FITS images used in this processing run:

Field PsA-04-Q2b1x1 reference image: PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Field PsA-04-Q2b1x1 reference image: PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
Field PsA-04-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Field PsA-04-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461230.90518097 09.07.2026 09:43:17.636   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
First image: 2461230.90518097 09.07.2026 09:43:17.636   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Last  image: 2461318.72841429 05.10.2026 05:28:44.995   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -8.62
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: 29 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):  3181
Objects passed selection criteria:  3174
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.4    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.5    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 2032.75
Average stars matched: 1386.5 (68.2081 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   229532 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Sun Oct  4 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-232-g1547b37e
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-04)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Mon Oct  5 01:02:12 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: 2461230.90518097 09.07.2026 09:43:17.636   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
First image: 2461230.90518097 09.07.2026 09:43:17.636   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Last  image: 2461318.72841429 05.10.2026 05:28:44.995   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 25
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -8.25
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: 56 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):  16747
Objects passed selection criteria:  16722
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: 12201.2
Average stars matched: 9072.25 (74.3551 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   240812 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Sun Oct  4 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-232-g1547b37e
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-04)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Mon Oct  5 01:04:32 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
#######################################
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: 
PsA-04-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting PsA-04-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing PsA-04-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 318862 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 318857 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.png' -> 'transient_report/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits_preview.png'

PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits


renamed 'PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.png' -> 'transient_report/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits_preview.png'

PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.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= 5803.9075
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 1097.5368
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2295.4103
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 629.9116
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2291.4223
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 628.4517
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 0.395494
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.002
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 =     16.6200008392334 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 16.1 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits 
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/d_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits :)

Spent 0.881898 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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/d_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     16.6900005340576 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 16.1 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/d_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits :)

Spent 0.884689 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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/d_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits



fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.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/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.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/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.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: 2461318.72799417
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Image size: 937.5'x625.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 22:57:25.622 -34:00:40.75 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Image size: 936.9'x624.8'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 22:57:22.928 -33:59:53.23 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 22:57:25.622 -34:00:40.75
Second-epoch image center 22:57:22.928 -33:59:53.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0162 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_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
Image size: 936.9'x624.8'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 22:57:23.475 -33:59:51.25 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 22:57:25.622 -34:00:40.75
Second-epoch image center 22:57:23.475 -33:59:51.25
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0156 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  22:57:22.928 -33:59:53.23
Second-epoch second image center 22:57:23.475 -33:59:51.25
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00197 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/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits &> /tmp/tmp.KkMFQ2zHKV
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wtIc5EBTIp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits &> /tmp/tmp.d123FCRXIn
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits &> /tmp/tmp.SIoXILZRi3
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.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_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.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_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits) and catalog (wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 1183 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 334.4424 to 353.9626 deg, Dec -39.1780 to -28.5199 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 334.4424 to 353.9626 deg, Dec -39.1780 to -28.5199 deg
Loaded 5070 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): 876 out of 882 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 882 out of 1183 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 21.904500
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=21.904500
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -8.62
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  13.28

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  13.28

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 1183 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 334.4424 to 353.9626 deg, Dec -39.1780 to -28.5199 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 334.4424 to 353.9626 deg, Dec -39.1780 to -28.5199 deg
Loaded 5070 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): 876 out of 882 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 882 out of 1183 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits (aperture=6.5)
Read 1486 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 334.4427 to 353.9628 deg, Dec -39.2404 to -28.5200 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 334.4427 to 353.9628 deg, Dec -39.2404 to -28.5200 deg
Loaded 5104 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): 1168 out of 1175 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 1175 out of 1486 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits (aperture=6.0)
____ 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:
 2.3 pix  PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
 2.2 pix  PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
 2.7 pix  fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
 2.5 pix  fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 13.3 mag.  PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
 13.6 mag.  PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
 14.7 mag.  fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
 14.8 mag.  fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.7 (SNR )  10.2 (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.KkMFQ2zHKV (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits' -> 'wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.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/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.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=120, bad_region=243, passed=1183
Got 1183 stars (including 844 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1183 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 254 to 309 (Dec -39.2 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 810 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 810 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 802 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 810 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 943 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 

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 254 to 309 (Dec -39.2 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 810 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 810 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 941 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 810 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 941 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Excluding outliers - 810 stars left (next iteration limit 891)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits N_match=810 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.457 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.506 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.499 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.450 n_q1=269 n_q2=116 n_q3=285 n_q4=140 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.108
The image catalog is written to wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits -region wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.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.wtIc5EBTIp (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits' -> 'wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.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/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.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=145, bad_region=304, passed=1486
Got 1486 stars (including 1052 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1486 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.2 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1015 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1015 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1012 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1015 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1196 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 

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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.2 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1015 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1015 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1196 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1015 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1196 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Excluding outliers - 1015 stars left (next iteration limit 1116)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits N_match=1015 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.435 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.455 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.517 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.377 n_q1=351 n_q2=161 n_q3=344 n_q4=159 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.187
The image catalog is written to wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits -region wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.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.d123FCRXIn (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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.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=212, bad_region=865, passed=3919
Got 3919 stars (including 2888 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3919 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013013 (46.8 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010410 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2790 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2788 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2788 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2788 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3217 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 

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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2790 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2789 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3217 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2789 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3217 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Excluding outliers - 2789 stars left (next iteration limit 3066)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2789 robust_rms=7.488 arcsec worst_region_rms=16.815 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=16.815 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2789 robust_rms=0.415 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.742 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.742 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2789 robust_rms=0.346 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.482 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.482 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2789 robust_rms_before=0.936 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.336 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.346 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.516 worst_region_rms_after=0.482 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.128 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.482
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.516 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.516 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.336 arcsec matched=2789
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits N_match=2789 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.345 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.322 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.323 n_q1=874 n_q2=547 n_q3=854 n_q4=514 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.096
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits -region wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.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.SIoXILZRi3 (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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.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=243, bad_region=886, passed=3877
Got 3877 stars (including 2811 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3877 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013013 (46.8 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010410 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.2 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2712 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2709 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2709 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2709 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3161 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.2 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2712 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2710 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3161 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2710 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3161 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Excluding outliers - 2710 stars left (next iteration limit 2979)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2710 robust_rms=7.408 arcsec worst_region_rms=17.272 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=17.272 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2710 robust_rms=0.393 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.651 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.651 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2710 robust_rms=0.340 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.454 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.454 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2710 robust_rms_before=0.918 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.330 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.340 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.454 worst_region_rms_after=0.454 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.143 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.454
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.454 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.454 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.330 arcsec matched=2710
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits N_match=2710 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.370 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.341 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.325 n_q1=840 n_q2=544 n_q3=827 n_q4=499 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.093
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits -region wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.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_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits'
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits sigma_overall=0.457 worst_q_ratio=1.108
ref2=PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits sigma_overall=0.435 worst_q_ratio=1.187
new1=fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits sigma_overall=0.345 worst_q_ratio=1.096
new2=fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits sigma_overall=0.339 worst_q_ratio=1.093
reference average sigma_overall=0.446 worst_q_ratio=1.1475
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207_astrometric_residuals.png (810 matched stars from wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.42 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403_astrometric_residuals.png (1015 matched stars from wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.39 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196_astrometric_residuals.png (2789 matched stars from wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197_astrometric_residuals.png (2710 matched stars from wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field PsA-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field PsA-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
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/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.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_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Image size: 937.5'x625.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 22:57:25.622 -34:00:40.75 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Image size: 936.9'x624.8'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 22:57:22.928 -33:59:53.23 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 22:57:25.622 -34:00:40.75
Second-epoch image center 22:57:22.928 -33:59:53.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0162 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_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
Image size: 936.9'x624.8'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 22:57:23.475 -33:59:51.25 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 22:57:25.622 -34:00:40.75
Second-epoch image center 22:57:23.475 -33:59:51.25
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0156 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  22:57:22.928 -33:59:53.23
Second-epoch second image center 22:57:23.475 -33:59:51.25
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00197 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/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits &> /tmp/tmp.34XWpUcABL
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits &> /tmp/tmp.X72fFGNTyY
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits &> /tmp/tmp.o84Jx06ZDC
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits &> /tmp/tmp.rcTudiqQ5u
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.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_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.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_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits) and catalog (wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 9043 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 334.4155 to 354.1392 deg, Dec -39.2769 to -28.4989 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 334.4155 to 354.1392 deg, Dec -39.2769 to -28.4989 deg
Loaded 5175 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): 4151 out of 4206 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4206 out of 9043 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 21.687300
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=21.687300
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -8.25
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  13.44

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  13.44

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 9043 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 334.4155 to 354.1392 deg, Dec -39.2769 to -28.4989 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 334.4155 to 354.1392 deg, Dec -39.2769 to -28.4989 deg
Loaded 5175 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): 4151 out of 4206 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4206 out of 9043 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits (aperture=4.7)
Read 10991 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 334.4156 to 354.1393 deg, Dec -39.2569 to -28.4575 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 334.4156 to 354.1393 deg, Dec -39.2569 to -28.4575 deg
Loaded 5179 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): 4121 out of 4191 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4191 out of 10991 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 10 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.1 pix  PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
 2.1 pix  PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
 2.7 pix  fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
 2.4 pix  fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 13.4 mag.  PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
 13.8 mag.  PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
 14.7 mag.  fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
 14.8 mag.  fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.7 (SNR )  12.8 (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.34XWpUcABL (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits' -> 'wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.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/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.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=1, blended=213, bad_region=1607, passed=9042
Got 9042 stars (including 7252 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9042 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4854 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: 0.62" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7781 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.60" 

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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4854 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(), 7781 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.62" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7781 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.64" 
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_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.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_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits N_match=4851 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.652 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.623 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.606 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.753 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.567 n_q1=1671 n_q2=799 n_q3=1550 n_q4=831 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.155
The image catalog is written to wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits -region wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.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.X72fFGNTyY (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits' -> 'wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.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/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.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=1, blended=284, bad_region=1588, passed=10990
Got 10990 stars (including 9156 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 10990 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4858 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: 0.50" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4854 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9779 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50" 

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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4858 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4856 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9779 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4856 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9779 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52" 
Excluding outliers - 4856 stars left (next iteration limit 5339)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.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_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits N_match=4856 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.547 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.555 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.602 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.546 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.494 n_q1=1643 n_q2=737 n_q3=1655 n_q4=821 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.101
The image catalog is written to wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits -region wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.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.o84Jx06ZDC (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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.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=1, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=770, bad_region=3461, passed=19296
Got 19296 stars (including 15336 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 19296 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013013 (46.8 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010410 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4858 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4852 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4853 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4852 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16644 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 

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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4858 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4853 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16644 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4853 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16644 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Excluding outliers - 4853 stars left (next iteration limit 5337)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4853 robust_rms=7.375 arcsec worst_region_rms=14.949 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=14.949 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4853 robust_rms=0.452 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.766 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.766 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4853 robust_rms=0.394 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.509 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.509 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4853 robust_rms_before=0.963 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.381 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.394 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.535 worst_region_rms_after=0.509 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.152 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.509
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.535 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.535 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.381 arcsec matched=4853
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits N_match=4853 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.393 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.379 n_q1=1505 n_q2=938 n_q3=1520 n_q4=890 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.038
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits -region wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.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.rcTudiqQ5u (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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.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=1, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=940, bad_region=3670, passed=20161
Got 20161 stars (including 16002 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 20161 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013013 (46.8 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010410 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4855 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4850 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4850 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4850 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17327 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
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: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17327 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17327 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Excluding outliers - 4851 stars left (next iteration limit 5335)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.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=4851 robust_rms=7.325 arcsec worst_region_rms=14.947 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=14.947 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4851 robust_rms=0.436 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.665 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.665 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4851 robust_rms=0.384 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.482 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.482 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4851 robust_rms_before=0.938 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.368 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.384 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.505 worst_region_rms_after=0.482 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.171 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.482
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.505 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.505 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.368 arcsec matched=4851
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits N_match=4851 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.344 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.396 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.362 n_q1=1513 n_q2=927 n_q3=1530 n_q4=881 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.077
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
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The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.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_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.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_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/wcs_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field PsA-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 23:11:11.60 -38:13:30.2:  12.96 +/- 0.20  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 23:03:22.90 -32:20:58.7:  12.60 +/- 0.11  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-43-17_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 23:19:47.89 -37:19:18.5:  12.67 +/- 0.15  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits at 23:03:22.90 -32:20:58.7:  12.65 +/- 0.09  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits at 23:11:11.60 -38:13:30.2:  12.93 +/- 0.15  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_04-19-55_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0403.fits at 23:19:47.89 -37:19:18.5:  12.99 +/- 0.15  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.63 +/- 0.07
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.94 +/- 0.12
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.82 +/- 0.11
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:03:22.90 -32:20:58.7: ref_mag=12.63 +/- 0.07 new_mean_mag=12.6843 delta=-0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:11:11.60 -38:13:30.2: ref_mag=12.94 +/- 0.12 new_mean_mag=12.6645 delta=0.28 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:19:47.89 -37:19:18.5: ref_mag=12.82 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=12.3755 delta=0.45 (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: 1s
  
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Considering the candidate 22179_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197
The candidate 22179_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 05.22799    2461318.72799    12.67    23:03:22.91 -32:20:58.7   4024 2204   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 05.22841    2461318.72841    12.70    23:03:22.90 -32:20:58.7   4025 2205   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 22461_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197
The candidate 22461_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 05.22841    2461318.72841    10.50    22:53:30.71 -32:55:40.6   5282 2552   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits

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Considering the candidate 22479_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197
The candidate 22479_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 05.22841    2461318.72841    10.60    22:37:45.81 -31:47:46.8   7319 1924   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits

Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
  
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Considering the candidate 22511_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197
The candidate 22511_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 05.22841    2461318.72841    10.74    23:04:41.50 -34:03:07.3   3875 3235   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits

Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
  
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Considering the candidate 22612_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197
The candidate 22612_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 05.22841    2461318.72841    11.02    22:39:26.58 -31:11:18.9   7119 1546   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits

Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
  
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Considering the candidate 22811_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197
The candidate 22811_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 05.22841    2461318.72841    11.53    22:41:00.56 -30:16:17.5   6939 0981   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits

Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
  
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Considering the candidate 23351_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197
The candidate 23351_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 05.22799    2461318.72799    12.41    23:19:47.88 -37:19:18.7   2081 5283   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 05.22841    2461318.72841    12.34    23:19:47.90 -37:19:18.3   2082 5283   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 23650_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197
The candidate 23650_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 05.22799    2461318.72799    12.70    23:11:11.60 -38:13:29.9   3139 5781   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-08_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 05.22841    2461318.72841    12.64    23:11:11.61 -38:13:30.4   3140 5782   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 23672_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197
The candidate 23672_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 05.22841    2461318.72841    12.72    23:14:10.07 -37:52:54.3   2777 5588   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits

Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
  
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Considering the candidate 04030_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197
The candidate 04030_fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 05.22841    2461318.72841    10.66    22:54:18.74 -34:23:26.1   5173 3434   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_003011_TTUQ2b1x1_1202079_PJVfl67Y/fd_PsA-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_00-28-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0197.fits

**** FOUND  22:54:18.76 -34:23:26.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 2s
Prepared the HTML report for the field PsA-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed PsA-04-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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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)2461318.72799417 -observatory V36
14:10:31.61 -15:31:31.3 Mercury (-0.0mag)
14:12:29.15 -21:09:24.3 Venus (-4.7mag)
08:25:22.97 +20:21:58.6 Mars (1.1mag)
09:30:16.15 +15:24:07.6 Jupiter (-1.9mag)
00:44:13.38 +01:48:12.2 Saturn (0.3mag)
04:12:39.54 +20:59:25.5 Uranus (5.6mag)
00:10:57.38 -00:21:40.5 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:24:16.94 -23:43:24.4 Pluto (14.5mag)
08:27:43.15 +20:49:45.8 Moon (-9.8mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461318.72799417:
09:30:23.26 +15:23:30.0 Io (9.6mag)
09:30:20.61 +15:23:45.4 Europa (6.2mag)
09:30:32.40 +15:22:39.7 Ganymede (8.1mag)
09:30:23.16 +15:23:31.3 Callisto (6.9mag)
09:29:33.81 +15:45:48.2 Himalia (15.6mag)
09:30:14.26 +15:24:17.8 Thebe (16.5mag)
09:28:34.78 +15:44:13.5 Elara (17.5mag)
09:33:04.10 +14:46:52.3 Pasiphae (17.8mag)
09:29:19.00 +15:49:36.6 Carme (18.9mag)
00:44:24.88 +01:48:03.9 Titan (8.2mag)
00:44:11.77 +01:47:53.6 Rhea (9.6mag)
00:43:34.75 +01:45:48.1 Iapetus (11.0mag)
00:44:15.45 +01:48:29.9 Hyperion (14.1mag)
00:42:36.33 +01:36:04.0 Phoebe (16.4mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461318.72799417:
02:06:07.23 +20:51:58.5 JWST
14:03:18.07 +53:54:13.2 Chandra
10:51:45.91 -58:47:20.5 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461318.72799417 -observatory V36
03:47:23.61 +20:09:11.1 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:19:28.62 -33:38:24.2 14.7mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:37:04.66 -71:59:57.0 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:16:25.05 +34:28:18.3 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
05:03:36.95 +48:14:46.1 16.9mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
07:27:32.53 +25:31:39.0 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
15:27:39.92 -18:04:07.4 15.2mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:58:44.81 +35:02:54.7 16.1mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
18:25:54.08 +41:48:54.8 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
05:45:32.38 -13:30:05.2 16.7mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
07:15:37.12 +12:30:41.1 17.7mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
12:05:45.24 +16:30:11.8 16.3mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
13:44:51.74 -02:12:13.6 16.6mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
18:17:30.30 +67:28:24.3 16.0mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
02:42:55.40 +44:06:04.6 17.7mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
12:39:44.07 +13:39:49.3 17.7mag A/2026 E1
00:41:33.14 +19:44:39.5 17.8mag 2P/Encke
22:51:40.52 -32:57:10.4 14.3mag 10P/Tempel
02:02:04.45 +39:27:45.1 16.9mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR
12:07:05.14 -07:39:42.6 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
00:26:29.06 -08:39:05.9 15.5mag 65P/Gunn
07:27:10.79 +16:39:48.8 13.8mag 78P/Gehrels
03:05:46.21 +14:36:36.2 17.5mag 88P/Howell
07:16:26.11 +38:25:04.1 17.1mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
08:47:51.79 +16:18:40.4 17.8mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
11:28:15.35 +14:40:12.0 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley
13:51:24.97 -30:25:14.8 17.8mag 124P/Mrkos
06:46:08.54 +19:34:31.0 15.7mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
23:36:28.58 +00:32:26.5 17.2mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma
22:39:25.48 -02:15:30.3 9.5mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
10:05:28.74 +35:47:45.6 16.8mag 162P/Siding Spring
10:03:20.93 +03:10:19.3 13.7mag 169P/NEAT
03:31:57.11 +05:23:05.8 14.7mag 220P/McNaught
05:53:08.43 +43:49:47.0 15.4mag 260P/McNaught
07:17:42.77 +25:47:36.7 18.0mag 266P/Christensen
15:46:32.16 -03:15:46.5 18.0mag 391P/Kowalski
09:49:51.55 +32:01:12.0 18.0mag 493P/LONEOS
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
08:07:27.96 -65:51:03.90  ASASSN-26fi  2026-10-1.36 15.82
21:02:34.66 +23:57:26.20  ASASSN-26fh  2026-10-1.27 15.94
20:00:16.62 +03:26:29.90  AT2026adfv  2026-10-1.3 16.42
00:08:42.74 -32:33:16.50  SN2026abhc  2026-09-29.15 15.57
21:02:30.26 -19:27:41.80  SN2026acxa  2026-09-29.13 14.65
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
22:37:05.64 +34:24:35.00  SN2026aaiv  2026-09-7.25 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
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
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
22:05:02.06 +20:49:01.2  TCP J22050206+2049012  2026-10-03.5715  17.13Cmag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
02:30:40.630 +02:46:53.02  AT 2026acdo  2026-09-15.85 21.95
02:09:16.870 +01:28:36.92  AT 2026acdn  2026-09-15.84 22.4
01:52:25.390 -01:02:18.80  AT 2026acdm  2026-09-15.84 21.59
01:26:00.430 +05:11:07.70  AT 2026acdl  2026-09-13.85 22.3
00:59:21.730 +05:19:21.52  AT 2026acdk  2026-09-12.90 22.44
01:52:37.109 +00:19:05.30  AT 2026acdj  2026-09-12.77 22.53
01:45:08.290 +04:57:01.83  AT 2026acdi  2026-09-12.77 22.56
23:52:08.000 +02:30:09.80  AT 2026acdh  2026-09-12.74 22.38
23:00:43.000 +00:08:30.74  AT 2026acdg  2026-09-12.73 22.19
23:43:16.060 +01:40:02.02  AT 2026acdf  2026-09-10.84 22.6
01:56:12.660 +01:50:37.08  AT 2026acde  2026-09-10.77 22.48
01:20:44.400 +06:02:00.40  AT 2026acdd  2026-09-10.77 21.86
01:13:31.990 +04:24:23.63  AT 2026acdc  2026-09-10.76 22.79
01:15:03.600 +05:10:37.90  AT 2026acdb  2026-09-08.89 22.67
01:07:11.080 +05:05:45.33  AT 2026acda  2026-09-08.89 22.57
02:31:08.610 -00:16:42.93  AT 2026accz  2026-09-08.85 22.57
02:03:05.540 +01:55:47.58  AT 2026accy  2026-09-08.84 22.4
01:59:22.490 +00:05:02.08  AT 2026accx  2026-09-08.84 22.22
01:21:28.510 +02:30:23.28  AT 2026accw  2026-09-08.83 22.18
01:06:56.650 +00:08:23.74  AT 2026accv  2026-09-08.82 22.3
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Mon Oct  5 01:00:45 CDT 2026
=======================================
TIMING SExtractor: 15 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 5 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 4 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 2 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 31s (0.52 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 45s (0.75 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 21s (0.35 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 8s (0.13 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 0s (0.00 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 107s (1.78 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 15 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 1 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 8 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 27 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 63s (1.05 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 1s (0.02 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 36s (0.60 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: 1s (0.02 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: 2s (0.03 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 103s (1.72 min)
FIELD_PsA-04-Q2b1x1: 252s (4.20 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 268s (4.47 min)
Finished: Mon Oct  5 01:05:13 CDT 2026