FITS images used in this processing run:

Field LMi-02-Q2b1x1 reference image: LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
Field LMi-02-Q2b1x1 reference image: LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
Field LMi-02-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
Field LMi-02-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461146.75793468 16.04.2026 06:11:15.556   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
First image: 2461146.75793468 16.04.2026 06:11:15.556   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
Last  image: 2461314.96102819 01.10.2026 11:03:42.836   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.19
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: 2 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):  4914
Objects passed selection criteria:  4884
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: 3190.75
Average stars matched: 2963.25 (92.87 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   231456 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  Thu Oct  1 06:36:43 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: 2461146.75793468 16.04.2026 06:11:15.556   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
First image: 2461146.75793468 16.04.2026 06:11:15.556   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
Last  image: 2461314.96102819 01.10.2026 11:03:42.836   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 5
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -6.91
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: 10 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):  26082
Objects passed selection criteria:  25991
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.7    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.7    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 18438.5
Average stars matched: 16952.8 (91.9421 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   249452 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  Thu Oct  1 06:39:32 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU
HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
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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: 
LMi-02-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting LMi-02-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing LMi-02-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 546037 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 546037 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.png' -> 'transient_report/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits_preview.png'

LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits


renamed 'LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.png' -> 'transient_report/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits_preview.png'

LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.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= 460.4493
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 475.7398
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2653.2235
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 617.0104
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2638.4046
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 614.0476
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 5.76225
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.005
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/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =      14.289999961853 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 14.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/d_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits :)

Spent 0.523701 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/d_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     14.3500003814697 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 14.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/d_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits :)

Spent 0.541849 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/d_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.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_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits



fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits




Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.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/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.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: 2461314.96027462
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'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
Image size: 941.5'x626.9'  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: 11:00:05.557 +29:57:58.17 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_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
Image size: 941.2'x624.5'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 11:00:03.295 +30:00:16.04 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 11:00:05.557 +29:57:58.17
Second-epoch image center 11:00:03.295 +30:00:16.04
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0392 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_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
Image size: 941.1'x624.5'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 11:00:01.210 +29:59:48.74 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 11:00:05.557 +29:57:58.17
Second-epoch image center 11:00:01.210 +29:59:48.74
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0345 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  11:00:03.295 +30:00:16.04
Second-epoch second image center 11:00:01.210 +29:59:48.74
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01068 deg.
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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/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits &> /tmp/tmp.LiN7zHrd93
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits &> /tmp/tmp.YOzrbDJdua
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits &> /tmp/tmp.9rpaOV2E6X
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits &> /tmp/tmp.mOSnlIu2w6
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.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_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits and wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat 
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
'tns_transients_list.txt' -> '../tns_transients_list.txt'
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_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits and wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits and wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits) and catalog (wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5892 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 155.8802 to 174.8592 deg, Dec +23.9616 to +35.4367 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 155.8802 to 174.8592 deg, Dec 23.9616 to 35.4367 deg
Loaded 4329 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): 3041 out of 3170 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3170 out of 5892 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.859900
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.859900
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.19
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.67

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.67

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5892 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 155.8802 to 174.8592 deg, Dec +23.9616 to +35.4367 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 155.8802 to 174.8592 deg, Dec 23.9616 to 35.4367 deg
Loaded 4329 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): 3041 out of 3170 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3170 out of 5892 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits (aperture=6.1)
Read 5921 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 155.8894 to 174.8589 deg, Dec +23.9618 to +35.4368 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 155.8894 to 174.8589 deg, Dec 23.9618 to 35.4368 deg
Loaded 4328 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): 3049 out of 3165 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3165 out of 5921 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.1 pix  LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
 2.1 pix  LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
 2.4 pix  fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
 2.4 pix  fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.7 mag.  LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
 15.7 mag.  LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
 14.2 mag.  fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
 14.2 mag.  fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.2 (SNR )  11.1 (80% of stars)  with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of  following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). 
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. 
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
############ /tmp/tmp.LiN7zHrd93 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits' -> 'wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.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/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=385, bad_region=1378, passed=5892
Got 5892 stars (including 4220 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5892 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 569 to 629 (Dec 24.0 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4094 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4090 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4090 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4090 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4773 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 569 to 629 (Dec 24.0 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4094 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4090 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4773 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4090 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4773 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 
Excluding outliers - 4090 stars left (next iteration limit 4499)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits N_match=4090 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.322 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.297 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.475 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.283 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.329 n_q1=1292 n_q2=711 n_q3=1313 n_q4=774 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.476
The image catalog is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits -region wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.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.YOzrbDJdua (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits' -> 'wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.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/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=370, bad_region=1381, passed=5921
Got 5921 stars (including 4247 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5921 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 569 to 629 (Dec 24.0 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4126 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4121 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4121 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4121 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4812 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 

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 569 to 629 (Dec 24.0 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4126 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4121 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4812 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4121 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4812 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Excluding outliers - 4121 stars left (next iteration limit 4533)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits N_match=4121 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.302 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.279 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.437 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.277 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.280 n_q1=1306 n_q2=713 n_q3=1318 n_q4=784 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.448
The image catalog is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits -region wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.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.9rpaOV2E6X (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_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.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_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=235, bad_region=494, passed=2378
Got 2378 stars (including 1722 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2378 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (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 0.010458 (37.6 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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1648 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1643 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1643 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1643 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1949 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1648 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1643 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1949 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1643 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1949 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 
Excluding outliers - 1643 stars left (next iteration limit 1807)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1643 robust_rms=6.716 arcsec worst_region_rms=9.771 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=9.771 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1643 robust_rms=0.686 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.844 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.629 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1643 robust_rms=0.536 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.859 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.438 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=1643 robust_rms_before=1.440 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.450 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.686 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.679 worst_region_rms_after=0.844 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.188 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.629
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.679 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.679 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.450 arcsec matched=1643
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits N_match=1643 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.461 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.690 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.433 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.479 n_q1=557 n_q2=228 n_q3=597 n_q4=261 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.499
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits -region wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.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.mOSnlIu2w6 (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_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.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_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=184, bad_region=450, passed=2341
Got 2341 stars (including 1734 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2341 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (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 0.010457 (37.6 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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1662 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1658 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1658 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1658 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1958 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1661 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1657 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1958 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1657 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1958 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Excluding outliers - 1657 stars left (next iteration limit 1823)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1657 robust_rms=6.753 arcsec worst_region_rms=9.827 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=9.827 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1657 robust_rms=0.663 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.748 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.735 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1657 robust_rms=0.488 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.720 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.465 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=1657 robust_rms_before=1.357 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.421 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.663 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.532 worst_region_rms_after=0.748 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.275 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.735
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.532 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.532 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.421 arcsec matched=1657
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits N_match=1657 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.432 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.518 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.470 n_q1=556 n_q2=237 n_q3=600 n_q4=264 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.201
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits -region wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.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_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits sigma_overall=0.322 worst_q_ratio=1.476
ref2=LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits sigma_overall=0.302 worst_q_ratio=1.448
new1=fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits sigma_overall=0.461 worst_q_ratio=1.499
new2=fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits sigma_overall=0.432 worst_q_ratio=1.201
reference average sigma_overall=0.312 worst_q_ratio=1.462
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################

Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186_astrometric_residuals.png (4090 matched stars from wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187_astrometric_residuals.png (4121 matched stars from wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482_astrometric_residuals.png (1643 matched stars from wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.40 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483_astrometric_residuals.png (1657 matched stars from wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.38 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field LMi-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field LMi-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.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_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits exists and is non-empty
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
Image size: 941.5'x626.9'  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: 11:00:05.557 +29:57:58.17 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_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
Image size: 941.2'x624.5'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 11:00:03.295 +30:00:16.04 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 11:00:05.557 +29:57:58.17
Second-epoch image center 11:00:03.295 +30:00:16.04
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0392 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_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
Image size: 941.1'x624.5'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 11:00:01.210 +29:59:48.74 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 11:00:05.557 +29:57:58.17
Second-epoch image center 11:00:01.210 +29:59:48.74
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0345 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  11:00:03.295 +30:00:16.04
Second-epoch second image center 11:00:01.210 +29:59:48.74
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01068 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/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits &> /tmp/tmp.GHjGof7sxJ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits &> /tmp/tmp.97fkwmL57b
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits &> /tmp/tmp.swvhl6T7Zq
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits &> /tmp/tmp.O4n1TBHo5M
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.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_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits and wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.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_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits and wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits and wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits) and catalog (wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 31494 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 155.8748 to 174.9054 deg, Dec +23.9616 to +35.4581 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 155.8748 to 174.9054 deg, Dec 23.9616 to 35.4581 deg
Loaded 4334 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): 2925 out of 3210 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3210 out of 31494 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.753400
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.753400
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -6.91
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.84

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.84

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 31494 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 155.8748 to 174.9054 deg, Dec +23.9616 to +35.4581 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 155.8748 to 174.9054 deg, Dec 23.9616 to 35.4581 deg
Loaded 4334 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): 2925 out of 3210 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3210 out of 31494 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 31215 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 155.8749 to 174.9060 deg, Dec +23.9618 to +35.4582 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 155.8749 to 174.9060 deg, Dec 23.9618 to 35.4582 deg
Loaded 4334 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): 2934 out of 3210 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3210 out of 31215 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits (aperture=4.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 3 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.0 pix  LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
 2.0 pix  LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
 2.2 pix  fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
 2.2 pix  fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.8 mag.  LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
 15.8 mag.  LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
 14.4 mag.  fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
 14.4 mag.  fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.4 (SNR )  13.7 (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.GHjGof7sxJ (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits' -> 'wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.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/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=20, blended=1226, bad_region=6759, passed=31474
Got 31474 stars (including 23721 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 31474 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 569 to 629 (Dec 24.0 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4856 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4854 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4854 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4854 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26114 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 569 to 629 (Dec 24.0 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4856 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4854 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26114 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4854 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26114 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 
Excluding outliers - 4854 stars left (next iteration limit 5339)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.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_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits N_match=4854 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.323 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.307 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.470 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.283 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.310 n_q1=1547 n_q2=923 n_q3=1456 n_q4=928 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.455
The image catalog is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits -region wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.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.97fkwmL57b (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits' -> 'wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.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/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=14, blended=1187, bad_region=6700, passed=31201
Got 31201 stars (including 23539 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 31201 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 569 to 629 (Dec 24.0 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4853 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: 0.26" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25889 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 

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 569 to 629 (Dec 24.0 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4853 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25889 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25889 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Excluding outliers - 4851 stars left (next iteration limit 5336)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.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_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits N_match=4851 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.299 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.283 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.420 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.272 n_q1=1549 n_q2=919 n_q3=1458 n_q4=925 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.407
The image catalog is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits -region wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.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.swvhl6T7Zq (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_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.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_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=794, bad_region=2351, passed=15021
Got 15021 stars (including 12086 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 15021 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (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 0.010458 (37.6 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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4786 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4778 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4778 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4778 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13291 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48" 

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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4785 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4779 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13291 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4779 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13291 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48" 
Excluding outliers - 4779 stars left (next iteration limit 5255)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.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=4779 robust_rms=6.476 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.371 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.371 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4779 robust_rms=0.759 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.830 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.784 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4779 robust_rms=0.612 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.845 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.594 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=4779 robust_rms_before=1.497 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.492 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.759 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.588 worst_region_rms_after=0.830 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.320 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.784
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.588 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.588 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.492 arcsec matched=4779
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits N_match=4779 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.507 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.607 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.530 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.482 n_q1=1675 n_q2=735 n_q3=1525 n_q4=844 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.197
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits -region wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.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.O4n1TBHo5M (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_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.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_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=739, bad_region=2567, passed=15029
Got 15029 stars (including 12039 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 15029 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (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 0.010457 (37.6 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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4780 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4773 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4773 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4773 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13138 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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4781 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4775 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13138 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4775 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13138 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" 
Excluding outliers - 4775 stars left (next iteration limit 5250)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.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=4775 robust_rms=6.532 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.518 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.518 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4775 robust_rms=0.706 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.851 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.851 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4775 robust_rms=0.559 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.773 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.622 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4775 robust_rms_before=1.393 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.470 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.559 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.607 worst_region_rms_after=0.773 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.366 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.622
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.607 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.607 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.470 arcsec matched=4775
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits N_match=4775 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.477 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.458 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.532 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.512 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.438 n_q1=1657 n_q2=736 n_q3=1541 n_q4=841 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.115
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits -region wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.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_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.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_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.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_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field LMi-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits at 11:00:18.00 +32:44:46.7:  13.42 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-11-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0186.fits at 11:02:48.57 +30:25:43.4:  13.24 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits at 11:00:18.00 +32:44:46.7:  13.36 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_01-12-07_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0187.fits at 11:02:48.57 +30:25:43.4:  13.31 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.27 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.39 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 11:02:48.57 +30:25:43.4: ref_mag=13.27 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1479 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 11:00:18.00 +32:44:46.7: ref_mag=13.39 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.5124 delta=-0.12 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s
  
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Considering the candidate 51450_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483
The candidate 51450_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 01.46027    2461314.96027    13.47    11:00:18.00 +32:44:47.3   4858 4851   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 01.46103    2461314.96103    13.57    11:00:18.00 +32:44:46.0   4862 4855   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 53626_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483
The candidate 53626_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 01.46027    2461314.96027    13.14    11:02:48.58 +30:25:44.9   5152 3445   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-02-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0482.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 01.46103    2461314.96103    13.16    11:02:48.56 +30:25:42.0   5157 3449   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 53930_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483
The candidate 53930_fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 01.46103    2461314.96103    13.34    10:49:54.75 +27:56:47.9   3414 1998   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-01_CI_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_063420_TTUQ2b1x1_1660489_y7QjvBSE/fd_LMi-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-01_06-03-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0483.fits

**** FOUND  10:49:54.75 +27:56:47.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.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 LMi-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed LMi-02-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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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)2461314.96027462 -observatory V36
13:52:33.03 -13:28:41.7 Mercury (-0.1mag)
14:12:56.94 -20:53:50.5 Venus (-4.8mag)
08:16:15.76 +20:48:08.9 Mars (1.1mag)
09:27:38.94 +15:36:03.0 Jupiter (-1.9mag)
00:45:18.57 +01:55:13.4 Saturn (0.3mag)
04:12:57.18 +21:00:10.2 Uranus (5.7mag)
00:11:20.15 -00:19:12.3 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:24:22.78 -23:43:12.6 Pluto (14.5mag)
04:30:21.20 +26:52:33.2 Moon (-11.1mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 363 Oct  1 06:36 planets.txt
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461314.96027462:
09:27:43.15 +15:35:41.4 Io (9.5mag)
09:27:46.61 +15:35:23.5 Europa (6.2mag)
09:27:23.92 +15:37:24.8 Ganymede (8.0mag)
09:28:08.46 +15:33:27.4 Callisto (6.9mag)
09:26:40.87 +15:58:01.1 Himalia (15.7mag)
09:27:40.90 +15:35:53.7 Thebe (16.5mag)
09:25:48.37 +15:55:04.9 Elara (17.5mag)
09:30:38.88 +14:58:58.1 Pasiphae (17.8mag)
09:26:58.19 +16:00:31.4 Carme (18.9mag)
00:45:22.63 +01:54:37.9 Titan (8.2mag)
00:45:22.07 +01:54:54.9 Rhea (9.6mag)
00:44:39.59 +01:53:20.9 Iapetus (11.0mag)
00:45:33.80 +01:55:03.2 Hyperion (14.1mag)
00:43:44.02 +01:43:14.6 Phoebe (16.4mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Oct  1 06:36 moons.txt
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461314.96027462:
01:34:30.84 +19:51:30.1 JWST
18:18:27.13 +23:26:03.1 Chandra
13:51:00.68 -62:08:31.4 XMM-Newton
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Oct  1 06:36 spacecraft.txt
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461314.96027462 -observatory V36
03:47:38.78 +20:06:04.0 17.2mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:16:31.62 -33:43:24.5 14.6mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:35:10.43 -71:45:22.2 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:16:37.44 +34:21:48.2 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
05:05:32.41 +48:02:09.5 16.7mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
07:25:41.93 +25:34:36.5 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
08:56:32.25 +34:41:55.2 16.1mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
18:25:48.61 +42:00:14.8 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
05:44:50.34 -13:26:17.7 16.7mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
11:58:58.20 +16:48:54.5 16.4mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
13:41:12.77 -01:53:13.1 16.6mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
18:02:30.78 +68:40:15.0 16.2mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
02:46:52.62 +44:31:47.1 17.7mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
12:36:07.24 +13:19:02.2 17.6mag A/2026 E1
00:49:40.60 +20:03:51.8 18.0mag 2P/Encke
22:47:48.28 -33:36:43.0 14.1mag 10P/Tempel
01:56:31.84 +39:37:57.4 17.0mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR
12:04:32.06 -07:21:26.0 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
12:57:13.03 -12:29:50.6 18.0mag 63P/Wild
07:21:31.96 +17:03:16.6 17.1mag 78P/Gehrels
03:08:46.21 +14:44:43.5 16.9mag 88P/Howell
07:02:42.06 +37:14:01.2 17.2mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
08:38:27.31 +17:35:42.1 17.8mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
11:20:21.34 +15:31:43.9 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley
13:42:15.39 -29:16:56.2 17.7mag 124P/Mrkos
06:42:56.59 +19:44:10.3 15.7mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
23:21:15.80 -06:01:05.6 13.7mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
09:54:36.18 +04:09:59.0 13.5mag 169P/NEAT
03:32:49.35 +05:51:52.4 14.7mag 220P/McNaught
05:45:55.57 +42:56:37.9 15.4mag 260P/McNaught
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 1.5K Oct  1 06:36 comets.txt
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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 :
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
00:42:36.61 +41:13:50.5  TCP J00423661+4113505  2026-09-29.7462  17.4mag
22:03:46.29 -11:07:57.8  TCP J22034629-1107578  2026-09-29.7438  14.51Cmag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
00:12:23.610 -01:17:36.40  AT 2026abjv  2026-09-08.82 22.07
23:27:44.990 +00:43:13.96  AT 2026abju  2026-09-08.81 21.73
23:19:12.610 +05:44:10.29  AT 2026abjt  2026-09-08.80 22.6
00:02:24.380 -00:26:19.84  AT 2026abjs  2026-09-08.79 22.56
00:05:28.090 +02:39:32.69  AT 2026abjr  2026-09-08.79 22.77
00:04:45.640 +05:51:00.56  AT 2026abjq  2026-09-08.78 22.21
00:00:05.910 +04:44:01.80  AT 2026abjp  2026-09-08.78 22.5
23:46:31.320 -00:36:03.36  AT 2026abjo  2026-09-08.78 22.54
23:46:30.920 -00:48:25.86  AT 2026abjn  2026-09-08.78 21.87
23:43:19.930 -00:53:22.66  AT 2026abjm  2026-09-08.78 22.35
23:42:29.610 +02:29:47.63  AT 2026abjl  2026-09-08.78 22.46
23:47:12.860 +05:43:10.62  AT 2026abjk  2026-09-08.78 22.83
23:33:11.590 +05:54:34.43  AT 2026abjj  2026-09-08.78 22.49
23:32:37.590 +04:19:06.45  AT 2026abji  2026-09-08.78 22.86
23:36:09.650 -00:55:05.59  AT 2026abjh  2026-09-08.78 22.15
23:03:37.230 +06:09:31.03  AT 2026abjg  2026-09-08.77 22.79
00:02:14.700 +00:39:04.23  AT 2026abjf  2026-09-08.79 21.93
23:55:14.820 +00:52:40.90  AT 2026abje  2026-09-08.78 22.18
23:41:21.140 +05:20:26.63  AT 2026abjd  2026-09-08.78 21.11
02:23:50.660 +00:43:37.92  AT 2026abjc  2026-09-03.87 21.74
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Thu Oct  1 06:36:14 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 1 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 0 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 3s (0.05 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 23s (0.38 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 132s (2.20 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: 0s (0.00 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 3s (0.05 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 0s (0.00 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 161s (2.68 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 7 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 1 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 11s (0.18 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 0s (0.00 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 9s (0.15 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: 0s (0.00 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: 22s (0.37 min)
FIELD_LMi-02-Q2b1x1: 196s (3.27 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 209s (3.48 min)
Finished: Thu Oct  1 06:39:43 CDT 2026