NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ

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Processing fields Cet-09-Q2b1x1

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 0

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Cet-09-Q2b1x1 reference image: Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits
Field Cet-09-Q2b1x1 reference image: Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Field Cet-09-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Field Cet-09-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU
HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Cet-09-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Cet-09-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Cet-09-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 293831 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 293831 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.png' -> 'transient_report/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits_preview.png'
Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits

renamed 'Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.png' -> 'transient_report/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits_preview.png'
Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits


Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold. ---------------------------------------------- INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2300.5383 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 471.8181 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1366.0950 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 523.8926 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1364.9348 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 523.1611 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 0.593815 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.001 INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/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 = 15.4300003051758 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 15.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-10-05T01:54:23.0643756' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-10-05T06:54:23.0643756' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61318.2877669446 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-10-05T06:54:32.9679322' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61318.2878815625 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 359.998989517241 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = -17.9999824933392 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 36.3702777777778 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 198.223611111111 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 1.68336776206281 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'East' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Cet-09' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '00 00 00' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '-18 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 20696 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20696 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 15.4300003051758 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 15.4300003051758 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 13.8 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 90.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 910.09 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 15.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 206.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 5.400432 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 4.00032 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/d_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits :) Spent 0.843012 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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/d_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 15.4399995803833 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 15.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-10-05T01:55:08.9231531' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-10-05T06:55:08.9231531' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61318.2882977198 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Cet-09' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '00 00 00' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '-18 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 20696 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20696 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 15.4399995803833 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 15.4399995803833 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 13.8 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 90.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 910.09 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 15.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 206.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 5.400432 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 4.00032 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/d_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits :) Spent 0.789301 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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/d_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits


fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.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/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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: 2461318.78788269 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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits Image size: 937.3'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 23:59:59.944 -18:00:06.42 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 00:00:01.815 -18:00:48.84 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 23:59:59.944 -18:00:06.42 Second-epoch image center 00:00:01.815 -18:00:48.84 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0139 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 00:00:04.995 -18:00:07.27 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 23:59:59.944 -18:00:06.42 Second-epoch image center 00:00:04.995 -18:00:07.27 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0200 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 00:00:01.815 -18:00:48.84 Second-epoch second image center 00:00:04.995 -18:00:07.27 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01709 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for a parallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XGewVM0kgX Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits &> /tmp/tmp.B1t91HVBGa Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0KyNKwhif7 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits &> /tmp/tmp.HePaDg8NS0 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits and wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits and wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits and wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max) Read 2460 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 351.5854 to 8.4425 deg, Dec -23.2540 to -12.6292 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 351.5854 to 8.4425 deg, Dec -23.2540 to -12.6292 deg Loaded 4133 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): 1989 out of 2020 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 2020 out of 2460 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.377200 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.377200 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.05 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.33 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.33
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max) Read 2460 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 351.5854 to 8.4425 deg, Dec -23.2540 to -12.6292 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 351.5854 to 8.4425 deg, Dec -23.2540 to -12.6292 deg Loaded 4133 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): 1989 out of 2020 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 2020 out of 2460 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits (aperture=6.1) The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max) Read 2454 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 351.5961 to 8.4401 deg, Dec -23.2424 to -12.6281 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 351.5961 to 8.4401 deg, Dec -23.2424 to -12.6281 deg Loaded 4123 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): 1992 out of 2014 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 2014 out of 2454 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits (aperture=6.1) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 5 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.2 pix Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits 2.2 pix Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits 2.2 pix fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits 2.2 pix fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 14.3 mag. Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits 14.3 mag. Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits 15.2 mag. fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits 15.2 mag. fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.2 (SNR ) 11.1 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.XGewVM0kgX (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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.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/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.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=208, bad_region=499, passed=2460 Got 2460 stars (including 1784 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2460 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.5854 through 0 to 8.4425, gap 8.4425 to 351.5854 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1726 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1723 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1723 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1723 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2032 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.5853 through 0 to 8.4425, gap 8.4425 to 351.5853 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1726 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1723 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2032 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1723 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2032 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 1723 stars left (next iteration limit 1895) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits N_match=1723 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.327 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.309 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.341 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.324 n_q1=568 n_q2=322 n_q3=534 n_q4=299 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.041 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits -region wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.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.B1t91HVBGa (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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.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/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.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=201, bad_region=492, passed=2454 Got 2454 stars (including 1791 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2454 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (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 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.5961 through 0 to 8.4401, gap 8.4401 to 351.5961 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.2 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1733 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1729 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1729 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1729 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2031 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.5952 through 0 to 8.4402, gap 8.4402 to 351.5952 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.2 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1733 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1729 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2031 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1729 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2031 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 1729 stars left (next iteration limit 1901) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits N_match=1729 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.320 n_q1=569 n_q2=319 n_q3=549 n_q4=292 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.054 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits -region wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.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.0KyNKwhif7 (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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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=311, bad_region=1121, passed=4662 Got 4662 stars (including 3286 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4662 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.5845 through 0 to 8.4402, gap 8.4402 to 351.5845 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3199 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3196 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3196 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3196 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3752 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 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.5848 through 0 to 8.4410, gap 8.4410 to 351.5848 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3200 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3195 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3752 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3195 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3752 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 3195 stars left (next iteration limit 3515) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3195 robust_rms=7.759 arcsec worst_region_rms=15.089 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=15.089 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3195 robust_rms=0.524 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.845 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.845 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3195 robust_rms=0.329 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.436 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.436 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3195 robust_rms_before=1.102 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.331 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.329 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.417 worst_region_rms_after=0.436 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.334 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.436 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.417 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.417 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.331 arcsec matched=3195 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits N_match=3195 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.333 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.348 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.298 n_q1=987 n_q2=604 n_q3=1015 n_q4=589 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.060 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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.HePaDg8NS0 (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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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=334, bad_region=1118, passed=4603 Got 4603 stars (including 3205 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4603 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.5845 through 0 to 8.4401, gap 8.4401 to 351.5845 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3122 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3120 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3120 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3120 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3697 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.5848 through 0 to 8.4409, gap 8.4409 to 351.5848 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3123 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3120 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3697 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3120 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3697 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Excluding outliers - 3120 stars left (next iteration limit 3432) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3120 robust_rms=7.850 arcsec worst_region_rms=14.355 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=14.355 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3120 robust_rms=0.573 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.800 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.800 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3120 robust_rms=0.367 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.409 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.409 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3120 robust_rms_before=1.129 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.360 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.367 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.402 worst_region_rms_after=0.409 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.280 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.409 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.402 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.402 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.360 arcsec matched=3120 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits N_match=3120 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.345 n_q1=967 n_q2=575 n_q3=1002 n_q4=576 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.049 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits sigma_overall=0.327 worst_q_ratio=1.041 ref2=Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits sigma_overall=0.335 worst_q_ratio=1.054 new1=fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits sigma_overall=0.328 worst_q_ratio=1.060 new2=fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits sigma_overall=0.365 worst_q_ratio=1.049 reference average sigma_overall=0.331 worst_q_ratio=1.0475 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472_astrometric_residuals.png (1723 matched stars from wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473_astrometric_residuals.png (1729 matched stars from wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284_astrometric_residuals.png (3195 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285_astrometric_residuals.png (3120 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-09-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits at 00:05:56.36 -20:39:15.1: 10.82 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits at 23:55:48.62 -17:47:26.5: 10.81 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits at 23:55:48.62 -17:47:26.5: 10.85 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits at 00:05:56.36 -20:39:15.1: 10.77 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 10.79 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:05:56.36 -20:39:15.1: ref_mag=10.79 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=10.9688 delta=-0.17 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 10.83 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:55:48.62 -17:47:26.5: ref_mag=10.83 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=10.9663 delta=-0.14 (need > 0.90) make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 3s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 3s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 20091_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 The candidate 20091_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 10 05.28788    2461318.78788    10.96    23:55:48.62 -17:47:26.5   5396 3061   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits Discovery image 2   2026 10 05.28841    2461318.78841    10.97    23:55:48.62 -17:47:26.5   5403 3068   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 20092_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 The candidate 20092_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 10 05.28788    2461318.78788    10.96    00:05:56.35 -20:39:15.1   3956 4797   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits Discovery image 2   2026 10 05.28841    2461318.78841    10.97    00:05:56.38 -20:39:15.1   3963 4804   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 20214_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 The candidate 20214_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 10 05.28841    2461318.78841    9.82    00:02:07.41 -14:40:36.3   4487 1184   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits **** FOUND 00:02:07.41 -14:40:36.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 20467_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 The candidate 20467_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 10 05.28841    2461318.78841    11.18    23:49:36.82 -15:50:59.5   6311 1900   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits **** FOUND 23:49:36.82 -15:50:59.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 01803_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 The candidate 01803_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 10 05.28841    2461318.78841    7.32    23:43:49.89 -15:17:08.9   7163 1569   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits **** FOUND 23:43:49.90 -15:17:08.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 6s Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-09-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/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits Image size: 937.3'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 23:59:59.944 -18:00:06.42 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 00:00:01.815 -18:00:48.84 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 23:59:59.944 -18:00:06.42 Second-epoch image center 00:00:01.815 -18:00:48.84 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0139 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 00:00:04.995 -18:00:07.27 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 23:59:59.944 -18:00:06.42 Second-epoch image center 00:00:04.995 -18:00:07.27 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0200 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 00:00:01.815 -18:00:48.84 Second-epoch second image center 00:00:04.995 -18:00:07.27 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01709 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for a parallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits &> /tmp/tmp.bj18SQNvjD Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits &> /tmp/tmp.lMBXNQymNi Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits &> /tmp/tmp.G94irB9MSg Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits &> /tmp/tmp.2XGCUi9FYX Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits and wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits and wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits and wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max) Read 14972 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 351.5847 to 8.4424 deg, Dec -23.2610 to -12.6028 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 351.5847 to 8.4424 deg, Dec -23.2610 to -12.6028 deg Loaded 4152 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): 3358 out of 3457 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3457 out of 14972 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.243850 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.243850 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.78 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.46 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.46
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max) Read 14972 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 351.5847 to 8.4424 deg, Dec -23.2610 to -12.6028 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 351.5847 to 8.4424 deg, Dec -23.2610 to -12.6028 deg Loaded 4152 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): 3358 out of 3457 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3457 out of 14972 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits (aperture=4.8) The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max) Read 15163 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 351.5857 to 8.4400 deg, Dec -23.2549 to -12.6016 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 351.5857 to 8.4400 deg, Dec -23.2549 to -12.6016 deg Loaded 4148 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): 3365 out of 3470 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3470 out of 15163 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits (aperture=4.7) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 7 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.1 pix Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits 2.1 pix Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits 2.1 pix fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits 2.1 pix fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 14.5 mag. Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits 14.5 mag. Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits 15.4 mag. fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits 15.4 mag. fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.4 (SNR ) 13.7 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.bj18SQNvjD (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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.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/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.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=7, blended=477, bad_region=2343, passed=14965 Got 14965 stars (including 12255 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14965 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.5847 through 0 to 8.4424, gap 8.4424 to 351.5847 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) 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: 4850 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4850 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4850 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13201 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.5844 through 0 to 8.4425, gap 8.4425 to 351.5844 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4859 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(), 13201 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13201 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits N_match=4851 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.417 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.417 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.395 n_q1=1541 n_q2=825 n_q3=1604 n_q4=881 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.043 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits -region wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.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.lMBXNQymNi (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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.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/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.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=621, bad_region=2493, passed=15162 Got 15162 stars (including 12248 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 15162 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (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 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.5857 through 0 to 8.4400, gap 8.4400 to 351.5857 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) 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: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4843 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13254 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.5846 through 0 to 8.4402, gap 8.4402 to 351.5846 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) 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: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13254 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13254 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Excluding outliers - 4843 stars left (next iteration limit 5327) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits N_match=4843 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.395 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.421 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.391 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.372 n_q1=1540 n_q2=830 n_q3=1606 n_q4=867 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.069 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits -region wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.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.G94irB9MSg (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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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=8, blended=888, bad_region=4885, passed=25307 Got 25307 stars (including 19672 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25307 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.5845 through 0 to 8.4824, gap 8.4824 to 351.5845 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4815 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4807 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4807 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4807 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21655 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.5848 through 0 to 8.4833, gap 8.4833 to 351.5848 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4815 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4806 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21655 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4806 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21655 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Excluding outliers - 4806 stars left (next iteration limit 5287) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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=4806 robust_rms=7.579 arcsec worst_region_rms=15.393 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=15.393 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4806 robust_rms=0.524 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.979 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.979 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4806 robust_rms=0.346 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.456 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.456 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4806 robust_rms_before=1.107 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.344 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.346 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.430 worst_region_rms_after=0.456 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.313 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.456 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.430 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.430 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.344 arcsec matched=4806 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits N_match=4806 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.344 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.307 n_q1=1498 n_q2=929 n_q3=1488 n_q4=891 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.086 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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.2XGCUi9FYX (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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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=10, blended=869, bad_region=4981, passed=25639 Got 25639 stars (including 19934 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25639 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.5845 through 0 to 8.4471, gap 8.4471 to 351.5845 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4814 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4803 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4803 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4803 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21920 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 RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.5848 through 0 to 8.4480, gap 8.4480 to 351.5848 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4814 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4801 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21920 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4801 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21919 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 4801 stars left (next iteration limit 5283) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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=4801 robust_rms=7.636 arcsec worst_region_rms=15.271 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=15.271 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4801 robust_rms=0.565 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.875 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.875 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4801 robust_rms=0.383 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.439 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.439 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4801 robust_rms_before=1.138 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.373 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.383 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.414 worst_region_rms_after=0.439 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.292 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.439 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.414 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.414 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.373 arcsec matched=4801 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits N_match=4801 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.409 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.358 n_q1=1491 n_q2=923 n_q3=1484 n_q4=903 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.082 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/wcs_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-09-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits at 00:13:19.58 -21:18:38.6: 13.85 +/- 0.16 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits at 00:18:28.77 -22:12:02.3: 13.78 +/- 0.17 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits at 23:48:54.34 -22:05:47.1: 14.24 +/- 0.24 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits at 00:15:33.03 -21:23:29.4: 14.05 +/- 0.18 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-35-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0472.fits at 00:04:33.82 -20:54:14.6: 13.36 +/- 0.10 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits at 00:15:33.03 -21:23:29.4: 14.27 +/- 0.23 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits at 00:13:19.58 -21:18:38.6: 13.93 +/- 0.17 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits at 00:04:33.82 -20:54:14.6: 13.52 +/- 0.12 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits at 00:18:28.77 -22:12:02.3: 13.72 +/- 0.16 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-36-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits at 23:48:54.34 -22:05:47.1: 14.03 +/- 0.20 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.43 +/- 0.08 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.75 +/- 0.12 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.89 +/- 0.12 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.13 +/- 0.14 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.12 +/- 0.15 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:13:19.58 -21:18:38.6: ref_mag=13.89 +/- 0.12 new_mean_mag=13.6425 delta=0.24 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:18:28.77 -22:12:02.3: ref_mag=13.75 +/- 0.12 new_mean_mag=13.6072 delta=0.14 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:15:33.03 -21:23:29.4: ref_mag=14.13 +/- 0.14 new_mean_mag=13.7474 delta=0.39 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:04:33.82 -20:54:14.6: ref_mag=13.43 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=13.4564 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:48:54.34 -22:05:47.1: ref_mag=14.12 +/- 0.15 new_mean_mag=13.7821 delta=0.34 (need > 0.90) make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 22901_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 The candidate 22901_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 10 05.28788    2461318.78788    13.41    00:04:33.82 -20:54:14.6   4152 4946   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits Discovery image 2   2026 10 05.28841    2461318.78841    13.52    00:04:33.82 -20:54:14.5   4159 4953   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 23152_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 The candidate 23152_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 10 05.28788    2461318.78788    13.62    00:13:19.59 -21:18:38.0   2916 5214   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits Discovery image 2   2026 10 05.28841    2461318.78841    13.67    00:13:19.57 -21:18:39.1   2923 5221   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 23230_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 The candidate 23230_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 10 05.28788    2461318.78788    13.65    00:18:28.77 -22:12:02.1   2198 5777   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits Discovery image 2   2026 10 05.28841    2461318.78841    13.57    00:18:28.77 -22:12:02.6   2206 5784   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 23321_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 The candidate 23321_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 10 05.28788    2461318.78788    13.72    00:15:33.01 -21:23:29.5   2602 5271   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits Discovery image 2   2026 10 05.28841    2461318.78841    13.77    00:15:33.05 -21:23:29.3   2609 5278   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 23480_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 The candidate 23480_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 10 05.28788    2461318.78788    13.74    23:48:54.34 -22:05:47.7   6357 5678   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-54-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits Discovery image 2   2026 10 05.28841    2461318.78841    13.83    23:48:54.33 -22:05:46.5   6364 5685   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 12864_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 The candidate 12864_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 10 05.28841    2461318.78841    10.01    00:02:07.41 -14:40:36.3   4487 1184   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits **** FOUND 00:02:07.41 -14:40:36.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 13583_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 The candidate 13583_fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 10 05.28841    2461318.78841    7.57    23:43:49.89 -15:17:08.8   7163 1569   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-05_CI_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_015608_TTUQ2b1x1_1875484_pHYW87aQ/fd_Cet-09-Q2b1x1_2026-10-05_01-55-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits **** FOUND 23:43:49.89 -15:17:08.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-09-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### ########### Completed Cet-09-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 #### ################################################################################### renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461318.78788269 -observatory V36 14:10:48.43 -15:33:21.5 Mercury (-0.0mag) 14:12:28.25 -21:09:29.4 Venus (-4.7mag) 08:25:31.66 +20:21:33.5 Mars (1.1mag) 09:30:18.64 +15:23:56.5 Jupiter (-1.9mag) 00:44:12.32 +01:48:05.6 Saturn (0.3mag) 04:12:39.24 +20:59:24.8 Uranus (5.6mag) 00:10:57.01 -00:21:42.9 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:24:16.85 -23:43:24.5 Pluto (14.5mag) 08:31:51.86 +20:39:03.7 Moon (-9.8mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Oct 5 02:00 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461318.78788269: 09:30:25.90 +15:23:17.9 Io (9.6mag) 09:30:22.07 +15:23:39.8 Europa (6.2mag) 09:30:34.59 +15:22:30.1 Ganymede (8.1mag) 09:30:25.01 +15:23:23.5 Callisto (6.9mag) 09:29:36.54 +15:45:36.7 Himalia (15.6mag) 09:30:16.03 +15:24:10.3 Thebe (16.5mag) 09:28:37.41 +15:44:03.3 Elara (17.5mag) 09:33:06.39 +14:46:41.0 Pasiphae (17.8mag) 09:29:21.22 +15:49:26.4 Carme (18.9mag) 00:44:23.72 +01:47:57.9 Titan (8.2mag) 00:44:11.19 +01:47:46.5 Rhea (9.6mag) 00:43:33.72 +01:45:41.0 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:44:14.09 +01:48:23.5 Hyperion (14.1mag) 00:42:35.23 +01:35:57.2 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Oct 5 02:00 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461318.78788269: 02:06:15.45 +20:53:33.0 JWST 14:35:12.90 +53:01:04.2 Chandra 11:33:56.05 -60:34:19.5 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Oct 5 02:00 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461318.78788269 -observatory V36 03:47:23.12 +20:09:14.0 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:19:31.52 -33:38:19.0 14.7mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:37:06.41 -72:00:11.1 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:16:24.80 +34:28:24.7 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 05:03:34.40 +48:14:59.6 16.9mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 07:27:34.22 +25:31:36.5 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 15:27:40.31 -18:04:25.7 15.2mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 08:58:46.86 +35:03:15.7 16.1mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 18:25:54.32 +41:48:43.7 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 05:45:32.93 -13:30:08.8 16.7mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 07:15:36.81 +12:29:50.8 17.7mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 12:05:51.82 +16:29:53.9 16.3mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 13:44:55.29 -02:12:31.7 16.6mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 18:17:44.76 +67:27:10.6 16.0mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 02:42:51.47 +44:05:39.0 17.7mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 12:39:47.57 +13:40:09.4 17.7mag A/2026 E1 00:41:24.90 +19:44:18.4 17.8mag 2P/Encke 22:51:43.97 -32:56:29.4 14.3mag 10P/Tempel 02:02:09.24 +39:27:31.2 16.9mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 12:07:07.59 -07:40:00.1 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 00:26:26.57 -08:39:14.8 15.5mag 65P/Gunn 07:27:16.07 +16:39:26.6 13.8mag 78P/Gehrels 03:05:43.07 +14:36:28.1 17.5mag 88P/Howell 07:16:39.29 +38:26:11.9 17.1mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 08:48:00.70 +16:17:26.3 17.8mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 11:28:22.92 +14:39:22.8 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley 13:51:33.85 -30:26:18.8 17.8mag 124P/Mrkos 06:46:11.49 +19:34:22.1 15.7mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 23:36:26.63 +00:32:12.4 17.2mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 22:38:46.53 -02:11:55.3 9.5mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 10:05:37.11 +35:47:30.7 16.8mag 162P/Siding Spring 10:03:29.72 +03:09:24.1 13.7mag 169P/NEAT 03:31:55.88 +05:22:38.5 14.7mag 220P/McNaught 05:53:14.98 +43:50:38.8 15.4mag 260P/McNaught 07:17:48.34 +25:47:32.1 18.0mag 266P/Christensen 15:46:35.30 -03:16:08.5 18.0mag 391P/Kowalski 09:49:55.41 +32:00:57.8 18.0mag 493P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 1.8K Oct 5 02:00 comets.txt ############################################################ 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Oct 5 02:00 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 191K Oct 5 02:00 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 89K Oct 5 02:00 tns_transients_list.txt

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