FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Aur-03-Q2b1x1 reference image: Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
Field Aur-03-Q2b1x1 reference image: Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-50-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0054.fits
Field Aur-03-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
Field Aur-03-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits

***** IMAGE PROCESSING ERROR (less than 4 images processed) *****
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***** IMAGE PROCESSING ERROR (less than 4 images processed) *****
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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: 
Aur-03-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Aur-03-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Aur-03-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 433981 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 433981 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-50-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0054.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.png' -> 'transient_report/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits_preview.png'

Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits


renamed 'Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.png' -> 'transient_report/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits_preview.png'

Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.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= 589.4561
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 820.9163
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1989.9444
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 343.0195
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2007.6694
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 300.2329
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 3.3759
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.143
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
ERROR: passing clouds (SD ratio=0.143 soft threshold=0.12)
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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 =                 17.5 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 16.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.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_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.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_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/d_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits :)

Spent 0.497633 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_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/d_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.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_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.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_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     17.3199996948242 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 16.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
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Record 59: "WINDDIR =                  6.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0
Record 60: "WINDGUST=                  0.0 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0
Record 61: "WINDSPD =                  0.0 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0
Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN'           / FITS Image Orientation" status=0
Record 63: "EQUINOX =               2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0
Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0
Record 65: "QHY_EXP =            20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0
Record 66: "QHY_PP  =              13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0
Record 67: "QHY_LP  =              85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
Record 68: "GPS_LP  =              85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
Record 69: "QHY_FP  =           20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0
Record 70: "QHY_CPL =               6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0
Record 71: "QHY_LPF =             235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0
Record 72: "QHY_AET =           20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0
Record 73: "QHY_LEM =                    T / isLongExposureMode" status=0
Record 74: "QHY_OFF0=             3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0
Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.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_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.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_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/d_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits :)

Spent 0.495562 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_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/d_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.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_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.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_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.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_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits



fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.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/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-50-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0054.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
  
Last  image: 2461317.84981231 04.10.2026 08:23:33.784 UTC
WARNING: VaST exited with code 1 on the field Aur-03-Q2b1x1 as too few input images were matched to the reference image - wrong pointing? clouds? very bad focus?
Blind plate solve of the unmatched second-epoch image fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits to check the telescope pointing
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.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_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
Field of view for the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits was not set. Trying to guess...
The guess is  605 arcmin.
No image with WCS calibration found for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits .... Determining astrometry method...
Using the local copy of Astrometry.net software...
Choosing aperture...
Image stats for fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits  median=1497.000000 sigma=272.057507 threshold=-407.402550
number_of_zeroes = 0 (0.0000%)  number_of_negatives = 0 (0.0000%)
Flag and weight images will NOT be created for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
The value of saturation limit (SATUR_LEVEL=55000.0) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default saturation level specified in default.sex by user
The gain value (GAIN=0.370) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
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).
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00003.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits > image00003.cat.sex_log 2>&1

WARNING: the estimated aperture is unrealistically small: 0.0<1.0 pix (determined from 0 stars).
This may happen if all stars are flagged as bad ones by SExtractor.
Check SExtractor settings in default.sex, especially that SATUR_LEVEL is not too low.

[/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/lib/make_outxyls_for_astrometric_calibration] ERROR: cannot open image00003.cat
ERROR running /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/lib/make_outxyls_for_astrometric_calibration!
The blind plate solve of the second-epoch image failed - cannot check the telescope pointing (clouds? very bad focus?)
____ VaST output ____

--==VaST 1.0rc90==--

Parsing command line arguments...
opt 'F': Will NOT create flag images for SExtractor
opt '5': 5.000000 pix is the new fixed star matching radius!
opt 'b': Using 500 reference stars for image matching!
opt '3': Will try to select best aperture for each source!
opt 'y': 0 SysRem iterations will be conducted!
opt 't 4': robust linear magnitude calibration (vary zero-point and slope)
opt 'x': 99 is the maximum acceptable SExtractor flag!
WARNING: disabling the mag-size filter in order not to reject blended stars.
opt 'u': Stick with UTC time system, no conversion to TT will be done!
opt 'f': Run ./find_candidates manually!
opt 'k': "JD" keyword in FITS image header will be ignored!
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: symlinks_to_images
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: converted_images
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: unpacked_images

Checking the list of input images specified on the command line ...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-50-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0054.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks

Looking for the list of input images with time corrections in vast_list_of_input_images_with_time_corrections.txt ... list not found.
This is OK if you specify the input images on the command line, not through this text file.
Checking write permissions for the current directory (/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd)...  OK
Found a system-wide installation of SExtractor
Cleaning old outNNNNN.dat files.
Done with cleaning!

 VaST was started with the following command line: 
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-50-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0054.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits 


Preparing to process 4 input FITS images...


######## Forcing special settings for the transient detection ########
transient search mode: disabling the mag-size filter as it should be switched off when running a transient search!
transient search mode: disabling the bad image filter as it will not help during the transient search!
transient search mode: will not try to gues image saturation limit
transient search mode: no UTC-to-TT time system conversion will be performed!!!
transient search mode: setting the maximum acceptable SExtractor flag to 3
transient search mode: disabling rejectin of images with elliptical stars
transient search mode: not discarding large sources
################
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).
Setting the fixed star match radius of 5.00 pix
We have 4 images to process.
SExtractor catalog cache: restored Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits catalog from cache
SExtractor catalog cache: restored Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-50-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0054.fits catalog from cache
Running SExtractor in 3 parallel threads...
Using the catalog image00001.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
Using the catalog image00002.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-50-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0054.fits
Parent process says: we are done fork()ing.
Waiting for thread 2 to finish...
The gain value (GAIN=0.370) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
The gain value (GAIN=0.370) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
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).
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00004.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits > image00004.cat.sex_log 2>&1
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).
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00003.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits > image00003.cat.sex_log 2>&1

WARNING: the estimated aperture is unrealistically small: 0.0<1.0 pix (determined from 0 stars).
This may happen if all stars are flagged as bad ones by SExtractor.
Check SExtractor settings in default.sex, especially that SATUR_LEVEL is not too low.

Waiting for thread 1 to finish...

WARNING: the estimated aperture is unrealistically small: 0.0<1.0 pix (determined from 0 stars).
This may happen if all stars are flagged as bad ones by SExtractor.
Check SExtractor settings in default.sex, especially that SATUR_LEVEL is not too low.



Done with SExtractor!

TIMING SExtractor: 1 seconds


Matching stars between images!

No manually selected comparison stars file manually_selected_comparison_stars.lst which is fine.
Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-01-18T02:41:07.3186602
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-01-18T02:41:07.3186602

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-01-18T02:41:07.318
EXPTIME = 20.000

Using the catalog image00001.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
Exposure 20 sec, 18.01.2026 02:41:07.318 UTC = JD(UTC) 2461058.61200600 mid. exp.
The reference image star  8726.478    25.889 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  7971.204    18.758 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  7553.554    16.207 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  9046.334    15.816 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8996.140    14.126 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8689.095    13.554 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8594.996    13.876 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8864.915     7.277 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8588.870    11.870 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8403.870    10.553 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
Excluding more reference image stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all)
SExtractor output filtering results:
 * passed selection: 21756, (21753 good for image matching)
 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0
 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 0
 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 6002
 * rejected close to frame edge: 78
 * rejected as being too small (<1.6 pix): 0
 * rejected as being too large (>6.2 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 7
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.

Please note: the CCD position-dependent magnitude correction will be applied.
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.46
Detection limit from the magnitude-SNR relation= -7.5  (4.0 sigma detection)
The simple faintest star detection limit= -9.8
80 percent brightest stars detection limit= -10.6
Selected detection limit= -10.6
Final detection limit= -10.6 (after subtracting MAG_TRANSIENT_ABOVE_THE_REFERENCE_FRAME_LIMIT=0.0)

Parameter box for transient search:    10.06.1 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 5
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.
    21653 * detected, using  497/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.013927, number_of_ambiguous_matches=303 
refining the coordinate transformation... [CVPOLY iter 1: order=2 pairs=15208 inliers=15208 rms 0.82 -> 0.39 pix, max corner correction 5.5 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.008825, number_of_ambiguous_matches=192 
15204 * matched, [CVPOLY iter 2: order=1 pairs=15204 inliers=15204 rms 0.31 -> 0.31 pix, max corner correction 0.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.006205, number_of_ambiguous_matches=135 
15197 * matched (2nd iteration). [CVPOLY iter 3: order=1 pairs=15197 inliers=15197 rms 0.22 -> 0.22 pix, max corner correction 0.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.002850, number_of_ambiguous_matches=62 
15192 * matched (3rd iteration). Success!
  rotation [degrees] = 174.713
    21653 stars detected, 15192 stars matched
Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars
Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration
We have N_good_stars = 13165, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0
Using 13165 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering).
Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)...
After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 13165 stars for magnitude calibration.
Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction:
 delta_m = -0.00001*X_pix -0.00001*Y_pix +0.08632
Iteratively removing outliers from the mag-mag relation (weighted linear/polynomial fit)...
Computing robust linear magnitude calibration.
Used 13147 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering).
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.48
    28217 objects stored in memory (1000000 max.)
Magnitude calibration is performed successfully!
Saving observations to the cache... OK
memory:  209640 kB used, 246672 kB peak, 65261712 kB available RAM
processed 2 of 4 images ( 50.0%)



Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-10-04T08:23:33.7846531
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-10-04T08:23:33.7846531

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-10-04T08:23:33.784
EXPTIME = 20.000

The gain value (GAIN=0.370) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
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).
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00003.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits > image00003.cat.sex_log 2>&1

WARNING: the estimated aperture is unrealistically small: 0.0<1.0 pix (determined from 0 stars).
This may happen if all stars are flagged as bad ones by SExtractor.
Check SExtractor settings in default.sex, especially that SATUR_LEVEL is not too low.

ERROR! APERTURE 0.0 is outside the expected range of 1.0 to  95.0
processed 3 of 4 images ( 75.0%)



Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-10-04T08:26:13.8299818
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-10-04T08:26:13.8299818

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-10-04T08:26:13.829
EXPTIME = 20.000

The gain value (GAIN=0.370) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
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).
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00004.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits > image00004.cat.sex_log 2>&1

WARNING: the estimated aperture is unrealistically small: 0.0<1.0 pix (determined from 0 stars).
This may happen if all stars are flagged as bad ones by SExtractor.
Check SExtractor settings in default.sex, especially that SATUR_LEVEL is not too low.

ERROR! APERTURE 0.0 is outside the expected range of 1.0 to  95.0
processed 4 of 4 images (100.0%)
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 1 seconds
Done with measurements! =)

Total number of measurements 43409 (43409 measurements stored in RAM)
Freeing up some memory...  Sorting the measurements cached in memory...
Writing lightcurve (outNNNNN.dat) files...
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
The lightcurve files have been written, freeing up more memory...
Creating vast_image_details.log ... 

Writing summary file: vast_summary.log ...  OK
Selecting the best aperture for each source
Aperture with index 0 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.00*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for  2814 stars
Aperture with index 1 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.00*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for     0 stars
Aperture with index 2 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER -0.10*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for  5062 stars
Aperture with index 3 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.10*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for  1596 stars
Aperture with index 4 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.20*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for  2191 stars
Aperture with index 5 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.30*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for  3529 stars

done!  =)
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
WARNING: Can't open candidates-transients.lst for reading! -- No candidates found?
Non-zero exit code of lib/transient_list
ERROR running  lib/create_list_of_candidate_transients.sh
Computing lightcurve statistics...  Will not compute variability indexes for objects having <1 points in lightcurve
You may disable this by commenting out the line '#define DROP_LIGHTCURVES_WITH_SMALL_NUMBER_OF_POINTS_FROM_ALL_PLOTS' in src/vast_limits.h an re-compiling VaST with 'make'

Computing, please wait a bit
......................................................................................................................................................
vast_lightcurve_statistics.log: 15061 objects, the longest string is 385 bytes.
Allocating memory for resorting the file.



----***** VaST processing WARNING *****----
You asked VaST to process 4 images, but only 1 were actually matched to the reference one.
Please investigate this!



**************************************************************
This error might be a bug, but it is far more likely that it is caused by 
inappropriate input data. A few simple things to check in the diagnostic
messages printed above (or the vast*.log files):
 * How many of the input images are matched?
 * Does the number of detected stars on each image look reasonable?
 * Do images have a sufficient overlap of at least about 20 percent?

You may run
 ./sextract_single_image /path/to/my/image/file.fit
to see how well VaST detects stars with the current SExtractor settings
(star detection settings can be changed in the default.sex configuration
file, see various examples in the VaST directory).

If you cannot identify the problem, please e-mail Kirill Sokolovsky 
Please try to describe the problem in details and, if possible, attach vast_summary.log
file and a few example images. If the images are too big to be sent by e-mail, please 
upload them through a web-form http://scan.sai.msu.ru/upload/
**************************************************************

Low percentage of matched images - we'll declare this an unsuccessful VaST run (exit code 1)
_____________________
ERROR running VaST on the field Aur-03-Q2b1x1 (less than 4 images processed)
exp_start= 18.01.2026 02:41:07.318  exp=   20.000  JD= 2461058.61200600  ap=  6.2  rotation=   0.000  *detected= 21756  *matched= 21756  status=OK     /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
exp_start= 22.02.2026 02:50:53.978  exp=   20.000  JD= 2461093.61879604  ap=  6.1  rotation= 174.713  *detected= 21653  *matched= 15192  status=OK     /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-50-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0054.fits
exp_start= 04.10.2026 08:23:33.784  exp=   20.000  JD= 2461317.84981231  ap=  0.0  rotation=   0.000  *detected=     0  *matched=     0  status=ERROR  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
exp_start= 04.10.2026 08:26:13.829  exp=   20.000  JD= 2461317.85166469  ap=  0.0  rotation=   0.000  *detected=     0  *matched=     0  status=ERROR  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
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/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-50-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0054.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
  
Last  image: 2461317.84981231 04.10.2026 08:23:33.784 UTC
WARNING: VaST exited with code 1 on the field Aur-03-Q2b1x1 as too few input images were matched to the reference image - wrong pointing? clouds? very bad focus?
____ VaST output ____

--==VaST 1.0rc90==--

Parsing command line arguments...
opt 'F': Will NOT create flag images for SExtractor
opt '5': 5.000000 pix is the new fixed star matching radius!
opt 'b': Using 500 reference stars for image matching!
opt '3': Will try to select best aperture for each source!
opt 'y': 0 SysRem iterations will be conducted!
opt 't 4': robust linear magnitude calibration (vary zero-point and slope)
opt 'x': 99 is the maximum acceptable SExtractor flag!
WARNING: disabling the mag-size filter in order not to reject blended stars.
opt 'u': Stick with UTC time system, no conversion to TT will be done!
opt 'f': Run ./find_candidates manually!
opt 'k': "JD" keyword in FITS image header will be ignored!
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: symlinks_to_images
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: converted_images
INFO from vast_remove_directory(): Could not open directory: unpacked_images

Checking the list of input images specified on the command line ...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-50-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0054.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks

Looking for the list of input images with time corrections in vast_list_of_input_images_with_time_corrections.txt ... list not found.
This is OK if you specify the input images on the command line, not through this text file.
Checking write permissions for the current directory (/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd)...  OK
Found a system-wide installation of SExtractor
Cleaning old outNNNNN.dat files.
Done with cleaning!

 VaST was started with the following command line: 
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-50-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0054.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits 


Preparing to process 4 input FITS images...


######## Forcing special settings for the transient detection ########
transient search mode: disabling the mag-size filter as it should be switched off when running a transient search!
transient search mode: disabling the bad image filter as it will not help during the transient search!
transient search mode: will not try to gues image saturation limit
transient search mode: no UTC-to-TT time system conversion will be performed!!!
transient search mode: setting the maximum acceptable SExtractor flag to 3
transient search mode: disabling rejectin of images with elliptical stars
transient search mode: not discarding large sources
################
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).
Setting the fixed star match radius of 5.00 pix
We have 4 images to process.
SExtractor catalog cache: restored Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits catalog from cache
SExtractor catalog cache: restored Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-50-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0054.fits catalog from cache
Running SExtractor in 3 parallel threads...
Using the catalog image00001.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
Using the catalog image00002.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-50-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0054.fits
The gain value (GAIN=0.830) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
Parent process says: we are done fork()ing.
Waiting for thread 2 to finish...
The gain value (GAIN=0.830) from default.sex will be used for image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
The above guess is based on the non-default gain value specified in default.sex by user
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
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).
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00003.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits > image00003.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is running SExtractor on /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
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).
autodetect_aperture() is doing a preliminary SExtractor run to determine an appropriate aperture size
sex -c default.sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME autodetect_aper.param -CATALOG_NAME autodetect_aper_image00004.cat  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits > image00004.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run
sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 3.0,3.0,2.7,3.3,3.7,4.0 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00003.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits > image00003.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is doing the main SExtractor run
sex  -PARAMETERS_NAME default.param -PHOT_APERTURES 3.0,3.0,2.7,3.3,3.7,4.0 -VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL -CATALOG_NAME image00004.cat /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits > image00004.cat.sex_log 2>&1
autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
Waiting for thread 1 to finish...
autodetect_aperture() is done with image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits


Done with SExtractor!

TIMING SExtractor: 3 seconds


Matching stars between images!

No manually selected comparison stars file manually_selected_comparison_stars.lst which is fine.
Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-01-18T02:41:07.3186602
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-01-18T02:41:07.3186602

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-01-18T02:41:07.318
EXPTIME = 20.000

Using the catalog image00001.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
Exposure 20 sec, 18.01.2026 02:41:07.318 UTC = JD(UTC) 2461058.61200600 mid. exp.
The reference image star  7921.030     1.308 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8622.221     1.473 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8824.205     1.132 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  7748.382     1.276 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  7794.273     1.592 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  7889.880     1.135 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8224.341     1.208 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8227.894     1.169 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8330.671     1.284 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The reference image star  8422.878     1.483 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
Excluding more reference image stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all)
SExtractor output filtering results:
 * passed selection: 165432, (165431 good for image matching)
 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0
 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 45
 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 36175
 * rejected close to frame edge: 655
 * rejected as being too small (<1.1 pix): 0
 * rejected as being too large (>4.6 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 8
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.

Please note: the CCD position-dependent magnitude correction will be applied.
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.09
Detection limit from the magnitude-SNR relation= -7.1  (4.0 sigma detection)
The simple faintest star detection limit= -6.6
80 percent brightest stars detection limit= -7.9
Selected detection limit= -7.9
Final detection limit= -7.9 (after subtracting MAG_TRANSIENT_ABOVE_THE_REFERENCE_FRAME_LIMIT=0.0)

Parameter box for transient search:    10.04.5 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 7
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.
    176090 * detected, using  532/ 500 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.019535, number_of_ambiguous_matches=3440 
refining the coordinate transformation... [CVPOLY iter 1: order=2 pairs=116461 inliers=116461 rms 0.86 -> 0.33 pix, max corner correction 5.2 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.019439, number_of_ambiguous_matches=3423 
116484 * matched, [CVPOLY iter 2: order=1 pairs=116484 inliers=116484 rms 0.32 -> 0.32 pix, max corner correction 0.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.019422, number_of_ambiguous_matches=3420 
116485 * matched (2nd iteration). [CVPOLY iter 3: order=1 pairs=116485 inliers=116485 rms 0.32 -> 0.32 pix, max corner correction 0.0 pix] fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.019422, number_of_ambiguous_matches=3420 
116485 * matched (3rd iteration). Success!
  rotation [degrees] = 174.722
    176090 stars detected, 116485 stars matched
Performing magnitude calibration using automatically selected comparison stars
Expecting to find at least 40 * for magnitude calibration
We have N_good_stars = 92914, N_manually_selected_comparison_stars = 0
Using 92914 stars for magnitude calibration (before filtering).
Iteratively removing outliers from the linear mag-mag relation (unweighted fit)...
After removing outliers in (X,Y,dm) plane, we are left with 92910 stars for magnitude calibration.
Using the linear CCD position-dependent magnitude correction:
 delta_m = -0.00001*X_pix -0.00001*Y_pix +0.07835
Iteratively removing outliers from the mag-mag relation (weighted linear/polynomial fit)...
Computing robust linear magnitude calibration.
Used 86679 stars for magnitude calibration (after filtering).
get_detection_limit_sn(): Detection limit: -7.10
    225037 objects stored in memory (1000000 max.)
Magnitude calibration is performed successfully!
Saving observations to the cache... OK
memory:  349964 kB used, 376636 kB peak, 65261712 kB available RAM
Total number of measurements 341522 (341522 measurements stored in RAM)
sorting the measurements cached in memory,
writing lightcurve (outNNNNN.dat) files...
processed 2 of 4 images ( 50.0%)



Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-10-04T08:23:33.7846531
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-10-04T08:23:33.7846531

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-10-04T08:23:33.784
EXPTIME = 20.000

Using the catalog image00003.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
The star  8919.994    54.985 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  9343.007   218.008 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8889.295   242.980 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8016.994   246.988 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8407.013   368.001 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8898.973   400.002 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8899.997   510.004 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8363.032   772.999 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8326.987   788.987 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  9234.823   799.003 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
Excluding more stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all)
SExtractor output filtering results:
 * passed selection: 151
 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0
 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 0
 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 80
 * rejected close to frame edge: 2
 * rejected as being too small (<0.8 pix): 0
 * rejected as being too large (>3.0 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 0
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.
      151 * detected, using  100/ 151 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000000, number_of_ambiguous_matches=0 
Too few * matched: 20 < 30 ! Retrying...
  rotation [degrees] = -97.155
      151 stars detected,    20 stars matched
ERROR! Too few stars matched (20 < 30) . Wrong match? Skipping file...



Processing  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
9576x6388 FITS image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Trying to guess the time system by parsing the comment string 'Time of observation (UTC)'
Time system set from the comment to DATE-OBS keyword: 'Time of observation (UTC)'
The input time system is identified as: UTC (blank if unknown)
Setting observation date using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-10-04T08:26:13.8299818
Setting observation time using DATE-OBS keyword: 2026-10-04T08:26:13.8299818

Observing time converted to the "standard" FITS header format:
DATE-OBS= 2026-10-04T08:26:13.829
EXPTIME = 20.000

Using the catalog image00004.cat SExtracted earlier from the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
The star  8920.033    55.013 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  9343.007   218.012 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8889.121   242.981 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8016.981   246.998 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8407.053   367.992 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8899.005   400.012 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8899.999   509.999 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8327.010   788.996 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  9560.052   827.999 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
The star  8872.858  1093.004 is rejected, see bad_region.lst
Excluding more stars falling at bad regions!.. (will not print them all)
SExtractor output filtering results:
 * passed selection: 160
 * rejected as having no flux measurement: 0
 * rejected as having SNR<3.0: 0
 * rejected inside rectangles defined in bad_region.lst: 71
 * rejected close to frame edge: 1
 * rejected as being too small (<0.8 pix): 0
 * rejected as being too large (>3.0 pix): 0
 * rejected as outliers in mag-size plot: 0
 * rejected as having SExtractor flags > 99 and <= 7: 0
 * rejected as having hopelessly bad SExtractor flags (>7): 0
 * rejected due to an external image flag: 0
 * rejected as having bad PSF fit: 0
---
You may change some of the filtering parameters by editing src/vast_limits.h and re-running 'make'.
      160 * detected, using  100/ 160 * for reference/current image matching, fraction_of_ambiguous_matches= 0.000000, number_of_ambiguous_matches=0 
Too few * matched: 21 < 32 ! Retrying...
  rotation [degrees] = -97.155
      160 stars detected,    21 stars matched
ERROR! Too few stars matched (21 < 32) . Wrong match? Skipping file...
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 4 seconds
Done with measurements! =)

Total number of measurements 341522 (0 measurements stored in RAM)
Freeing up some memory...  Sorting the measurements cached in memory...
Writing lightcurve (outNNNNN.dat) files...
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
The lightcurve files have been written, freeing up more memory...
Creating vast_image_details.log ... 

Writing summary file: vast_summary.log ...  OK
Selecting the best aperture for each source
Aperture with index 0 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.00*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 22421 stars
Aperture with index 1 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.00*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for     0 stars
Aperture with index 2 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER -0.10*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 31548 stars
Aperture with index 3 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.10*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 19024 stars
Aperture with index 4 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.20*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 13831 stars
Aperture with index 5 (REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER +0.30*REFERENCE_APERTURE_DIAMETER) seems best for 29661 stars

done!  =)
TIMING select_aperture: 4 seconds
WARNING: Can't open candidates-transients.lst for reading! -- No candidates found?
Non-zero exit code of lib/transient_list
ERROR running  lib/create_list_of_candidate_transients.sh
Computing lightcurve statistics...  Will not compute variability indexes for objects having <1 points in lightcurve
You may disable this by commenting out the line '#define DROP_LIGHTCURVES_WITH_SMALL_NUMBER_OF_POINTS_FROM_ALL_PLOTS' in src/vast_limits.h an re-compiling VaST with 'make'

Computing, please wait a bit
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vast_lightcurve_statistics.log: 115936 objects, the longest string is 386 bytes.
Allocating memory for resorting the file.



----***** VaST processing WARNING *****----
You asked VaST to process 4 images, but only 1 were actually matched to the reference one.
Please investigate this!



**************************************************************
This error might be a bug, but it is far more likely that it is caused by 
inappropriate input data. A few simple things to check in the diagnostic
messages printed above (or the vast*.log files):
 * How many of the input images are matched?
 * Does the number of detected stars on each image look reasonable?
 * Do images have a sufficient overlap of at least about 20 percent?

You may run
 ./sextract_single_image /path/to/my/image/file.fit
to see how well VaST detects stars with the current SExtractor settings
(star detection settings can be changed in the default.sex configuration
file, see various examples in the VaST directory).

If you cannot identify the problem, please e-mail Kirill Sokolovsky 
Please try to describe the problem in details and, if possible, attach vast_summary.log
file and a few example images. If the images are too big to be sent by e-mail, please 
upload them through a web-form http://scan.sai.msu.ru/upload/
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Low percentage of matched images - we'll declare this an unsuccessful VaST run (exit code 1)
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ERROR running VaST on the field Aur-03-Q2b1x1 (less than 4 images processed)
exp_start= 18.01.2026 02:41:07.318  exp=   20.000  JD= 2461058.61200600  ap=  4.6  rotation=   0.000  *detected= 165432  *matched= 165432  status=OK     /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-41-07_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
exp_start= 22.02.2026 02:50:53.978  exp=   20.000  JD= 2461093.61879604  ap=  4.5  rotation= 174.722  *detected= 176090  *matched= 116485  status=OK     /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-50-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0054.fits
exp_start= 04.10.2026 08:23:33.784  exp=   20.000  JD= 2461317.84981231  ap=  3.0  rotation= -97.155  *detected=   151  *matched=    20  status=ERROR  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-23-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
exp_start= 04.10.2026 08:26:13.829  exp=   20.000  JD= 2461317.85166469  ap=  3.0  rotation= -97.155  *detected=   160  *matched=    21  status=ERROR  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-04_CI_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_032645_TTUQ2b1x1_396954_iMm5msLd/fd_Aur-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-04_03-26-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0124.fits
########### Completed Aur-03-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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ls: cannot access 'planets.txt': No such file or directory
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT):
ls: cannot access 'moons.txt': No such file or directory
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT):
ls: cannot access 'spacecraft.txt': No such file or directory
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ls: cannot access 'comets.txt': No such file or directory
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
ls: cannot access 'asassn_transients_list.txt': No such file or directory
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
ls: cannot access 'tocp_transients_list.txt': No such file or directory

=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Sun Oct  4 03:28:15 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 1 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 1 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
TIMING SExtractor: 3 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 4 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 4 seconds
FIELD_Aur-03-Q2b1x1: 49s (0.82 min)
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TOTAL_RUNTIME: 65s (1.08 min)
Finished: Sun Oct  4 03:29:20 CDT 2026