Sep 27 23:22:46 CDT 2026