FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Pup-04-Q2b1x1 reference image: Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Field Pup-04-Q2b1x1 reference image: Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Field Pup-04-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
Field Pup-04-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461136.59122270 06.04.2026 02:11:11.641   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
First image: 2461136.59122270 06.04.2026 02:11:11.641   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Last  image: 2461333.99507466 20.10.2026 11:52:44.451   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -8.26
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: 2 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):  11438
Objects passed selection criteria:  11360
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.1    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.1    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 6544.25
Average stars matched: 6318.5 (96.5504 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   238172 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Thu Oct 15 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-241-g3eca6a38
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-15)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Tue Oct 20 06:55:14 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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ERROR: large change in astrometric-star counts between the two new images (q1: 286 -> 211, 26.224% > 20%; fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits vs fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits) - usually a bad plate solution on one of them, sometimes stars crossing a quadrant boundary when the two images are widely offset, rarely a transparency change; continuing processing
ERROR: large change in astrometric-star counts between the two new images (q3: 124 -> 39, 68.548% > 20%; fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits vs fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits) - usually a bad plate solution on one of them, sometimes stars crossing a quadrant boundary when the two images are widely offset, rarely a transparency change; continuing processing
ERROR: large change in astrometric-star counts between the two new images (q4: 217 -> 137, 36.866% > 20%; fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits vs fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits) - usually a bad plate solution on one of them, sometimes stars crossing a quadrant boundary when the two images are widely offset, rarely a transparency change; continuing processing
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461136.59122270 06.04.2026 02:11:11.641   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
First image: 2461136.59122270 06.04.2026 02:11:11.641   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Last  image: 2461333.99507466 20.10.2026 11:52:44.451   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 13
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.89
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: 13 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):  104778
Objects passed selection criteria:  104470
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.3    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.3    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 64662.5
Average stars matched: 61584.2 (95.2395 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   572712 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Thu Oct 15 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-241-g3eca6a38
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-15)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Tue Oct 20 06:56:15 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU
HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Pup-04-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Pup-04-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Pup-04-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 183271 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 183271 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.png' -> 'transient_report/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits_preview.png'

Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits


renamed 'Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.png' -> 'transient_report/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits_preview.png'

Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.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= 2938.1522
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 853.8408
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 11643.0782
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 2904.3679
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 12675.3821
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 3483.4316
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 3.96272
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.166
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
ERROR: passing clouds (SD ratio=0.166 soft threshold=0.12)
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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 =     12.5900001525879 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 12.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/d_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits :)

Spent 0.496208 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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/d_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
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CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     12.6899995803833 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 12.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/d_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits :)

Spent 0.518547 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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/d_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits



fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.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/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.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/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.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: 2461333.99450317
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Image size: 937.3'x625.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:20:52.446 -34:00:38.17 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
Image size: 937.8'x625.2'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:20:53.393 -34:00:58.18 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 08:20:52.446 -34:00:38.17
Second-epoch image center 08:20:53.393 -34:00:58.18
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0064 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_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
Image size: 937.7'x625.2'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:20:51.881 -34:01:30.37 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 08:20:52.446 -34:00:38.17
Second-epoch image center 08:20:51.881 -34:01:30.37
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0146 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  08:20:53.393 -34:00:58.18
Second-epoch second image center 08:20:51.881 -34:01:30.37
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01035 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/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits &> /tmp/tmp.glQQ9hWobd
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wKQSB1QZnp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits &> /tmp/tmp.3BIr0Y1gDw
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits &> /tmp/tmp.TINZFnhLZe
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.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_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits and wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.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_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits and wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits and wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits) and catalog (wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 14942 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.3301 to 135.2911 deg, Dec -39.2872 to -28.4077 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
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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 115.3301 to 135.2911 deg, Dec -39.2872 to -28.4077 deg
Loaded 26003 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): 11585 out of 12071 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 12071 out of 14942 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.584300
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.584300
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -8.26
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  14.32

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  14.32

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 14942 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.3301 to 135.2911 deg, Dec -39.2872 to -28.4077 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 115.3301 to 135.2911 deg, Dec -39.2872 to -28.4077 deg
Loaded 26003 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): 11585 out of 12071 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 12071 out of 14942 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits (aperture=6.1)
Read 15218 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.3104 to 135.2890 deg, Dec -39.2869 to -28.3706 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 115.3104 to 135.2890 deg, Dec -39.2869 to -28.3706 deg
Loaded 26108 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): 11747 out of 12249 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 12249 out of 15218 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.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:
 2.4 pix  Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
 2.4 pix  Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
 2.5 pix  fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
 2.2 pix  fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 14.3 mag.  Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
 14.3 mag.  Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
 11.5 mag.  fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
 11.6 mag.  fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  11.5 (SNR )   9.2 (80% of stars)  with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of  following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). 
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. 
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
############ /tmp/tmp.glQQ9hWobd (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits' -> 'wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.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/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.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=1211, bad_region=2731, passed=14942
Got 14942 stars (including 11158 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14942 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4939 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4866 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12846 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4939 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12846 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12846 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.63" 
Excluding outliers - 4862 stars left (next iteration limit 5351)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits N_match=4862 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.597 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.477 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.633 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.649 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.708 n_q1=1434 n_q2=838 n_q3=1638 n_q4=952 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.185
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4862 N_valid=4862 bias_ra_arcsec=0.009 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.008 median_sep_arcsec=0.440 p95_sep_arcsec=2.449 n_q1=1434 n_q2=838 n_q3=1638 n_q4=952 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits -region wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.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.wKQSB1QZnp (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits' -> 'wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.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/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.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=1268, bad_region=2796, passed=15218
Got 15218 stars (including 11355 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 15218 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 310 (Dec -39.3 to -28.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4939 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4864 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4865 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4864 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13066 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 310 (Dec -39.3 to -28.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4940 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13066 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13066 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.62" 
Excluding outliers - 4865 stars left (next iteration limit 5350)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits N_match=4865 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.587 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.482 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.642 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.637 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.718 n_q1=1431 n_q2=834 n_q3=1646 n_q4=954 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.224
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4865 N_valid=4865 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.008 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.007 median_sep_arcsec=0.446 p95_sep_arcsec=2.328 n_q1=1431 n_q2=834 n_q3=1646 n_q4=954 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits -region wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.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.3BIr0Y1gDw (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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.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=123, bad_region=165, passed=1181
Got 1181 stars (including 914 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1181 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013025 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010420 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 890 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 840 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.75" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 860 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1009 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.75" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 890 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1011 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.92" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 860 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1012 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.95" 
Excluding outliers - 860 stars left (next iteration limit 946)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=860 robust_rms=5.289 arcsec worst_region_rms=5.650 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=-1.000 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=860 robust_rms=0.719 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.947 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=-1.000 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=860 robust_rms_before=1.698 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.990 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.719 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=1.295 worst_region_rms_after=0.947 outer_annulus_rms_before=-1.000 outer_annulus_rms_after=-1.000
verification OK: wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits.sip_refit.Qm4h9r/candidate.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits.sip_refit.Qm4h9r/candidate.fits
Image size: 937.6'x625.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:20:53.287 -34:00:57.78 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 

 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
 ### Converted positions of 1181 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits.sip_refit.Qm4h9r/candidate.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction_2587888.cat.log'
'wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits.sip_refit.Qm4h9r/candidate.wcscat.xy2sky.WoFb1x' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction_2587888.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 3, robust RMS 1.698 -> 0.719 arcsec)
SIP_REFIT: re-matching the catalog with the refit solution (cycle 1, search radius 3.6 arcsec, 860 pairs from the previous matching)
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 778 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
SIP_REFIT: re-match found 778 pairs (860 from the previous matching)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=778 robust_rms=4.875 arcsec worst_region_rms=5.315 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=-1.000 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=778 robust_rms=0.704 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.912 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=-1.000 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=778 robust_rms_before=0.704 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.704 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.704 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.908 worst_region_rms_after=0.912 outer_annulus_rms_before=-1.000 outer_annulus_rms_after=-1.000
SIP_REFIT: the refit on the re-matched pairs is worse than the solution it would replace (worst-region 0.912 vs 0.908 arcsec) - keeping the current solution
SIP_REFIT: the refit on the re-matched pairs was not applied - keeping the current solution
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 778 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1009 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 778 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 996 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52" 
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits N_match=778 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.741 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.814 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.555 sigma_q3_arcsec=1.014 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.661 n_q1=286 n_q2=151 n_q3=124 n_q4=217 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.368
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=778 N_valid=778 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.005 bias_dec_arcsec=0.007 median_sep_arcsec=0.580 p95_sep_arcsec=1.568 n_q1=286 n_q2=151 n_q3=124 n_q4=217 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits -region wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.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.TINZFnhLZe (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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.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=95, bad_region=226, passed=932
Got 932 stars (including 645 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 932 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013024 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010419 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 254 to 309 (Dec -39.2 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 626 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 606 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 585 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.66" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 606 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 692 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.69" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 254 to 309 (Dec -39.2 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 627 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 604 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 690 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.92" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 604 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 690 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.97" 
Excluding outliers - 604 stars left (next iteration limit 666)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=604 robust_rms=4.053 arcsec worst_region_rms=4.639 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=-1.000 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=604 robust_rms=0.687 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.984 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=-1.000 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=604 robust_rms_before=1.382 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.851 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.687 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=1.556 worst_region_rms_after=0.984 outer_annulus_rms_before=-1.000 outer_annulus_rms_after=-1.000
verification OK: wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits.sip_refit.d8xHHr/candidate.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits.sip_refit.d8xHHr/candidate.fits
Image size: 937.6'x625.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:20:51.789 -34:01:29.79 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 

 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
 ### Converted positions of 932 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits.sip_refit.d8xHHr/candidate.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction_2587877.cat.log'
'wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits.sip_refit.d8xHHr/candidate.wcscat.xy2sky.NN1W15' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction_2587877.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 3, robust RMS 1.382 -> 0.687 arcsec)
SIP_REFIT: re-matching the catalog with the refit solution (cycle 1, search radius 3.4 arcsec, 604 pairs from the previous matching)
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 254 to 309 (Dec -39.2 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 546 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
SIP_REFIT: re-match found 546 pairs (604 from the previous matching)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=546 robust_rms=3.822 arcsec worst_region_rms=4.492 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=-1.000 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=546 robust_rms=0.645 arcsec worst_region_rms=1.012 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=-1.000 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=546 robust_rms_before=0.650 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.650 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.645 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.998 worst_region_rms_after=1.012 outer_annulus_rms_before=-1.000 outer_annulus_rms_after=-1.000
SIP_REFIT: the refit on the re-matched pairs is worse than the solution it would replace (worst-region 1.012 vs 0.998 arcsec) - keeping the current solution
SIP_REFIT: the refit on the re-matched pairs was not applied - keeping the current solution
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 546 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 688 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 546 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 684 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48" 
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits N_match=546 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.647 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.706 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.535 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.729 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.653 n_q1=211 n_q2=159 n_q3=39 n_q4=137 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.126
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=546 N_valid=546 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.021 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.014 median_sep_arcsec=0.537 p95_sep_arcsec=1.524 n_q1=211 n_q2=159 n_q3=39 n_q4=137 occupied_cells_4x4=15/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits -region wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.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_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits sigma_overall=0.597 worst_q_ratio=1.185
ref2=Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits sigma_overall=0.587 worst_q_ratio=1.224
new1=fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits sigma_overall=0.741 worst_q_ratio=1.368
new2=fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits sigma_overall=0.647 worst_q_ratio=1.126
reference average sigma_overall=0.592 worst_q_ratio=1.2045
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
ERROR: large change in astrometric-star counts between the two new images (q1: 286 -> 211, 26.224% > 20%; fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits vs fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits) - usually a bad plate solution on one of them, sometimes stars crossing a quadrant boundary when the two images are widely offset, rarely a transparency change; continuing processing
ERROR: large change in astrometric-star counts between the two new images (q3: 124 -> 39, 68.548% > 20%; fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits vs fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits) - usually a bad plate solution on one of them, sometimes stars crossing a quadrant boundary when the two images are widely offset, rarely a transparency change; continuing processing
ERROR: large change in astrometric-star counts between the two new images (q4: 217 -> 137, 36.866% > 20%; fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits vs fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits) - usually a bad plate solution on one of them, sometimes stars crossing a quadrant boundary when the two images are widely offset, rarely a transparency change; continuing processing

Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010_astrometric_residuals.png (4862 matched stars from wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.55 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011_astrometric_residuals.png (4865 matched stars from wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.55 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255_astrometric_residuals.png (778 matched stars from wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.44 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256_astrometric_residuals.png (546 matched stars from wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.40 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Pup-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Pup-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.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_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Image size: 937.3'x625.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:20:52.446 -34:00:38.17 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
Image size: 937.6'x625.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:20:53.287 -34:00:57.78 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 08:20:52.446 -34:00:38.17
Second-epoch image center 08:20:53.287 -34:00:57.78
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0062 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_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
Image size: 937.6'x625.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:20:51.789 -34:01:29.79 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 08:20:52.446 -34:00:38.17
Second-epoch image center 08:20:51.789 -34:01:29.79
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0145 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  08:20:53.287 -34:00:57.78
Second-epoch second image center 08:20:51.789 -34:01:29.79
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01029 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/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits &> /tmp/tmp.AUtaecxOZ5
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits &> /tmp/tmp.WYfKz7X5EZ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits &> /tmp/tmp.rXs0Jeb61j
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits &> /tmp/tmp.y9pFn76tM9
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.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_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits and wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.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_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits and wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits and wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits) and catalog (wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 132037 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.3025 to 135.3575 deg, Dec -39.2952 to -28.3517 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 115.3025 to 135.3575 deg, Dec -39.2952 to -28.3517 deg
Loaded 26236 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): 17756 out of 21157 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 21157 out of 132037 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.381200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.381200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.89
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  14.49

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  14.49

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 132037 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.3025 to 135.3575 deg, Dec -39.2952 to -28.3517 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 115.3025 to 135.3575 deg, Dec -39.2952 to -28.3517 deg
Loaded 26236 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): 17756 out of 21157 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 21157 out of 132037 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits (aperture=4.5)
Read 134376 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 115.3028 to 135.3209 deg, Dec -39.2901 to -28.3510 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 115.3028 to 135.3209 deg, Dec -39.2901 to -28.3510 deg
Loaded 26201 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): 17706 out of 21125 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 21125 out of 134376 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits (aperture=4.5)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 9 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.1 pix  Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
 2.1 pix  Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
 2.2 pix  fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
 2.0 pix  fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 14.5 mag.  Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
 14.5 mag.  Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
 12.3 mag.  fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
 12.4 mag.  fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  12.3 (SNR )  11.7 (80% of stars)  with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of  following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). 
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. 
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.AUtaecxOZ5 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits' -> 'wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.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/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.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=12, blended=12979, bad_region=16456, passed=132025
Got 132025 stars (including 104056 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 132025 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 310 (Dec -39.3 to -28.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4937 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4882 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4882 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4882 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 120193 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 310 (Dec -39.3 to -28.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4937 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4883 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 120193 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4883 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 120193 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.60" 
Excluding outliers - 4883 stars left (next iteration limit 5370)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.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_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits N_match=4883 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.592 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.472 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.621 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.637 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.711 n_q1=1494 n_q2=865 n_q3=1581 n_q4=943 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.201
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4883 N_valid=4883 bias_ra_arcsec=0.025 bias_dec_arcsec=0.003 median_sep_arcsec=0.436 p95_sep_arcsec=2.106 n_q1=1494 n_q2=865 n_q3=1581 n_q4=943 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits -region wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.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.WYfKz7X5EZ (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits' -> 'wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.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/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.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=17, blended=13323, bad_region=16854, passed=134359
Got 134359 stars (including 105688 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 134359 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 310 (Dec -39.3 to -28.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4876 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 122212 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 310 (Dec -39.3 to -28.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4935 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 122212 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 122211 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.61" 
Excluding outliers - 4875 stars left (next iteration limit 5362)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.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_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits N_match=4875 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.584 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.483 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.608 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.639 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.714 n_q1=1508 n_q2=864 n_q3=1564 n_q4=939 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.223
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4875 N_valid=4875 bias_ra_arcsec=0.007 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.001 median_sep_arcsec=0.442 p95_sep_arcsec=2.095 n_q1=1508 n_q2=864 n_q3=1564 n_q4=939 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits -region wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.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.rXs0Jeb61j (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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.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=543, bad_region=2424, passed=17661
Got 17661 stars (including 14732 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 17661 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010418 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.2 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4838 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4834 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.71" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4838 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16030 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.70" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.2 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4933 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4837 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16030 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.71" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4837 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16029 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.74" 
Excluding outliers - 4837 stars left (next iteration limit 5321)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.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=4837 robust_rms=5.328 arcsec worst_region_rms=40.658 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=40.658 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4837 robust_rms=0.897 arcsec worst_region_rms=2.808 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=2.808 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4837 robust_rms=0.755 arcsec worst_region_rms=1.200 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=1.200 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4837 robust_rms_before=0.834 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.767 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.755 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=1.243 worst_region_rms_after=1.200 outer_annulus_rms_before=5.089 outer_annulus_rms_after=1.200
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 1.243 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits worst_region_rms_kept=1.243 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.767 arcsec matched=4837
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits N_match=4837 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.746 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.705 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.530 sigma_q3_arcsec=1.214 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.820 n_q1=1530 n_q2=1133 n_q3=882 n_q4=1292 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.627
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4837 N_valid=4837 bias_ra_arcsec=0.000 bias_dec_arcsec=0.018 median_sep_arcsec=0.699 p95_sep_arcsec=4.340 n_q1=1530 n_q2=1133 n_q3=882 n_q4=1292 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits -region wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.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.y9pFn76tM9 (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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=1, blended=382, bad_region=3366, passed=15139
Got 15139 stars (including 11449 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 15139 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010418 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.2 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4935 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4847 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4840 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.70" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4847 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12705 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.69" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 253 to 309 (Dec -39.2 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4848 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12705 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.71" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4847 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12705 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.75" 
Excluding outliers - 4847 stars left (next iteration limit 5331)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.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=4847 robust_rms=3.767 arcsec worst_region_rms=73.525 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=73.525 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4847 robust_rms=0.829 arcsec worst_region_rms=1.815 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=1.815 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4847 robust_rms=0.735 arcsec worst_region_rms=1.250 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=1.036 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4847 robust_rms_before=0.830 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.753 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.735 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=1.264 worst_region_rms_after=1.250 outer_annulus_rms_before=3.699 outer_annulus_rms_after=1.036
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 1.264 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits worst_region_rms_kept=1.264 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.753 arcsec matched=4847
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits N_match=4847 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.754 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.761 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.600 sigma_q3_arcsec=1.238 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.870 n_q1=1459 n_q2=1687 n_q3=399 n_q4=1302 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.642
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4847 N_valid=4847 bias_ra_arcsec=0.005 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.035 median_sep_arcsec=0.673 p95_sep_arcsec=3.223 n_q1=1459 n_q2=1687 n_q3=399 n_q4=1302 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits -region wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.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_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.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_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/wcs_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Pup-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits at 08:31:13.23 -35:24:15.3:  11.70 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits at 08:25:58.82 -36:16:02.7:  12.24 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-11-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0010.fits at 08:31:13.20 -36:48:09.6:  11.56 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits at 08:31:13.23 -35:24:15.3:  11.64 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits at 08:31:13.20 -36:48:09.6:  11.57 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_21-12-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0011.fits at 08:25:58.82 -36:16:02.7:  12.25 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  11.67 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  11.57 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.25 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:31:13.23 -35:24:15.3: ref_mag=11.67 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=11.4417 delta=0.22 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:25:58.82 -36:16:02.7: ref_mag=12.25 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=11.6725 delta=0.57 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:31:13.20 -36:48:09.6: ref_mag=11.57 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=11.6703 delta=-0.10 (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 154202_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256
The candidate 154202_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 20.49450    2461333.99450    11.90    08:31:13.08 -36:48:09.9   6030 1491   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 20.49507    2461333.99507    11.59    08:31:13.31 -36:48:09.4   6034 1496   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 154205_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256
The candidate 154205_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 20.49450    2461333.99450    11.68    08:25:58.80 -36:16:02.7   5402 1830   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 20.49507    2461333.99507    11.67    08:25:58.84 -36:16:02.8   5405 1836   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 154209_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256
The candidate 154209_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 20.49507    2461333.99507    11.53    08:14:38.46 -34:17:20.8   4012 3033   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits

**** FOUND  08:14:38.29 -34:17:21.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 154211_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256
The candidate 154211_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 20.49507    2461333.99507    11.61    08:26:02.15 -35:57:47.3   5415 2019   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits

**** FOUND  08:26:02.27 -35:57:46.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 154215_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256
The candidate 154215_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 20.49450    2461333.99450    11.44    08:31:13.23 -35:24:14.6   6056 2336   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-51-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0255.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 20.49507    2461333.99507    11.45    08:31:13.24 -35:24:16.0   6060 2341   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 154218_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256
The candidate 154218_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 20.49507    2461333.99507    10.61    08:10:44.01 -36:05:21.3   3544 1939   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits

**** FOUND  08:10:44.02 -36:05:21.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 154299_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256
The candidate 154299_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 20.49507    2461333.99507    11.45    08:07:49.70 -35:54:00.7   3186 2044   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits

**** FOUND  08:07:49.82 -35:54:00.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 13072_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256
The candidate 13072_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 20.49507    2461333.99507    9.96    08:08:56.68 -37:28:13.9   3345 1098   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits

**** FOUND  08:08:56.66 -37:28:12.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 33734_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256
The candidate 33734_fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 20.49507    2461333.99507    11.20    08:23:19.29 -35:24:56.3   5087 2354   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_065326_TTUQ2b1x1_2573163_Pmpq6xNI/fd_Pup-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_06-52-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0256.fits

**** FOUND  08:23:19.22 -35:24:57.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Pup-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed Pup-04-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO  ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461333.99450317 -observatory V36
15:05:27.65 -20:44:08.5 Mercury (0.2mag)
13:51:20.91 -18:58:30.7 Venus (-4.2mag)
09:00:28.44 +18:26:07.0 Mars (1.0mag)
09:39:54.82 +14:39:37.2 Jupiter (-1.9mag)
00:39:53.70 +01:21:08.8 Saturn (0.4mag)
04:11:01.49 +20:55:16.6 Uranus (5.6mag)
00:09:29.16 -00:31:05.3 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:24:10.14 -23:43:09.5 Pluto (14.5mag)
21:16:27.55 -16:59:33.7 Moon (-10.9mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461333.99450317:
09:39:49.78 +14:40:05.9 Io (6.1mag)
09:39:44.88 +14:40:33.5 Europa (6.2mag)
09:40:02.54 +14:38:54.0 Ganymede (5.6mag)
09:40:16.50 +14:37:38.4 Callisto (6.8mag)
09:40:20.49 +14:56:54.0 Himalia (15.6mag)
09:39:58.77 +14:39:16.4 Thebe (16.4mag)
09:38:55.69 +15:03:05.9 Elara (17.5mag)
09:41:44.59 +14:03:29.4 Pasiphae (17.8mag)
09:37:52.45 +15:08:51.6 Carme (18.8mag)
00:40:05.83 +01:20:53.8 Titan (8.2mag)
00:39:56.59 +01:21:04.7 Rhea (9.6mag)
00:39:47.21 +01:19:01.9 Iapetus (11.0mag)
00:40:08.90 +01:20:41.1 Hyperion (14.1mag)
00:38:09.36 +01:08:43.6 Phoebe (16.4mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461333.99450317:
03:39:33.00 +20:23:13.2 JWST
19:51:44.63 -12:25:00.9 Chandra
07:19:26.28 -19:55:28.2 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461333.99450317 -observatory V36
03:42:30.59 +20:10:33.3 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
07:40:46.34 +37:27:44.1 18.0mag P/2004 V5 (LINEAR-Hill)
07:40:51.30 +37:27:31.5 18.0mag P/2004 V5-A (LINEAR-Hill)
07:40:12.52 +37:27:43.0 18.0mag P/2004 V5-B (LINEAR-Hill)
05:02:06.34 +41:03:40.8 18.0mag P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski)
18:33:18.58 -33:16:12.0 14.8mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:42:55.73 -73:00:09.9 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:14:33.61 +34:54:54.8 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
04:44:01.01 +48:17:24.3 17.5mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
07:33:12.63 +25:23:01.6 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
09:05:37.87 +36:41:45.2 16.3mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
18:29:33.88 +41:10:17.8 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
05:46:01.55 -13:39:48.6 16.5mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
12:34:24.70 +15:15:11.5 16.0mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
14:00:20.57 -03:28:29.6 16.4mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
19:20:01.18 +61:08:26.5 15.6mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
02:25:46.84 +41:50:34.1 17.9mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
12:54:23.90 +15:13:57.9 17.7mag A/2026 E1
16:25:52.98 -48:59:56.0 13.4mag P/2026 R2 (Leonard)
00:03:48.22 +17:23:24.7 17.3mag 2P/Encke
23:08:43.86 -29:31:54.6 14.9mag 10P/Tempel
02:22:57.53 +36:32:45.1 16.5mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR
12:17:16.39 -08:54:23.1 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
00:16:59.22 -09:03:44.4 15.7mag 65P/Gunn
07:46:58.79 +15:02:07.2 13.9mag 78P/Gehrels
02:50:20.19 +13:51:36.1 17.8mag 88P/Howell
08:11:54.40 +42:42:21.4 17.0mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
09:23:06.80 +10:49:52.7 17.7mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
11:59:30.59 +11:10:49.7 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley
14:30:00.34 -34:42:19.9 17.9mag 124P/Mrkos
20:37:59.87 +09:23:39.1 9.8mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
10:40:53.85 -00:23:43.6 15.1mag 169P/NEAT
03:23:12.43 +03:29:55.3 15.0mag 220P/McNaught
06:15:01.73 +47:08:39.6 15.5mag 260P/McNaught
07:40:13.22 +25:23:07.0 17.8mag 266P/Christensen
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
21:50:55.86 -02:51:49.30  SN2026acyb  2026-10-9.85 16.83
03:40:34.04 +02:31:56.70  SN2026acvp  2026-10-9.95 17.75
04:33:25.91 -13:41:04.20  SN2026adhl  2026-10-9.94 17.52
09:20:05.05 +27:03:12.40  SN2026aeif  2026-10-9.47 15.93
02:58:07.77 -65:18:52.90  ASASSN-26fl  2026-10-7.9 -0.85
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
18:25:12.74 -22:25:28.60  V8055  2026-08-30.22 10.89
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
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
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
09:56:00.79 +69:06:15.2  PNV J09560079+6906152  2026-10-14.9274  19.38Cmag
00:43:30.83 +41:26:55.3  PNV J00433083+4126553  2026-10-17.5651  18.61Cmag
04:57:32.08 +30:15:41.6  TCP J04573208+3015416  2026-10-17.7818  18.21Cmag
05:21:07.64 +23:38:21.3  TCP J05210764+2338213  2026-10-18.4020  10.3mag
05:34:11.01 +28:45:30.5  TCP J05341101+2845305  2026-10-18.3604  16.6mag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
22:15:47.442 +22:03:39.23  AT 2026adsi  2026-10-01.24 22.13
22:36:43.147 -22:59:11.22  AT 2026adsh  2026-10-01.35 20.25
17:38:31.186 +18:30:10.49  AT 2026adsg  2026-09-16.24 21.08
02:38:30.508 +14:20:10.13  AT 2026adsf  2026-09-16.47 21.13
21:01:50.495 -11:04:43.78  AT 2026adse  2026-09-16.33 20.66
22:40:36.965 +36:00:57.31  AT 2026adsd  2026-09-15.33 21.03
20:29:31.284 -09:22:48.18  AT 2026adsc  2026-09-15.25 20.68
04:00:47.054 +03:08:00.78  AT 2026adsb  2026-09-15.59 21.17
23:21:37.454 -06:24:04.42  AT 2026adsa  2026-09-15.43 21.69
21:43:02.178 -25:47:01.42  AT 2026adrz  2026-09-14.32 21.3
20:57:20.822 -25:14:48.82  AT 2026adry  2026-09-14.28 20.6
22:51:46.176 -08:40:45.61  AT 2026adrx  2026-09-13.38 21.36
22:52:36.805 -08:37:53.76  AT 2026adrw  2026-09-13.38 21.06
22:26:35.160 +17:20:40.21  AT 2026adrv  2026-09-13.47 21.11
22:08:36.475 +20:04:04.09  AT 2026adru  2026-09-13.46 21.26
01:06:12.958 -14:11:00.23  AT 2026adrt  2026-09-13.51 21.68
21:35:10.258 -18:27:45.66  AT 2026adrs  2026-09-13.33 20.83
20:56:09.838 -21:55:23.62  AT 2026adrr  2026-09-13.26 20.88
21:18:11.360 -21:30:33.58  AT 2026adrq  2026-09-13.33 21.32
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Tue Oct 20 06:54:54 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 1 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 1 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 0 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 2s (0.03 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 32s (0.53 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 11s (0.18 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: 0s (0.00 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: 47s (0.78 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 4 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 4 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 3 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 16s (0.27 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 1s (0.02 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 19s (0.32 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: 1s (0.02 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: 39s (0.65 min)
FIELD_Pup-04-Q2b1x1: 99s (1.65 min)
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TOTAL_RUNTIME: 104s (1.73 min)
Finished: Tue Oct 20 06:56:38 CDT 2026