NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH

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Processing fields UMa-10-Q1b1x1

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 0

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field UMa-10-Q1b1x1 reference image: UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits
Field UMa-10-Q1b1x1 reference image: UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Field UMa-10-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits
Field UMa-10-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.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/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
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: 
UMa-10-Q1b1x1
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########### Starting UMa-10-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing UMa-10-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 511485 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 511485 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.png' -> 'transient_report/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits_preview.png'
UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits

renamed 'UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.png' -> 'transient_report/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits_preview.png'
UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.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= 431.5825 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 529.1146 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1710.2488 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 632.1302 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1613.1784 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 553.0228 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 3.96274 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.143 INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image ERROR: passing clouds (SD ratio=0.143 soft threshold=0.12) ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 18.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 16.7 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.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= '2026-10-11T06:40:43.8432007' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-10-11T11:40:43.8432007' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61324.4866185533 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-10-11T11:40:53.7452957' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61324.4867331595 / 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-33d3d743814b8b447' / 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-TTU1' / 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 = 161.998733887133 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 45.999874087575 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 37.3158333333333 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 54.8377777777778 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 1.6468835132125 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1015.0 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958333333333 / [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 = 'UMa-10' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '10 48 00' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+46 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 = 29505 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 29505 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 18.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 18.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 11.2 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 70.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 899.59 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 16.7 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 79.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 14.801184 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 12.200976 / [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_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_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_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/d_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits :) Spent 0.656592 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/d_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 18.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 16.7 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.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= '2026-10-11T06:41:53.0252615' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-10-11T11:41:53.0252615' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61324.4874192709 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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"FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 161.998733823502 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 45.9998741500866 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 37.5147222222222 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 54.8933333333333 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 1.63946511822224 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1015.0 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958333333333 / [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 = 'UMa-10' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '10 48 00' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+46 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 = 29505 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 29505 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 18.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 18.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 11.2 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 70.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 899.59 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 16.7 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 79.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 14.801184 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 12.200976 / [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_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_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_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/d_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits :) Spent 0.635619 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/d_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.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_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits


fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits


Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_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/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.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/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.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: 2461324.98673429 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_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits Image size: 941.8'x627.2' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:48:01.277 +46:00:05.34 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits Image size: 941.4'x626.7' 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: 10:47:33.801 +45:59:46.52 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:48:01.277 +46:00:05.34 Second-epoch image center 10:47:33.801 +45:59:46.52 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0797 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits Image size: 941.4'x626.6' 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: 10:47:31.250 +45:59:07.64 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:48:01.277 +46:00:05.34 Second-epoch image center 10:47:31.250 +45:59:07.64 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0884 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 10:47:33.801 +45:59:46.52 Second-epoch second image center 10:47:31.250 +45:59:07.64 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01308 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/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EWZaQiM8CM Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZVOXQU46yk Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits &> /tmp/tmp.n1m7Ta6mKT Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits &> /tmp/tmp.TNaBWsTvF0 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.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_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits and wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.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_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits and wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits and wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 6977 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 149.2888 to 173.9091 deg, Dec +39.8237 to +51.3878 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 149.2888 to 173.9091 deg, Dec 39.8237 to 51.3878 deg Loaded 4562 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): 3121 out of 3300 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3300 out of 6977 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.930600 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.930600 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.22 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.71 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.71
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 6977 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 149.2888 to 173.9091 deg, Dec +39.8237 to +51.3878 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 149.2888 to 173.9091 deg, Dec 39.8237 to 51.3878 deg Loaded 4562 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): 3121 out of 3300 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3300 out of 6977 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits (aperture=6.5) Read 6367 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 149.7463 to 174.3149 deg, Dec +40.3417 to +51.2581 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 149.7463 to 174.3149 deg, Dec 40.3417 to 51.2581 deg Loaded 4272 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): 3192 out of 3282 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3282 out of 6367 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits (aperture=6.6) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.2 pix UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits 2.4 pix UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits 2.8 pix fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits 2.8 pix fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.7 mag. UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits 15.5 mag. UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits 15.0 mag. fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits 15.1 mag. fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.0 (SNR ) 11.9 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory ############ /tmp/tmp.EWZaQiM8CM (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_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.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/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 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=476, bad_region=0, passed=6977 Got 6977 stars (including 6493 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6977 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 39.8 to 51.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4855 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4852 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4852 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4852 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6977 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 39.8 to 51.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4855 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4852 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6977 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4852 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6977 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 4852 stars left (next iteration limit 5337) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits N_match=4852 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.425 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.344 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.326 n_q1=1167 n_q2=1200 n_q3=1294 n_q4=1191 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.188 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits -region wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.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.ZVOXQU46yk (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.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/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 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=355, bad_region=0, passed=6367 Got 6367 stars (including 6003 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6367 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 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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3) 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: 4855 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4855 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4855 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6367 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4857 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4854 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6367 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4854 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6367 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Excluding outliers - 4854 stars left (next iteration limit 5340) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits N_match=4854 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.408 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.446 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.449 n_q1=1162 n_q2=1340 n_q3=1157 n_q4=1195 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.100 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits -region wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.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.n1m7Ta6mKT (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_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.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_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 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=168, bad_region=1, passed=3210 Got 3210 stars (including 3041 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3210 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2950 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2948 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2948 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2948 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3210 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2949 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3210 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3210 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Excluding outliers - 2947 stars left (next iteration limit 3242) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2947 robust_rms=12.615 arcsec worst_region_rms=21.940 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=21.940 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2947 robust_rms=0.455 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.571 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.571 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2947 robust_rms=0.277 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.386 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.341 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2947 robust_rms_before=1.020 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.269 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.277 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.434 worst_region_rms_after=0.386 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.168 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.341 verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits Image size: 941.6'x626.7' 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: 10:47:33.750 +45:59:45.80 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ### ### Converted positions of 3210 stars ### 'wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky400725.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 1.020 -> 0.277 arcsec) SIP_REFIT: re-matching the catalog with the refit solution (cycle 1, search radius 3.0 arcsec, 2947 pairs from the previous matching) UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2838 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success SIP_REFIT: re-match found 2838 pairs (2947 from the previous matching) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2838 robust_rms=12.528 arcsec worst_region_rms=21.473 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=21.473 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2838 robust_rms=0.457 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.569 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.565 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2838 robust_rms=0.277 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.398 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.343 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2838 robust_rms_before=0.276 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.276 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.277 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.391 worst_region_rms_after=0.398 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.341 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.343 SIP_REFIT: the refit on the re-matched pairs is worse than the solution it would replace (worst-region 0.398 vs 0.391 arcsec) - keeping the current solution SIP_REFIT: the refit on the re-matched pairs was not applied - keeping the current solution Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2838 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3209 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2838 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3209 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits N_match=2838 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.281 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.259 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.395 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.264 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.309 n_q1=996 n_q2=385 n_q3=1035 n_q4=422 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.406 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.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.TNaBWsTvF0 (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_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.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_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 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=181, bad_region=1, passed=3847 Got 3847 stars (including 3661 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3847 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 650 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3554 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3550 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3550 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3550 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3847 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 650 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3554 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3550 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3846 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3550 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3846 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Excluding outliers - 3550 stars left (next iteration limit 3905) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3550 robust_rms=7.183 arcsec worst_region_rms=14.055 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=11.096 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3550 robust_rms=0.409 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.634 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.634 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3550 robust_rms=0.258 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.318 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.318 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3550 robust_rms_before=1.007 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.251 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.258 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.347 worst_region_rms_after=0.318 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.115 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.318 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.347 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.347 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.251 arcsec matched=3550 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits N_match=3550 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.256 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.260 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.294 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.246 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.240 n_q1=1180 n_q2=527 n_q3=1222 n_q4=621 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.150 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.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_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits sigma_overall=0.358 worst_q_ratio=1.188 ref2=UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits sigma_overall=0.408 worst_q_ratio=1.100 new1=fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits sigma_overall=0.281 worst_q_ratio=1.406 new2=fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits sigma_overall=0.256 worst_q_ratio=1.150 reference average sigma_overall=0.383 worst_q_ratio=1.144 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ################################### ERROR: large change in astrometric-star counts between the two new images (q2: 385 -> 527, 26.945% > 20%; fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits vs fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits) - usually a bad plate solution on one of them, sometimes stars crossing a quadrant boundary when the two images are widely offset, rarely a transparency change; continuing processing ERROR: large change in astrometric-star counts between the two new images (q4: 422 -> 621, 32.045% > 20%; fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits vs fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits) - usually a bad plate solution on one of them, sometimes stars crossing a quadrant boundary when the two images are widely offset, rarely a transparency change; continuing processing
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300_astrometric_residuals.png (4852 matched stars from wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183_astrometric_residuals.png (4854 matched stars from wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407_astrometric_residuals.png (2838 matched stars from wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.20 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408_astrometric_residuals.png (3550 matched stars from wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.23 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-10-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits at 10:11:29.77 +47:55:29.7: 12.50 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits at 10:11:29.77 +47:55:29.7: 12.45 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.48 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:11:29.77 +47:55:29.7: ref_mag=12.48 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.6014 delta=-0.12 (need > 0.90) make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 20364_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408 The candidate 20364_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 10 11.48673    2461324.98673    12.56    10:11:29.82 +47:55:29.5   1067 4361   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits Discovery image 2   2026 10 11.48754    2461324.98754    12.64    10:11:29.73 +47:55:29.9   1071 4367   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s Prepared the HTML report for the field UMa-10-Q1b1x1 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/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.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_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits Image size: 941.8'x627.2' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:48:01.277 +46:00:05.34 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits Image size: 941.6'x626.7' 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: 10:47:33.750 +45:59:45.80 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:48:01.277 +46:00:05.34 Second-epoch image center 10:47:33.750 +45:59:45.80 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0799 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits Image size: 941.4'x626.6' 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: 10:47:31.250 +45:59:07.64 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:48:01.277 +46:00:05.34 Second-epoch image center 10:47:31.250 +45:59:07.64 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0884 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 10:47:33.750 +45:59:45.80 Second-epoch second image center 10:47:31.250 +45:59:07.64 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01283 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/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits &> /tmp/tmp.tHTPy3alF7 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xzEs5OY8JA Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits &> /tmp/tmp.vSBPv3MVfd Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits &> /tmp/tmp.jDZ9RL4guI Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.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_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits and wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.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_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits and wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits and wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 34182 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 149.2608 to 173.9091 deg, Dec +39.8237 to +51.4075 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 149.2608 to 173.9091 deg, Dec 39.8237 to 51.4075 deg Loaded 4576 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): 2959 out of 3310 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3310 out of 34182 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.821100 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.821100 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -6.96 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.86 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.86
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 34182 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 149.2608 to 173.9091 deg, Dec +39.8237 to +51.4075 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 149.2608 to 173.9091 deg, Dec 39.8237 to 51.4075 deg Loaded 4576 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): 2959 out of 3310 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3310 out of 34182 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits (aperture=5.1) Read 30481 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 149.6960 to 174.3149 deg, Dec +40.3147 to +51.2657 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 149.6960 to 174.3149 deg, Dec 40.3147 to 51.2657 deg Loaded 4300 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): 3058 out of 3292 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3292 out of 30481 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits (aperture=5.2) ____ 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 UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits 2.2 pix UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits 2.8 pix fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits 2.7 pix fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.9 mag. UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits 15.7 mag. UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits 15.1 mag. fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits 15.1 mag. fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.1 (SNR ) 14.2 (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.tHTPy3alF7 (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_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.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/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 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=21, blended=1513, bad_region=9, passed=34161 Got 34161 stars (including 32570 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 34161 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 709 (Dec 39.8 to 51.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4853 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4851 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34161 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 709 (Dec 39.8 to 51.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4853 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34161 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34161 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 4851 stars left (next iteration limit 5336) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.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_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits N_match=4851 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.312 n_q1=1144 n_q2=1199 n_q3=1293 n_q4=1215 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.139 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits -region wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.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.xzEs5OY8JA (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.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/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 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=21, blended=1294, bad_region=0, passed=30460 Got 30460 stars (including 29132 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30460 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 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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4852 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4850 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4850 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4850 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30460 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4851 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4849 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30460 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4849 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30460 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Excluding outliers - 4849 stars left (next iteration limit 5335) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.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_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits N_match=4849 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.397 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.321 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.429 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.443 n_q1=1174 n_q2=1335 n_q3=1141 n_q4=1199 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.115 The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits -region wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.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.vSBPv3MVfd (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_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.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_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 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=439, bad_region=40, passed=16246 Got 16246 stars (including 15747 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16246 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 39.9 to 51.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4785 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4778 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4778 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4778 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16246 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 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 649 to 708 (Dec 39.9 to 51.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4785 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4778 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16246 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4778 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16246 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Excluding outliers - 4778 stars left (next iteration limit 5255) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.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=4778 robust_rms=12.426 arcsec worst_region_rms=22.819 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=22.819 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4778 robust_rms=0.504 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.641 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.641 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4778 robust_rms=0.329 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.446 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.393 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4778 robust_rms_before=0.331 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.322 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.329 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.450 worst_region_rms_after=0.446 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.394 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.393 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.450 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.450 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.322 arcsec matched=4778 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits N_match=4778 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.312 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.460 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.333 n_q1=1646 n_q2=638 n_q3=1797 n_q4=697 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.484 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.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.jDZ9RL4guI (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_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.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_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 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=567, bad_region=39, passed=18695 Got 18695 stars (including 18064 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18695 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4791 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4788 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4788 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4788 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18694 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4791 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4788 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18694 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4788 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18694 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Excluding outliers - 4788 stars left (next iteration limit 5266) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.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=4788 robust_rms=7.021 arcsec worst_region_rms=13.769 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.850 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4788 robust_rms=0.445 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.665 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.665 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4788 robust_rms=0.285 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.360 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.360 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4788 robust_rms_before=1.021 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.281 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.285 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.378 worst_region_rms_after=0.360 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.161 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.360 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.378 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.378 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.281 arcsec matched=4788 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits N_match=4788 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.278 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.277 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.259 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.285 n_q1=1587 n_q2=679 n_q3=1678 n_q4=844 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.195 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.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_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.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_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.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_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/wcs_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-10-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits at 10:10:41.35 +42:31:11.1: 15.60 +/- 0.24 detection Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits at 10:35:15.43 +49:34:09.4: 14.05 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits at 10:18:55.60 +49:13:26.9: 13.95 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_00-53-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0300.fits at 10:14:18.96 +45:06:00.8: 13.99 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits at 10:10:41.35 +42:31:11.1: 15.55 +/- 0.27 detection Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits at 10:35:15.43 +49:34:09.4: 14.30 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits at 10:18:55.60 +49:13:26.9: 13.98 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-11_00-03-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0183.fits at 10:14:18.96 +45:06:00.8: 14.13 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.58 +/- 0.18 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.96 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.12 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.05 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:18:55.60 +49:13:26.9: ref_mag=13.96 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.8015 delta=0.16 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:10:41.35 +42:31:11.1: ref_mag=15.58 +/- 0.18 new_mean_mag=15.0291 delta=0.55 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:14:18.96 +45:06:00.8: ref_mag=14.05 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.0277 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:35:15.43 +49:34:09.4: ref_mag=14.12 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.1796 delta=-0.06 (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 52142_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408 The candidate 52142_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 10 11.48673    2461324.98673    14.19    10:35:15.60 +49:34:07.3   3464 5302   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits Discovery image 2   2026 10 11.48754    2461324.98754    14.17    10:35:15.26 +49:34:11.5   3467 5309   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52147_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408 The candidate 52147_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 10 11.48754    2461324.98754    13.08    10:20:34.07 +46:35:21.6   1975 3518   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits **** FOUND 10:20:34.06 +46:35:21.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52549_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408 The candidate 52549_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 10 11.48754    2461324.98754    13.67    10:05:53.87 +45:37:27.3   0393 3012   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits **** FOUND 10:05:53.87 +45:37:27.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52670_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408 The candidate 52670_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 10 11.48673    2461324.98673    13.83    10:18:55.65 +49:13:26.1   1851 5112   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits Discovery image 2   2026 10 11.48754    2461324.98754    13.78    10:18:55.54 +49:13:27.7   1855 5118   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52675_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408 The candidate 52675_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 10 11.48673    2461324.98673    13.93    10:14:18.90 +45:06:00.9   1274 2636   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits Discovery image 2   2026 10 11.48754    2461324.98754    14.19    10:14:19.03 +45:06:00.7   1279 2642   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52784_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408 The candidate 52784_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 10 11.48754    2461324.98754    13.99    10:06:56.50 +49:21:30.6   0665 5270   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits **** FOUND 10:06:56.62 +49:21:31.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53050_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408 The candidate 53050_fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 10 11.48673    2461324.98673    14.97    10:10:41.45 +42:31:13.3   0789 1088   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-40-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0407.fits Discovery image 2   2026 10 11.48754    2461324.98754    15.11    10:10:41.25 +42:31:08.8   0793 1094   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-11_CI_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_064252_TTUQ1b1x1_313126_lFm9SGSH/fd_UMa-10-Q1b1x1_2026-10-11_06-41-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0408.fits make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s Prepared the HTML report for the field UMa-10-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### ########### Completed UMa-10-Q1b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.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)2461324.98673429 -observatory V36 14:37:46.68 -18:22:13.9 Mercury (0.0mag) 14:07:14.89 -20:55:34.9 Venus (-4.5mag) 08:40:08.58 +19:36:09.0 Mars (1.0mag) 09:34:25.41 +15:05:04.5 Jupiter (-1.9mag) 00:42:24.99 +01:36:44.6 Saturn (0.4mag) 04:12:04.24 +20:57:56.4 Uranus (5.6mag) 00:10:20.13 -00:25:40.5 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:24:10.77 -23:43:30.2 Pluto (14.5mag) 13:39:12.88 -15:08:13.7 Moon (-8.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 361 Oct 11 06:44 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461324.98673429: 09:34:19.67 +15:05:36.8 Io (6.1mag) 09:34:35.85 +15:04:07.5 Europa (6.2mag) 09:34:40.76 +15:03:40.5 Ganymede (5.6mag) 09:34:01.90 +15:07:12.3 Callisto (6.9mag) 09:34:10.39 +15:25:33.3 Himalia (15.6mag) 09:34:24.34 +15:05:10.8 Thebe (16.4mag) 09:33:00.38 +15:26:45.1 Elara (17.5mag) 09:36:51.29 +14:27:54.8 Pasiphae (17.8mag) 09:33:01.19 +15:32:10.5 Carme (18.8mag) 00:42:11.63 +01:36:56.1 Titan (8.2mag) 00:42:27.74 +01:36:40.7 Rhea (9.6mag) 00:41:54.50 +01:33:57.7 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:42:09.44 +01:36:35.0 Hyperion (14.1mag) 00:40:44.40 +01:24:25.2 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Oct 11 06:44 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461324.98673429: 02:48:48.08 +21:20:01.4 JWST 17:29:36.26 +37:05:47.8 Chandra 14:37:00.58 -61:06:12.3 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Oct 11 06:44 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461324.98673429 -observatory V36 03:46:06.53 +20:11:56.6 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:24:48.30 -33:29:40.2 14.7mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:39:51.23 -72:24:31.4 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:15:51.22 +34:39:12.6 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 07:30:13.41 +25:27:26.6 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 09:01:59.38 +35:40:43.1 16.2mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 18:26:47.16 +41:31:16.5 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 05:46:12.17 -13:35:28.5 16.6mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 12:17:16.68 +15:59:11.6 16.2mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 13:51:05.04 -02:43:43.2 16.5mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 18:43:01.47 +65:10:47.2 15.8mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 02:36:00.86 +43:16:28.6 17.8mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 12:45:45.27 +14:16:15.1 17.7mag A/2026 E1 16:29:20.92 -21:12:57.5 12.9mag P/2026 R2 (Leonard) 00:26:46.57 +18:58:59.3 17.6mag 2P/Encke 22:58:22.92 -31:40:29.0 14.5mag 10P/Tempel 02:10:54.76 +38:43:17.8 16.8mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 12:11:18.02 -08:10:15.2 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 00:22:21.55 -08:52:26.4 15.6mag 65P/Gunn 07:35:54.99 +16:00:03.4 13.9mag 78P/Gehrels 02:59:57.83 +14:20:11.5 17.6mag 88P/Howell 07:39:18.49 +40:16:38.5 17.1mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 09:02:52.70 +14:06:44.5 17.8mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 11:41:13.34 +13:14:19.2 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley 14:06:57.49 -32:14:38.0 17.8mag 124P/Mrkos 06:50:54.27 +19:18:16.4 15.6mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 21:38:40.37 +03:31:05.2 9.5mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 10:18:44.10 +01:37:43.9 14.3mag 169P/NEAT 03:29:16.53 +04:35:10.6 14.8mag 220P/McNaught 06:03:37.43 +45:14:28.8 15.4mag 260P/McNaught 07:27:46.05 +25:36:56.3 17.9mag 266P/Christensen 09:56:20.35 +31:37:15.8 18.0mag 493P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 1.6K Oct 11 06:44 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 05:39:14.97 +51:06:11.70 ASASSN-26fk 2026-10-5.53 -3.9 02:49:03.98 -49:55:57.00 SN 2026adfy 2026-10-4.88 16.61 22:03:46.31 -11:07:57.70 AT2026adgn 2026-10-4.28 -2.56 15:03:12.98 +49:51:05.40 ASASSN-26fj 2026-10-2.06 15.91 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 22:37:05.59 +34:24:35.70 SN2026aaiv 2026-09-7.22 13.48 22:24:21.29 -10:25:31.60 ASASSN-26fb 2026-09-5.3 13.93 00:44:54.28 +41:33:10.50 AT2026aabo 2026-09-3.29 15.02 00:52:12.40 -58:22:08.60 SN 2026zhl 2026-08-31.92 16.51 19:53:57.87 +61:00:19.70 ASASSN-26fa 2026-08-31.18 14.63 00:21:50.96 -09:29:16.30 AT2026zwp 2026-08-31.41 15.59 19:45:06.20 +18:22:48.80 V488 2026-08-30.13 9.37 18:25:12.79 -22:25:29.10 V8055 2026-08-30 10.76 17:17:45.96 +64:31:40.10 ASASSN-26ez 2026-08-25.13 10.87 19:02:47.09 +58:08:21.00 AT2026zwo 2026-08-24.16 15.78 04:20:07.58 -42:26:59.90 AT2026zjy 2026-08-23.03 15.91 03:08:18.02 +11:54:46.50 SN2026ymb 2026-08-23.4 16.44 20:22:32.48 -50:45:14.30 SN2026yid 2026-08-22.82 15.13 04:24:28.39 -56:20:21.60 ASASSN-26ey 2026-08-20.02 15.55 16:46:37.81 -63:14:59.80 ASASSN-26ex 2026-08-18.78 3.63 21:28:47.85 +20:31:03.60 SN 2026sfn 2026-08-16.3 17.09 23:01:28.67 -61:00:39.00 SN 2026yib 2026-08-14.85 17.36 00:22:23.20 -32:16:02.70 SN 2026whu 2026-08-14.96 16.5 19:56:21.71 -37:24:19.90 ASASSN-26ew 2026-08-13.82 14.73 13:53:14.21 +00:26:52.00 SN 2026wkv 2026-08-10.12 15.83 05:21:07.61 +23:38:20.10 TCP J05210763+2338194 2026-08-10.59 9.34 01:28:20.49 +40:13:27.10 SN2026wpd 2026-08-9.34 16.37 23:47:50.87 +49:28:49.80 SN2026wjs 2026-08-9.35 17.12 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Oct 11 06:44 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 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 00:38:15.01 +41:14:47.2 TCP J00381501+4114472 2026-10-08.5978 17.72Cmag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 191K Oct 11 06:44 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 22:00:29.980 +18:33:24.69 AT 2026acyi 2026-08-31.60 21.38 01:44:56.733 +00:38:32.49 AT 2026acyh 2026-09-21.88 22.21 01:45:25.068 +03:43:05.31 AT 2026acyg 2026-09-12.91 22.32 23:02:48.800 +03:40:01.33 AT 2026acyf 2026-08-31.80 21.75 05:44:27.090 +33:39:00.48 AT 2026acye 2026-09-25.43 18.62 06:12:59.365 -58:12:49.41 AT 2026acyd 2026-09-25.74 18.37 06:44:13.801 +10:23:30.61 AT 2026acyc 2026-09-24.45 17.58 21:50:55.698 -02:51:50.17 SN 2026acyb 2026-09-20.25 19.4497 17:12:55.487 +34:28:22.84 SN 2026acya 2026-09-22.17 19.6988 18:28:46.287 +43:53:39.30 AT 2026acxz 2026-09-22.18 19.7418 18:50:25.837 +51:48:48.31 AT 2026acxy 2026-09-26.14 19.507 17:29:04.550 +70:58:39.69 AT 2026acxx 2026-09-18.17 19.9857 18:36:38.362 +53:14:52.16 AT 2026acxw 2026-09-22.17 19.6863 03:16:13.837 +33:07:04.16 AT 2026acxv 2026-09-24.50 20.55 05:52:14.054 +15:53:08.19 AT 2026acxu 2026-09-22.43 20.8781 08:02:21.458 +24:05:52.06 AT 2026acxt 2026-09-24.51 19.9945 08:26:53.421 +00:01:31.92 AT 2026acxs 2026-09-24.52 18.9046 08:04:09.422 +26:03:07.21 AT 2026acxr 2026-09-16.52 20.3455 09:49:29.452 +22:28:47.85 AT 2026acxq 2026-09-24.52 18.9887 10:39:38.343 +25:39:08.54 AT 2026acxp 2026-09-24.53 18.7327 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 89K Oct 11 06:44 tns_transients_list.txt

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