FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Sex-03-Q2b1x1 reference image: Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
Field Sex-03-Q2b1x1 reference image: Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
Field Sex-03-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
Field Sex-03-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461139.73104718 09.04.2026 05:32:32.476   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
First image: 2461139.73104718 09.04.2026 05:32:32.476   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
Last  image: 2461326.97311228 13.10.2026 11:21:06.901   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.58
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  10.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     55000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.37            # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  5649
Objects passed selection criteria:  5612
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.6    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.6    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 3861.5
Average stars matched: 3585.5 (92.8525 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   238932 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Fri Oct  9 16:07:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-234-g1a8c12b2
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-09)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Tue Oct 13 06:30:46 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461139.73104718 09.04.2026 05:32:32.476   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
First image: 2461139.73104718 09.04.2026 05:32:32.476   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
Last  image: 2461326.97311228 13.10.2026 11:21:06.901   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 5
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.24
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 8 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  2.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     57000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.83            # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  36096
Objects passed selection criteria:  35980
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.7    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.7    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 26075.2
Average stars matched: 23820.2 (91.352 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   257788 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Fri Oct  9 16:07:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-234-g1a8c12b2
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-09)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Tue Oct 13 06:31:32 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU
HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
#######################################
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: 
Sex-03-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Sex-03-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Sex-03-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 548338 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 548338 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.png' -> 'transient_report/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits_preview.png'

Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits


renamed 'Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.png' -> 'transient_report/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits_preview.png'

Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits




Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 841.5885
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 516.9407
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2668.7512
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 658.0223
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2654.2602
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 670.4941
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 3.17109
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.019
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     19.4400005340576 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 18.9 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/d_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits :)

Spent 0.543396 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/d_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     19.4099998474121 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 18.9 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/d_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits :)

Spent 0.559119 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/d_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.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_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits



fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits




Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.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/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.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: 2461326.97263921
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
'asassn_transients_list.txt' -> '../asassn_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.0'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:14.365 -09:59:50.39 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
Image size: 940.5'x624.7'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:16:45.153 -10:00:12.00 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:17:14.365 -09:59:50.39
Second-epoch image center 10:16:45.153 -10:00:12.00
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1200 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
Image size: 940.4'x624.7'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:16:47.623 -09:59:59.26 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:17:14.365 -09:59:50.39
Second-epoch image center 10:16:47.623 -09:59:59.26
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1098 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  10:16:45.153 -10:00:12.00
Second-epoch second image center 10:16:47.623 -09:59:59.26
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01073 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits &> /tmp/tmp.nHpdmYhJ06
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits &> /tmp/tmp.2U9dlmAHA1
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qccMiXLfAM
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits &> /tmp/tmp.SH7xLNcNID
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits and wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits and wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits and wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 7037 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 145.8645 to 162.5141 deg, Dec -15.6272 to -4.1978 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
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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 145.8645 to 162.5141 deg, Dec -15.6272 to -4.1978 deg
Loaded 6121 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): 4330 out of 4524 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4524 out of 7037 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.751750
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.751750
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.58
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.17

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.17

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 7037 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 145.8645 to 162.5141 deg, Dec -15.6272 to -4.1978 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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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 145.8645 to 162.5141 deg, Dec -15.6272 to -4.1978 deg
Loaded 6121 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): 4330 out of 4524 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4524 out of 7037 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits (aperture=6.4)
Read 6399 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 145.8641 to 162.4683 deg, Dec -15.6668 to -4.2520 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
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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 145.8641 to 162.4683 deg, Dec -15.6668 to -4.2520 deg
Loaded 6115 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): 4235 out of 4399 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4399 out of 6399 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.2 pix  Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
 2.1 pix  Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.2 mag.  Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
 15.1 mag.  Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
 13.9 mag.  fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
 14.0 mag.  fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  13.9 (SNR )  11.0 (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.nHpdmYhJ06 (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/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.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_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.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/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=532, bad_region=1647, passed=7037
Got 7037 stars (including 4979 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7037 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 371 to 431 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4750 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4734 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4734 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4734 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5729 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 431 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4750 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4734 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5729 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4734 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5729 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Excluding outliers - 4734 stars left (next iteration limit 5207)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits N_match=4734 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.462 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.320 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.351 n_q1=1394 n_q2=797 n_q3=1575 n_q4=968 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.267
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits -region wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.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.2U9dlmAHA1 (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/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.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_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.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/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=481, bad_region=1506, passed=6399
Got 6399 stars (including 4521 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6399 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 371 to 430 (Dec -15.7 to -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4304 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4292 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4292 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4292 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5196 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.7 to -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4304 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4292 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5196 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4292 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5196 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Excluding outliers - 4292 stars left (next iteration limit 4721)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits N_match=4292 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.406 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.494 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.314 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.321 n_q1=1276 n_q2=718 n_q3=1432 n_q4=866 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.357
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits -region wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.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.qccMiXLfAM (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_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.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_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=212, bad_region=507, passed=3164
Got 3164 stars (including 2470 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3164 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013063 (47.0 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010450 (37.6 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2358 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2351 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2351 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2351 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2759 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" 

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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2358 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2352 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2759 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2352 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2759 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Excluding outliers - 2352 stars left (next iteration limit 2586)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2352 robust_rms=6.902 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.162 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=9.365 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2352 robust_rms=0.568 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.639 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.639 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2352 robust_rms=0.451 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.566 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.566 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2352 robust_rms_before=1.519 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.405 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.451 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.559 worst_region_rms_after=0.566 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.417 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.566
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.559 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.559 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.405 arcsec matched=2352
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits N_match=2352 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.411 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.434 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.468 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.384 n_q1=853 n_q2=354 n_q3=818 n_q4=327 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.141
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.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.SH7xLNcNID (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_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.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_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=252, bad_region=535, passed=3160
Got 3160 stars (including 2415 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3160 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013061 (47.0 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010449 (37.6 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2300 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2292 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2292 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2292 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2726 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 

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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2300 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2292 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2726 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2292 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2726 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Excluding outliers - 2292 stars left (next iteration limit 2521)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2292 robust_rms=6.928 arcsec worst_region_rms=9.913 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=9.913 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2292 robust_rms=0.589 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.672 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.672 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2292 robust_rms=0.459 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.586 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.550 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2292 robust_rms_before=1.524 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.428 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.459 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.534 worst_region_rms_after=0.586 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.407 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.550
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.534 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.534 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.428 arcsec matched=2292
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits N_match=2292 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.444 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.439 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.504 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.433 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.406 n_q1=820 n_q2=353 n_q3=793 n_q4=326 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.136
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits sigma_overall=0.364 worst_q_ratio=1.267
ref2=Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits sigma_overall=0.364 worst_q_ratio=1.357
new1=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits sigma_overall=0.411 worst_q_ratio=1.141
new2=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits sigma_overall=0.444 worst_q_ratio=1.136
reference average sigma_overall=0.364 worst_q_ratio=1.312
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################

Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127_astrometric_residuals.png (4734 matched stars from wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116_astrometric_residuals.png (4292 matched stars from wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596_astrometric_residuals.png (2352 matched stars from wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597_astrometric_residuals.png (2292 matched stars from wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.38 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Sex-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Sex-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.0'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:14.365 -09:59:50.39 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
Image size: 940.5'x624.7'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:16:45.153 -10:00:12.00 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:17:14.365 -09:59:50.39
Second-epoch image center 10:16:45.153 -10:00:12.00
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1200 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
Image size: 940.4'x624.7'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:16:47.623 -09:59:59.26 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:17:14.365 -09:59:50.39
Second-epoch image center 10:16:47.623 -09:59:59.26
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1098 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  10:16:45.153 -10:00:12.00
Second-epoch second image center 10:16:47.623 -09:59:59.26
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01073 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/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits &> /tmp/tmp.SVniGyTVrZ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits &> /tmp/tmp.w6l7dNDXsl
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits &> /tmp/tmp.uX0GiJVej9
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits &> /tmp/tmp.6pioTuyEbK
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits and wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits and wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits and wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 44425 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 145.8645 to 162.5226 deg, Dec -15.6560 to -4.1723 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 145.8645 to 162.5226 deg, Dec -15.6560 to -4.1723 deg
Loaded 6161 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): 4292 out of 4765 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4765 out of 44425 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.609150
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.609150
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.24
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.37

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.37

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 44425 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 145.8645 to 162.5226 deg, Dec -15.6560 to -4.1723 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 145.8645 to 162.5226 deg, Dec -15.6560 to -4.1723 deg
Loaded 6161 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): 4292 out of 4765 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4765 out of 44425 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 42654 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 145.8186 to 162.4786 deg, Dec -15.6831 to -4.1804 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 145.8186 to 162.4786 deg, Dec -15.6831 to -4.1804 deg
Loaded 6189 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): 4364 out of 4777 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4777 out of 42654 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 4 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.1 pix  Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
 2.0 pix  Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
 2.2 pix  fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.4 mag.  Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
 15.3 mag.  Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
 14.1 mag.  fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
 14.2 mag.  fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.1 (SNR )  13.5 (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.SVniGyTVrZ (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/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.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_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.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/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=2117, bad_region=10186, passed=44414
Got 44414 stars (including 32552 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 44414 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 371 to 431 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4760 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4749 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4749 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4749 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36340 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 431 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4760 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4749 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36340 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4749 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36340 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Excluding outliers - 4749 stars left (next iteration limit 5223)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits N_match=4749 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.348 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.351 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.437 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.341 n_q1=1413 n_q2=825 n_q3=1544 n_q4=967 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.255
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits -region wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.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.w6l7dNDXsl (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/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.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_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.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/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=1868, bad_region=9653, passed=42644
Got 42644 stars (including 31490 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 42644 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 371 to 431 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4762 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4752 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4752 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4752 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35082 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 371 to 431 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4762 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4752 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35082 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4752 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35082 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Excluding outliers - 4752 stars left (next iteration limit 5227)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits N_match=4752 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.478 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.313 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.315 n_q1=1386 n_q2=837 n_q3=1537 n_q4=992 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.345
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits -region wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.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.uX0GiJVej9 (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_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.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_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=601, bad_region=2302, passed=20835
Got 20835 stars (including 17982 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 20835 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013063 (47.0 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010450 (37.6 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4759 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4741 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4741 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4741 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19159 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4760 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4740 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19159 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4740 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19159 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Excluding outliers - 4740 stars left (next iteration limit 5215)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.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=4740 robust_rms=6.784 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.152 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=9.793 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4740 robust_rms=0.579 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.661 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.661 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4740 robust_rms=0.474 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.595 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.585 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4740 robust_rms_before=1.520 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.414 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.474 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.592 worst_region_rms_after=0.595 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.407 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.585
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.592 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.592 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.414 arcsec matched=4740
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits N_match=4740 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.418 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.439 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.482 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.386 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.394 n_q1=1765 n_q2=667 n_q3=1618 n_q4=690 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.154
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.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.6pioTuyEbK (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_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.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_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=1, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=834, bad_region=2454, passed=21828
Got 21828 stars (including 18706 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21828 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013061 (47.0 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010449 (37.6 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4761 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4747 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4747 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4747 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19996 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4761 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4746 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19996 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4746 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19996 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Excluding outliers - 4746 stars left (next iteration limit 5221)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.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=4746 robust_rms=6.723 arcsec worst_region_rms=9.892 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=9.783 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4746 robust_rms=0.604 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.682 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.682 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4746 robust_rms=0.479 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.647 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.582 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4746 robust_rms_before=1.528 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.431 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.479 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.564 worst_region_rms_after=0.647 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.440 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.582
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.564 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.564 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.431 arcsec matched=4746
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits N_match=4746 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.441 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.439 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.549 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.429 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.398 n_q1=1750 n_q2=687 n_q3=1592 n_q4=717 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.245
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.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_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.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_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Sex-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits at 10:12:09.63 -10:52:14.5:  13.47 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits at 10:03:25.08 -10:44:31.4:  13.42 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits at 10:28:07.25 -06:36:21.6:  12.45 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits at 10:12:09.63 -10:52:14.5:  13.53 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits at 10:03:25.08 -10:44:31.4:  13.41 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits at 10:28:07.25 -06:36:21.6:  12.44 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.42 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.50 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:03:25.08 -10:44:31.4: ref_mag=13.42 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.2983 delta=0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.45 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:12:09.63 -10:52:14.5: ref_mag=13.50 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.3804 delta=0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:28:07.25 -06:36:21.6: ref_mag=12.45 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.2536 delta=0.19 (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
  
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Considering the candidate 52212_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597
The candidate 52212_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 13.47264    2461326.97264    13.55    10:12:09.65 -10:52:14.3   4101 2680   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 13.47311    2461326.97311    13.29    10:12:09.60 -10:52:14.6   4094 2677   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 53827_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597
The candidate 53827_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 13.47311    2461326.97311    11.99    10:09:20.56 -13:20:06.7   3660 1189   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits

**** FOUND  10:09:20.54 -13:20:06.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 54485_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597
The candidate 54485_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 13.47264    2461326.97264    12.31    10:28:07.32 -06:36:21.9   6530 5222   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 13.47311    2461326.97311    12.22    10:28:07.19 -06:36:21.3   6523 5220   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 56039_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597
The candidate 56039_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 13.47264    2461326.97264    13.28    10:03:24.99 -10:44:30.0   2803 2765   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-20-26_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 13.47311    2461326.97311    13.32    10:03:25.16 -10:44:32.8   2797 2763   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_062835_TTUQ2b1x1_3233916_b7NiDzrZ/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-13_06-21-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0597.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 Sex-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed Sex-03-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO  ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461326.97263921 -observatory V36
14:45:24.08 -19:05:48.4 Mercury (0.0mag)
14:04:26.87 -20:39:42.1 Venus (-4.4mag)
08:44:43.21 +19:21:03.6 Mars (1.0mag)
09:35:41.13 +14:59:14.8 Jupiter (-1.9mag)
00:41:50.99 +01:33:11.6 Saturn (0.4mag)
04:11:51.57 +20:57:24.3 Uranus (5.6mag)
00:10:08.59 -00:26:54.5 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:24:09.80 -23:43:28.6 Pluto (14.5mag)
15:17:24.66 -23:32:20.4 Moon (-8.9mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 361 Oct 13 06:30 planets.txt
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461326.97263921:
09:35:37.14 +14:59:37.5 Io (6.1mag)
09:35:31.39 +15:00:09.0 Europa (6.2mag)
09:35:46.81 +14:58:43.5 Ganymede (5.6mag)
09:35:34.51 +14:59:50.6 Callisto (6.9mag)
09:35:35.01 +15:19:09.9 Himalia (15.6mag)
09:35:39.10 +14:59:26.0 Thebe (16.4mag)
09:34:21.57 +15:21:22.2 Elara (17.5mag)
09:37:59.48 +14:22:13.1 Pasiphae (17.8mag)
09:34:08.41 +15:26:50.4 Carme (18.8mag)
00:41:37.64 +01:33:03.8 Titan (8.2mag)
00:41:44.52 +01:33:04.3 Rhea (9.6mag)
00:41:24.81 +01:30:26.2 Iapetus (11.0mag)
00:41:40.80 +01:32:45.1 Hyperion (14.1mag)
00:40:09.43 +01:20:49.9 Phoebe (16.4mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Oct 13 06:30 moons.txt
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461326.97263921:
03:01:14.30 +21:15:16.6 JWST
16:03:39.34 +49:20:29.8 Chandra
14:29:22.64 -61:19:32.0 XMM-Newton
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Oct 13 06:30 spacecraft.txt
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461326.97263921 -observatory V36
03:45:29.27 +20:12:10.6 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:26:35.92 -33:26:48.1 14.8mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:40:37.78 -72:32:22.2 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:15:37.03 +34:42:40.7 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
04:55:13.10 +48:27:46.4 17.3mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
07:30:58.32 +25:26:17.7 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
09:02:54.01 +35:53:29.3 16.2mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
18:27:15.00 +41:26:08.6 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
05:46:16.82 -13:36:50.6 16.6mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
12:20:59.93 +15:49:24.4 16.1mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
13:53:05.70 -02:53:39.6 16.5mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
18:51:11.72 +64:22:01.9 15.7mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
02:33:46.17 +42:58:58.0 17.8mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
12:47:39.80 +14:28:23.3 17.7mag A/2026 E1
16:29:30.90 -29:10:20.8 13.0mag P/2026 R2 (Leonard)
00:21:50.00 +18:40:51.8 17.6mag 2P/Encke
23:00:35.77 -31:13:47.1 14.6mag 10P/Tempel
02:13:38.61 +38:21:29.7 16.7mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR
12:12:37.65 -08:19:58.3 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
00:21:06.49 -08:55:45.8 15.6mag 65P/Gunn
07:38:30.86 +15:47:17.9 13.9mag 78P/Gehrels
02:57:56.94 +14:14:19.4 17.7mag 88P/Howell
07:46:33.14 +40:50:14.4 17.0mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
09:07:28.80 +13:23:57.7 17.7mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
11:45:17.53 +12:47:02.8 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley
14:11:58.19 -32:48:12.7 17.9mag 124P/Mrkos
06:52:15.99 +19:13:05.9 15.6mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
21:22:36.72 +05:04:12.8 9.6mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
10:23:40.72 +01:09:48.9 14.5mag 169P/NEAT
03:28:08.56 +04:20:13.9 14.9mag 220P/McNaught
06:06:32.03 +45:40:24.0 15.4mag 260P/McNaught
07:30:37.75 +25:33:52.5 17.9mag 266P/Christensen
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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
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
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
01:06:05.83 +09:51:20.4  TCP J01060583+0951204  2026-10-10.8543  14.54Cmag
17:54:18.76 -27:36:36.2  TCP J17541876-2736362  2026-10-12.3993  10.8mag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
23:55:43.856 -15:50:15.42  AT 2026addn  2026-08-09.48 21.1
01:43:28.701 -15:33:16.88  AT 2026addm  2026-08-12.57 21.78
00:43:31.985 +02:44:37.26  AT 2026addl  2026-09-03.50 20.81
00:20:43.092 +26:18:27.76  AT 2026addk  2026-09-10.40 21.85
02:32:33.449 -04:05:50.65  AT 2026addj  2026-09-19.55 20.69
06:02:06.169 +54:33:49.98  AT 2026addi  2026-09-16.60 20.62
20:31:30.274 -11:28:55.06  AT 2026addh  2026-09-15.24 21.29
21:09:35.309 -38:50:41.60  AT 2026addg  2026-09-03.34 20.53
01:16:25.813 -15:10:04.62  AT 2026addf  2026-08-12.57 21.69
01:17:52.437 -16:01:42.48  AT 2026adde  2026-08-12.57 21.38
23:53:53.849 +06:58:03.97  AT 2026addd  2026-09-14.37 21.08
04:00:29.026 -25:19:51.60  AT 2026addc  2026-09-05.59 21.32
23:51:58.388 +36:11:37.62  AT 2026addb  2026-09-13.38 21.75
02:23:44.130 -38:09:01.15  AT 2026adda  2026-09-16.51 21.09
19:58:50.785 -31:34:29.11  AT 2026adcz  2026-09-04.28 21
02:18:02.958 +22:16:26.48  AT 2026adcy  2026-08-11.56 20.88
08:38:23.323 +70:03:08.09  AT 2026adcx  2026-09-27.96 17.18
17:24:20.450 -17:51:02.90  AT 2026adcw  2026-07-10.70 18.79
05:04:34.365 +59:08:46.08  AT 2026adcv  2026-09-10.48 20.4261
20:26:49.827 -26:30:11.24  AT 2026adcu  2026-08-13.38 20.9
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Tue Oct 13 06:30:27 CDT 2026
=======================================
TIMING SExtractor: 2 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 3s (0.05 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 28s (0.47 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 6s (0.10 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 2s (0.03 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 0s (0.00 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 40s (0.67 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 5 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 1 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 9s (0.15 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 0s (0.00 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 8s (0.13 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 1s (0.02 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 1s (0.02 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 0s (0.00 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 1s (0.02 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 20s (0.33 min)
FIELD_Sex-03-Q2b1x1: 74s (1.23 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 76s (1.27 min)
Finished: Tue Oct 13 06:31:43 CDT 2026