## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.67777097 09.01.2026 04:15:49.412 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
First image: 2461049.67777097 09.01.2026 04:15:49.412 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
Last image: 2461319.85693738 06.10.2026 08:33:49.390 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-33-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 10
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.27
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 673 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 11168
Objects passed selection criteria: 11138
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 8930.75
Average stars matched: 8112.25 (90.835 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 236032 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Sun Oct 4 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-232-g1547b37e
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-04)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Tue Oct 6 08:31:37 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC=
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK=
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN=
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU
HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP=
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION=
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER=
HOME=
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory:
Tau-02-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Tau-02-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Tau-02-Q2b1x1
WARNING: server tau is low on disk space, only 38837 MB free at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
WARNING: server tau is low on disk space, only 38837 MB free at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.png' -> 'transient_report/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits_preview.png'
Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
renamed 'Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-33-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0437.png' -> 'transient_report/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-33-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits_preview.png'
Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-33-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 529.0259
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 655.2036
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 937.9956
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 653.1156
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 937.4484
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 652.9816
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INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 1.77306
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.000
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 15.0900001525879 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 16.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.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= '2026-10-06T03:32:57.2766433' / Time of observation (local)" status=0
Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-10-06T08:32:57.2766433' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0
Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61319.3562184721 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0
Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-10-06T08:33:07.1777105' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0
Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61319.3563330672 / 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 = 55.3843684461343 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0
Record 32: "DEC = 21.99983089416 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0
Record 33: "CENTALT = 72.7794444444444 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0
Record 34: "CENTAZ = 128.911388888889 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0
Record 35: "AIRMASS = 1.04676224960499 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0
Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / 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 = 'Tau-02' / Name of the object of interest" status=0
Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '03 41 32' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0
Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+22 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 = 20669 / [step] Focuser position" status=0
Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20669 / [step] Focuser position" status=0
Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0
Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 15.0900001525879 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 15.0900001525879 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0
Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 11.4 / [degC] Dew point" status=0
Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 74.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0
Record 57: "PRESSURE= 905.38 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0
Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 16.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0
Record 59: "WINDDIR = 24.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0
Record 60: "WINDGUST= 1.800144 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0
Record 61: "WINDSPD = 1.800144 / [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
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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_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.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_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.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_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/d_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits :)
Spent 2.224866 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_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/d_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.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_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.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_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 15.0900001525879 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 16.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-33-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-33-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-33-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0437.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= '2026-10-06T03:33:49.3908645' / Time of observation (local)" status=0
Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-10-06T08:33:49.3908645' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0
Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61319.3568216437 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0
Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-10-06T08:33:59.2955623' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0
Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61319.3569362848 / 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 = 55.3843683878665 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0
Record 32: "DEC = 21.9998308735517 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0
Record 33: "CENTALT = 72.9194444444445 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0
Record 34: "CENTAZ = 129.401388888889 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0
Record 35: "AIRMASS = 1.0459750888777 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0
Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / 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
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-33-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-33-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0437.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_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-33-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0437.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_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/d_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-33-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits :)
Spent 1.798327 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_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/d_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-33-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0437.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_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-33-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0437.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_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-33-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0437.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_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-33-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-33-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0437.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/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-33-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.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/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_034346_TTUQ2b1x1_602472_6vUGjDLn/fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-33-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0437.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: 2461319.85633421
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
'tocp_transients_list.txt' -> '../tocp_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-33-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:41:33.276 +21:59:52.28 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits (1st new image)
verification FAILED: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits, 1 errors
WARNING: the input file wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits seems to be a FITS image that does not fully comply with the FITS standard.
Checking if the filename extension and FITS header look reasonable...
wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
FITSIO status = 207: illegal character in keyword
Character 9 in this keyword is illegal. Hex Value = FFFFFF81
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Name of keyword no. 145 contains illegal character(s): rށځ
Failed to read the required primary array header keywords.
ffopen could not interpret primary array header of file:
wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
ERROR: the input image file wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits did not pass verification as a valid FITS file
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ERROR in util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh: cannot determine IMAGE_CENTER__SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE
The command line was: util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_03-32-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits | grep 'Image center:' | awk '{print " "}'
########### Completed Tau-02-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461319.85633421 -observatory V36
14:15:43.39 -16:05:35.7 Mercury (-0.0mag)
14:11:58.41 -21:10:43.3 Venus (-4.7mag)
08:28:04.95 +20:13:56.3 Mars (1.1mag)
09:31:02.27 +15:20:37.3 Jupiter (-1.9mag)
00:43:53.75 +01:46:06.8 Saturn (0.3mag)
04:12:33.72 +20:59:10.9 Uranus (5.6mag)
00:10:50.58 -00:22:24.5 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:24:15.47 -23:43:26.7 Pluto (14.5mag)
09:30:37.14 +15:21:11.9 Moon (-9.4mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Oct 6 08:33 planets.txt
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461319.85633421:
09:30:57.97 +15:21:01.6 Io (6.1mag)
09:30:52.78 +15:21:29.5 Europa (6.2mag)
09:31:07.18 +15:20:10.7 Ganymede (5.6mag)
09:30:57.17 +15:21:05.8 Callisto (6.9mag)
09:30:24.75 +15:42:08.9 Himalia (15.6mag)
09:31:06.15 +15:20:17.9 Thebe (16.5mag)
09:29:23.74 +15:41:01.4 Elara (17.5mag)
09:33:46.43 +14:43:20.8 Pasiphae (17.8mag)
09:30:00.21 +15:46:24.2 Carme (18.9mag)
00:44:02.31 +01:46:10.3 Titan (8.2mag)
00:43:58.21 +01:45:53.1 Rhea (9.6mag)
00:43:15.91 +01:43:35.7 Iapetus (11.0mag)
00:43:50.09 +01:46:27.4 Hyperion (14.1mag)
00:42:16.01 +01:33:56.2 Phoebe (16.4mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Oct 6 08:33 moons.txt
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461319.85633421:
02:13:55.26 +21:04:16.6 JWST
17:36:27.96 +34:05:03.6 Chandra
06:50:11.98 +03:22:32.5 XMM-Newton
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Oct 6 08:33 spacecraft.txt
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461319.85633421 -observatory V36
03:47:14.32 +20:09:55.3 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:20:23.97 -33:36:51.0 14.7mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:37:36.94 -72:04:21.4 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:16:20.17 +34:30:16.3 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
05:02:47.63 +48:17:56.5 16.9mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
07:28:03.67 +25:30:50.0 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
15:27:47.17 -18:09:55.0 15.2mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:59:22.35 +35:09:27.9 16.1mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
18:25:59.66 +41:45:35.1 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
05:45:42.33 -13:31:09.6 16.7mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
12:07:48.60 +16:24:35.7 16.3mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
13:45:58.26 -02:17:55.0 16.6mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
18:22:03.68 +67:05:17.3 16.0mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
02:41:42.12 +43:57:46.8 17.8mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
12:40:49.22 +13:46:12.0 17.7mag A/2026 E1
00:38:59.45 +19:37:42.8 17.8mag 2P/Encke
22:52:50.87 -32:44:15.6 14.3mag 10P/Tempel
02:03:41.12 +39:22:23.8 16.8mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR
12:07:50.92 -07:45:12.0 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
00:25:43.38 -08:41:48.5 15.5mag 65P/Gunn
07:28:48.96 +16:32:43.2 13.8mag 78P/Gehrels
03:04:47.42 +14:33:54.4 17.5mag 88P/Howell
07:20:33.62 +38:45:50.5 17.1mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
08:50:37.74 +15:55:14.9 17.8mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
11:30:36.64 +14:24:44.3 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley
13:54:11.46 -30:45:21.0 17.8mag 124P/Mrkos
06:47:03.19 +19:31:36.8 15.7mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
23:35:53.27 +00:28:02.0 17.2mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma
22:27:27.28 -01:08:29.9 9.5mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
10:08:04.22 +35:42:59.6 16.8mag 162P/Siding Spring
10:06:04.52 +02:53:04.6 13.8mag 169P/NEAT
03:31:34.46 +05:14:26.1 14.7mag 220P/McNaught
05:55:10.29 +44:05:26.4 15.4mag 260P/McNaught
07:19:26.71 +25:46:00.9 18.0mag 266P/Christensen
15:47:31.13 -03:22:38.8 18.0mag 391P/Kowalski
09:51:03.30 +31:56:44.3 18.0mag 493P/LONEOS
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 1.8K Oct 6 08:33 comets.txt
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
08:07:27.96 -65:51:03.90 ASASSN-26fi 2026-10-1.36 15.82
21:02:34.66 +23:57:26.20 ASASSN-26fh 2026-10-1.27 15.94
20:00:16.62 +03:26:29.90 AT2026adfv 2026-10-1.3 16.42
00:08:42.74 -32:33:16.50 SN2026abhc 2026-09-29.15 15.57
21:02:30.26 -19:27:41.80 SN2026acxa 2026-09-29.13 14.65
04:39:17.45 -28:06:12.40 ASASSN-26fg 2026-09-23.25 15.73
05:25:07.80 +04:38:32.40 SN2026aajs 2026-09-21.32 17.04
19:56:12.67 +08:25:27.70 AT2026acgs 2026-09-18.14 15.84
00:02:34.07 +52:55:19.10 ASASSN-26ff 2026-09-16.43 15.37
23:44:33.18 +17:46:12.20 SN2026yjv 2026-09-15.38 18.32
16:21:12.24 +57:37:51.30 SN 2026aafh 2026-09-14.11 15.02
23:36:00.27 -19:28:18.00 SN 2026aaks 2026-09-14.44 16.89
16:35:24.86 -05:32:38.20 SN2026aasi 2026-09-12.99 16.58
16:46:08.71 +37:25:21.80 SN2026aafk 2026-09-13.25 17.4
23:48:37.86 +50:25:24.60 SN2026aafs 2026-09-13.47 17
21:20:27.02 +02:10:42.50 SN2026aagh -------
08:02:26.85 -24:37:44.10 ASASSN-26fe 2026-09-13.34 13.67
02:29:34.91 +23:06:56.30 SN2026aars 2026-09-12.27 16.93
02:47:25.52 -32:58:34.50 SN 2026znh 2026-09-9.92 16.26
04:59:14.53 -83:27:58.80 ASASSN-26fd 2026-09-9.11 17.27
17:52:06.79 -23:43:20.70 ASASSN-26fc 2026-09-8.79 12.14
03:52:53.26 -14:19:28.70 SN 2026zfw 2026-09-8 17.78
01:53:26.46 +10:07:25.10 SN2026aacj 2026-09-7.17 16.27
20:04:34.47 +62:38:38.10 SN2026zji 2026-09-7.14 15.87
22:37:05.64 +34:24:35.00 SN2026aaiv 2026-09-7.25 13.48
22:24:21.29 -10:25:31.60 ASASSN-26fb 2026-09-5.3 13.93
00:44:54.28 +41:33:10.50 AT2026aabo 2026-09-3.29 15.02
00:52:12.40 -58:22:08.60 SN 2026zhl 2026-08-31.92 16.51
19:53:57.87 +61:00:19.70 ASASSN-26fa 2026-08-31.18 14.63
00:21:50.96 -09:29:16.30 AT2026zwp 2026-08-31.41 15.59
19:45:06.20 +18:22:48.80 V488 2026-08-30.13 9.37
18:25:12.79 -22:25:29.10 V8055 2026-08-30 10.76
17:17:45.96 +64:31:40.10 ASASSN-26ez 2026-08-25.13 10.87
19:02:47.09 +58:08:21.00 AT2026zwo 2026-08-24.16 15.78
04:20:07.58 -42:26:59.90 AT2026zjy 2026-08-23.03 15.91
03:08:18.02 +11:54:46.50 SN2026ymb 2026-08-23.4 16.44
20:22:32.48 -50:45:14.30 SN2026yid 2026-08-22.82 15.13
04:24:28.39 -56:20:21.60 ASASSN-26ey 2026-08-20.02 15.55
16:46:37.81 -63:14:59.80 ASASSN-26ex 2026-08-18.78 3.63
21:28:47.85 +20:31:03.60 SN 2026sfn 2026-08-16.3 17.09
23:01:28.67 -61:00:39.00 SN 2026yib 2026-08-14.85 17.36
00:22:23.20 -32:16:02.70 SN 2026whu 2026-08-14.96 16.5
19:56:21.71 -37:24:19.90 ASASSN-26ew 2026-08-13.82 14.73
13:53:14.21 +00:26:52.00 SN 2026wkv 2026-08-10.12 15.83
05:21:07.61 +23:38:20.10 TCP J05210763+2338194 2026-08-10.59 9.34
01:28:20.49 +40:13:27.10 SN2026wpd 2026-08-9.34 16.37
23:47:50.89 +49:28:51.30 SN2026wjs 2026-08-9.24 17.09
16:03:20.92 +17:43:23.70 AT2026xau 2026-08-9.3 17.71
01:10:22.05 -09:34:08.50 SN2026weo 2026-08-7.46 15.76
00:56:54.35 -35:55:29.40 AT2026wdy 2026-08-5.05 16.08
22:08:07.63 -53:03:58.90 AT2026wek 2026-08-3.82 17.17
14:51:51.34 +66:13:24.60 ASASSN-26ev 2026-08-2.15 14.02
12:06:50.79 -36:16:06.20 SN2026wgm 2026-08-1.73 15.61
16:56:36.90 -59:29:26.00 ASASSN-26er 2026-07-25.82 15.09
01:21:27.83 -10:37:05.00 SN2026vbh 2026-07-25.61 15.97
21:17:31.59 +22:25:50.90 ASASSN-26eq 2026-07-24.37 15.13
18:53:36.89 +16:56:43.60 ASASSN-26ep 2026-07-23.47 -4.06
12:18:47.98 -30:48:47.50 ASASSN-26et 2026-07-22.76 13.98
13:00:47.82 +15:42:17.60 SN2026uwk 2026-07-21.75 16.38
18:52:31.11 -32:28:00.90 ASASSN-26en 2026-07-21.77 14.63
14:42:58.01 -62:32:59.10 ASASSN-26es 2026-07-20.79 15.36
20:12:45.57 -32:53:13.00 ASASSN-26em 2026-07-20.94 16.83
18:54:24.33 -46:11:51.70 ASASSN-26eu 2026-07-20.93 14.86
03:18:56.99 -80:55:10.40 AT2026ugi 2026-07-20.03 17.12
18:43:58.40 +24:22:41.80 ASASSN-26eo 2026-07-19.36 16.16
04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80 ASASSN-26ej 2026-07-16.17 17.02
18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90 ASASSN-26ek 2026-07-16.24 15.73
17:07:43.61 -44:21:53.50 ASASSN-26el 2026-07-15.86 16.01
14:45:08.35 +24:13:12.30 ASASSN-26ei 2026-07-16.17 16.46
10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10 AT 2023mhb 2026-07-14.73 16.67
14:39:37.45 -11:22:36.20 AT 2026unl 2026-07-15.27 17.11
10:49:42.57 -11:25:55.80 ASASSN-26eh 2026-07-14.72 16.58
19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80 ASASSN-22le 2026-07-14.15 15.5
02:45:40.52 -27:55:30.30 ASASSN-26ef 2026-07-12.35 15.86
23:26:43.80 +04:42:39.70 SN 2026qtn 2026-07-12.22 16.47
02:19:17.26 +28:57:15.40 ASASSN-26ec 2026-07-11.53 2.78
18:31:15.56 -05:34:31.50 AT2026stb 2026-07-11.28 -1.29
13:36:08.24 +23:29:05.00 AT2026pjf 2026-07-10.18 -0.72
17:33:39.82 +04:22:36.70 SN2026pir 2026-07-9.86 -0.66
11:21:41.26 -50:33:36.30 ASASSN-26ed 2026-07-8.8 -1.3
23:41:42.11 +26:29:49.10 AT2026qil 2026-07-9.3 16.15
20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10 ASASSN-26ee 2026-07-7.22 15.53
19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80 AT2026ryu 2026-07-7.17 14.88
11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50 AT2026qqg 2026-07-5.01 16.82
19:07:23.69 -74:13:37.30 AT2026qly 2026-07-5.02 17.31
17:57:43.80 +27:18:40.10 ASASSN-26ea 2026-07-5.07 16.67
19:59:01.43 -32:07:34.30 ASASSN-26eb 2026-07-4.97 15.52
18:46:50.35 -57:44:13.20 SN 2026qqp 2026-07-5.03 -0.92
19:17:31.69 -39:55:29.90 ASASSN-26dz 2026-07-5.14 15.91
19:14:31.37 +12:03:52.90 AT 2026rdg 2026-07-3.43 11.81
04:05:50.09 -70:24:34.40 AT 2026qpr 2026-06-30.4 15.96
13:45:37.49 -05:59:35.80 SN 2026pub 2026-06-30.09 16.01
16:41:15.63 +39:17:14.70 SN 2026pel 2026-06-26.38 16.07
10:14:40.19 -35:38:21.30 ASASSN-26dy 2026-06-25.99 15.63
14:47:21.56 -40:15:51.30 ASASSN-26dv 2026-06-23.03 14.62
13:38:49.79 -77:21:06.70 ASASSN-26dw 2026-06-23.04 16.09
00:59:27.90 +33:08:13.20 SN 2026mke 2026-06-22.39 17.13
11:10:44.73 -30:20:45.50 SN 2026nmv 2026-06-22.06 16.56
21:36:15.68 -21:19:12.50 AT2026oxh 2026-06-22.15 17.14
17:31:38.38 -56:05:51.90 ASASSN-26dx 2026-06-22.02 14.72
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
05:21:07.63 +23:38:19.4 TCP J05210763+2338194 2026-08-06.4109 11.2mag
22:57:17.96 +47:07:41.8 TCP J22571796+4707418 2026-08-09.3289 14.3mag
09:13:38.17 +76:28:18.1 PSN J09133817+7628181 2026-08-09.8037 15.4mag
00:43:17.29 +41:26:48.6 PNV J00431729+4126486 2026-08-14.0920 16.8mag
00:42:52.82 +41:10:58.6 PNV J00425282+4110586 2026-08-17.7723 19.9mag
00:42:52.83 +41:10:59.6 PNV J00425283+4110596 2026-08-18.6119 19.3mag
18:25:12.76 -22:25:29.3 TCP J18251276-2225293 2026-08-19.1062 9.4mag
18:03:09.04 +12:18:14.0 TCP J18030904+1218140 2026-08-19.5199 14.9mag
19:45:06.48 +18:22:42.2 PNV J19450648+1822422 2026-08-25.1278 9.0mag
00:42:54.65 +41:22:59.3 PNV J00425465+4122593 2026-08-25.4712 18.9mag
00:42:50.38 +41:18:58.76 PNV J00425038+4118587 2026-09-04.1512 18.2mag
00:42:12.76 +41:16:28.4 PNV J00421276+4116284 2026-09-10.9176 18.67Cmag
17:52:06.80 -23:43:20.7 TCP J17520680-2343207 2026-09-08.7896 12.6mag
00:42:40.94 +41:15:37.1 PNV J00424094+4115371 2026-09-17.8925 18.3mag
08:49:20.13 -09:19:15.8 TCP J08492013-0919158 2026-09-18.4698 13.3mag
00:42:13.93 +41:16:35.6 PNV J00421393+4116356 2026-09-22.6597 19.66Cmag
18:14:01.58 +15:13:55.5 TCP J18140158+1513555 2026-09-24.4645 14.1mag
00:42:36.61 +41:13:50.5 TCP J00423661+4113505 2026-09-29.7462 17.4mag
22:03:46.29 -11:07:57.8 TCP J22034629-1107578 2026-09-29.7438 14.51Cmag
22:05:02.06 +20:49:01.2 TCP J22050206+2049012 2026-10-03.5715 17.13Cmag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
02:34:10.583 -19:22:41.81 AT 2026acjh 2026-09-19.77 20.24
06:46:43.903 -38:54:42.13 AT 2026acjg 2026-09-19.78 19.91
05:52:15.129 -40:52:08.71 AT 2026acjf 2026-09-18.76 19.95
06:18:05.216 -23:26:26.19 AT 2026acje 2026-09-18.78 19.85
05:32:54.071 -50:30:37.56 AT 2026acjd 2026-09-14.78 20.29
05:52:10.278 -11:07:36.45 AT 2026acjc 2026-09-19.79 19.85
21:11:43.571 -34:47:00.19 AT 2026acjb 2026-04-19.72 19.81
21:30:35.847 -42:23:12.51 AT 2026acja 2026-04-19.72 19.77
12:52:55.617 -22:48:16.26 AT 2026aciz 2026-04-12.49 20.12
12:53:00.838 -24:03:29.29 AT 2026aciy 2026-04-09.57 20
21:27:27.506 -44:49:25.74 AT 2026acix 2026-04-19.72 19.66
20:20:25.760 -33:16:52.27 AT 2026aciw 2026-04-14.80 19.61
21:43:08.932 -27:21:49.22 AT 2026aciv 2026-04-19.75 20.08
02:43:34.909 -53:24:14.98 AT 2026aciu 2026-09-18.62 19.99
04:04:34.758 -44:47:56.02 AT 2026acit 2026-09-14.68 20.23
00:37:23.162 -11:38:48.66 AT 2026acis 2026-09-18.69 20.14
04:18:33.300 -49:37:23.72 AT 2026acir 2026-09-18.70 19.62
06:06:29.126 -31:59:08.73 AT 2026aciq 2026-09-18.77 18.95
03:02:20.679 -21:06:49.28 AT 2026acip 2026-09-10.64 19.93
21:15:56.122 -60:00:40.09 AT 2026acio 2026-09-19.45 20.06
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Tue Oct 6 08:02:56 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 21 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 4 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 71 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 560 seconds
VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 964s (16.07 min)
WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 15634s (260.57 min)
FIELD_Tau-02-Q2b1x1: 17468s (291.13 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 17475s (291.25 min)
Finished: Tue Oct 6 12:54:11 CDT 2026