NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm

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Processing fields Cet-12-Q1b1x1

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 0

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Cet-12-Q1b1x1 reference image: Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
Field Cet-12-Q1b1x1 reference image: Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Field Cet-12-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits
Field Cet-12-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU
HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Cet-12-Q1b1x1
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########### Starting Cet-12-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Cet-12-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 776437 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 776437 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.png' -> 'transient_report/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits_preview.png'
Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits

renamed 'Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.png' -> 'transient_report/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits_preview.png'
Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits


Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold. ---------------------------------------------- INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1055.7466 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 467.3110 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2432.8529 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 652.6228 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2428.9672 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 652.2844 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.30439 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.001 INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 18.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 15.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-10-21T01:22:33.7979362' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-10-21T06:22:33.7979362' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61334.2656689468 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-10-21T06:22:43.6979258' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61334.2657835302 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-33d3d743814b8b447' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU1' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 39.9964026589318 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = -18.0000036748483 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 35.9338888888889 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 160.104722222222 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 1.70091236769181 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1015.0 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958333333333 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Cet-12' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '02 40 00' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '-18 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 29512 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 29512 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 18.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 18.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 11.6 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 79.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 906.4 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 15.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 59.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 11.200896 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 6.100488 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/d_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits :) Spent 0.515389 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/d_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 17.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 15.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-10-21T01:23:52.4363394' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-10-21T06:23:52.4363394' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61334.2665791204 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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"FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 39.9964026209833 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = -18.0000036418808 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 36.0252777777778 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 160.471111111111 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 1.69719993549661 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1015.0 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958333333333 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Cet-12' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '02 40 00' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '-18 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 29512 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 29512 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 17.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 17.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 11.6 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 79.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 906.4 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 15.2 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 59.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 11.200896 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 6.100488 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/d_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits :) Spent 0.521214 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/d_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.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_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits


fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits


Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.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: 2461334.76578469 Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt '../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt '../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt '../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt' Plate-solving the images wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits Image size: 941.6'x627.3' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 02:40:00.670 -18:00:02.41 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits Image size: 941.0'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 02:40:14.018 -18:01:32.17 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:40:00.670 -18:00:02.41 Second-epoch image center 02:40:14.018 -18:01:32.17 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0585 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits Image size: 941.0'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 02:40:13.170 -18:02:10.29 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:40:00.670 -18:00:02.41 Second-epoch image center 02:40:13.170 -18:02:10.29 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0609 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 02:40:14.018 -18:01:32.17 Second-epoch second image center 02:40:13.170 -18:02:10.29 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01111 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for a parallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits &> /tmp/tmp.kJzOg4XQQG Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PxSczU2sZk Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits &> /tmp/tmp.BB7Ls6mTyV Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits &> /tmp/tmp.77zdOy0C7b Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits ____ Start of magnitude calibration ____ PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits and wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race) Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2 Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits and wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits and wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 4920 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.6424 to 48.5579 deg, Dec -23.3286 to -12.4894 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 31.6424 to 48.5579 deg, Dec -23.3286 to -12.4894 deg Loaded 4332 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): 3257 out of 3353 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3353 out of 4920 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.824600 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.824600 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.61 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.21 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.21
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 4920 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.6424 to 48.5579 deg, Dec -23.3286 to -12.4894 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 31.6424 to 48.5579 deg, Dec -23.3286 to -12.4894 deg Loaded 4332 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): 3257 out of 3353 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3353 out of 4920 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits (aperture=5.9) Read 4858 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.6423 to 48.5578 deg, Dec -23.3383 to -12.4863 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 31.6423 to 48.5578 deg, Dec -23.3383 to -12.4863 deg Loaded 4341 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): 3250 out of 3346 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3346 out of 4858 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (aperture=5.9) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.1 pix Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits 2.1 pix Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 2.9 pix fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits 2.9 pix fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.2 mag. Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits 15.2 mag. Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 14.7 mag. fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits 14.7 mag. fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.7 (SNR ) 11.8 (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.kJzOg4XQQG (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_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=376, bad_region=0, passed=4920 Got 4920 stars (including 4536 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4920 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4440 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4437 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4437 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4437 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4920 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" 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 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4440 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4437 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4920 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4437 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4920 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Excluding outliers - 4437 stars left (next iteration limit 4880) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits N_match=4437 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.262 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.254 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.243 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.243 n_q1=1087 n_q2=1140 n_q3=1114 n_q4=1096 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.253 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4437 N_valid=4437 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.004 bias_dec_arcsec=0.002 median_sep_arcsec=0.239 p95_sep_arcsec=0.654 n_q1=1087 n_q2=1140 n_q3=1114 n_q4=1096 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits -region wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.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.PxSczU2sZk (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_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=323, bad_region=0, passed=4858 Got 4858 stars (including 4531 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4858 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4436 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4434 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4434 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4434 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4858 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" 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 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4436 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4434 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4858 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4434 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4858 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Excluding outliers - 4434 stars left (next iteration limit 4877) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits N_match=4434 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.260 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.305 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.265 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.235 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.244 n_q1=1082 n_q2=1128 n_q3=1135 n_q4=1089 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.174 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4434 N_valid=4434 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.002 bias_dec_arcsec=0.003 median_sep_arcsec=0.217 p95_sep_arcsec=0.656 n_q1=1082 n_q2=1128 n_q3=1135 n_q4=1089 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -region wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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.BB7Ls6mTyV (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_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.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_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=226, bad_region=0, passed=4046 Got 4046 stars (including 3818 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4046 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.4 to -12.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3737 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3735 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3735 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3735 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4046 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 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 333 to 389 (Dec -23.4 to -12.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3737 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3735 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4046 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3735 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4046 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" Excluding outliers - 3735 stars left (next iteration limit 4108) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3735 robust_rms=13.268 arcsec worst_region_rms=26.828 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=26.828 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3735 robust_rms=0.435 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.731 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.731 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3735 robust_rms=0.317 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.394 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.394 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3735 robust_rms_before=0.880 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.258 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.317 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.373 worst_region_rms_after=0.394 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.843 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.394 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.373 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.373 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.258 arcsec matched=3735 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits N_match=3735 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.261 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.281 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.289 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.241 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.244 n_q1=907 n_q2=957 n_q3=953 n_q4=918 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.109 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=3735 N_valid=3735 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.393 bias_dec_arcsec=0.401 median_sep_arcsec=0.766 p95_sep_arcsec=1.536 n_q1=907 n_q2=957 n_q3=953 n_q4=918 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.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.77zdOy0C7b (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_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.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_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=234, bad_region=0, passed=4022 Got 4022 stars (including 3786 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4022 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 389 (Dec -23.4 to -12.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3706 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3704 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3704 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3704 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4022 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 389 (Dec -23.4 to -12.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3706 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3704 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4022 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3704 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4022 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" Excluding outliers - 3704 stars left (next iteration limit 4074) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3704 robust_rms=13.296 arcsec worst_region_rms=27.553 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=27.553 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3704 robust_rms=0.434 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.691 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.691 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3704 robust_rms=0.296 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.379 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.379 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3704 robust_rms_before=0.888 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.269 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.296 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.371 worst_region_rms_after=0.379 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.855 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.379 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.371 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.371 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.269 arcsec matched=3704 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits N_match=3704 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.270 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.299 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.241 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.245 n_q1=905 n_q2=941 n_q3=938 n_q4=920 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.151 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=3704 N_valid=3704 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.414 bias_dec_arcsec=0.443 median_sep_arcsec=0.781 p95_sep_arcsec=1.575 n_q1=905 n_q2=941 n_q3=938 n_q4=920 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits sigma_overall=0.262 worst_q_ratio=1.253 ref2=Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits sigma_overall=0.260 worst_q_ratio=1.174 new1=fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits sigma_overall=0.261 worst_q_ratio=1.109 new2=fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits sigma_overall=0.270 worst_q_ratio=1.151 reference average sigma_overall=0.261 worst_q_ratio=1.2135 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108_astrometric_residuals.png (4437 matched stars from wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.24 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109_astrometric_residuals.png (4434 matched stars from wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.23 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214_astrometric_residuals.png (3735 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.23 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215_astrometric_residuals.png (3704 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.25 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-12-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 00173_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 The candidate 00173_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 10 21.26669    2461334.76669    9.02    02:33:43.70 -13:08:55.4   3727 6106   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits **** FOUND 02:33:43.70 -13:08:55.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 03786_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 The candidate 03786_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 10 21.26669    2461334.76669    10.18    02:34:42.47 -20:53:51.0   4076 1441   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits **** FOUND 02:34:42.48 -20:53:50.8 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 Cet-12-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images Plate-solving the images wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits Image size: 941.6'x627.3' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 02:40:00.670 -18:00:02.41 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits Image size: 941.0'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 02:40:14.018 -18:01:32.17 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:40:00.670 -18:00:02.41 Second-epoch image center 02:40:14.018 -18:01:32.17 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0585 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits Image size: 941.0'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 02:40:13.170 -18:02:10.29 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 02:40:00.670 -18:00:02.41 Second-epoch image center 02:40:13.170 -18:02:10.29 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0609 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 02:40:14.018 -18:01:32.17 Second-epoch second image center 02:40:13.170 -18:02:10.29 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01111 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for a parallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits &> /tmp/tmp.MvJgfQzQFO Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits &> /tmp/tmp.uXnMIOu66N Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits &> /tmp/tmp.nHLk4AYSW6 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits &> /tmp/tmp.bhOOLihP7c Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits ____ Start of magnitude calibration ____ PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits and wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race) Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2 Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits and wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits and wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 26060 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.6424 to 48.6187 deg, Dec -23.3350 to -12.4108 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 31.6424 to 48.6187 deg, Dec -23.3350 to -12.4108 deg Loaded 4378 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): 3381 out of 3585 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3585 out of 26060 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.726000 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.726000 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.38 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.35 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.35
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 26060 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.6424 to 48.6187 deg, Dec -23.3350 to -12.4108 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 31.6424 to 48.6187 deg, Dec -23.3350 to -12.4108 deg Loaded 4378 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): 3381 out of 3585 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3585 out of 26060 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits (aperture=4.8) Read 26095 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.6279 to 48.5629 deg, Dec -23.3383 to -12.4136 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 31.6279 to 48.5629 deg, Dec -23.3383 to -12.4136 deg Loaded 4369 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): 3388 out of 3584 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3584 out of 26095 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (aperture=4.8) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 12 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 1.9 pix Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits 2.0 pix Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 2.7 pix fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits 2.7 pix fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.4 mag. Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits 15.3 mag. Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 14.8 mag. fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits 14.8 mag. fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.8 (SNR ) 13.9 (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.MvJgfQzQFO (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_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=1, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=815, bad_region=23, passed=26053 Got 26053 stars (including 25168 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 26053 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4893 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4890 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26053 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4893 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26053 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26053 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Excluding outliers - 4890 stars left (next iteration limit 5379) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits N_match=4890 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.261 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.249 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.246 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.234 n_q1=1287 n_q2=1220 n_q3=1256 n_q4=1127 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.240 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4890 N_valid=4890 bias_ra_arcsec=0.001 bias_dec_arcsec=0.008 median_sep_arcsec=0.242 p95_sep_arcsec=0.648 n_q1=1287 n_q2=1220 n_q3=1256 n_q4=1127 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits -region wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.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.uXnMIOu66N (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_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=826, bad_region=21, passed=26086 Got 26086 stars (including 25204 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 26086 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4896 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4893 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4893 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4893 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26086 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" 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 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4896 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4893 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26086 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4893 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26086 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" Excluding outliers - 4893 stars left (next iteration limit 5382) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits N_match=4893 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.257 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.260 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.233 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.239 n_q1=1286 n_q2=1221 n_q3=1260 n_q4=1126 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.167 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4893 N_valid=4893 bias_ra_arcsec=0.005 bias_dec_arcsec=0.005 median_sep_arcsec=0.217 p95_sep_arcsec=0.638 n_q1=1286 n_q2=1221 n_q3=1260 n_q4=1126 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -region wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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.nHLk4AYSW6 (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_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.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_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=515, bad_region=28, passed=19062 Got 19062 stars (including 18476 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 19062 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 390 (Dec -23.4 to -12.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4890 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4884 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4884 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4884 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19062 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 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 333 to 390 (Dec -23.4 to -12.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4890 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4884 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19062 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4884 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19062 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Excluding outliers - 4884 stars left (next iteration limit 5372) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.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=4884 robust_rms=13.249 arcsec worst_region_rms=27.951 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=27.951 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4884 robust_rms=0.458 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.740 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.740 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4884 robust_rms=0.332 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.399 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.399 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4884 robust_rms_before=0.894 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.284 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.332 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.386 worst_region_rms_after=0.399 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.857 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.399 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.386 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.386 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.284 arcsec matched=4884 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits N_match=4884 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.281 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.305 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.320 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.263 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.253 n_q1=1121 n_q2=1207 n_q3=1284 n_q4=1272 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.138 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4884 N_valid=4884 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.402 bias_dec_arcsec=0.408 median_sep_arcsec=0.778 p95_sep_arcsec=1.548 n_q1=1121 n_q2=1207 n_q3=1284 n_q4=1272 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.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.bhOOLihP7c (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_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.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_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=538, bad_region=31, passed=19200 Got 19200 stars (including 18607 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 19200 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 390 (Dec -23.4 to -12.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4887 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4884 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4884 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4884 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19200 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 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 332 to 390 (Dec -23.4 to -12.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4887 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4884 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19200 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4884 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19200 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Excluding outliers - 4884 stars left (next iteration limit 5372) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.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=4884 robust_rms=13.275 arcsec worst_region_rms=28.253 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=28.253 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4884 robust_rms=0.450 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.753 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.753 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4884 robust_rms=0.316 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.389 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.389 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4884 robust_rms_before=0.904 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.285 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.316 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.376 worst_region_rms_after=0.389 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.882 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.389 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.376 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.376 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.285 arcsec matched=4884 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits N_match=4884 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.286 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.327 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.313 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.257 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.266 n_q1=1118 n_q2=1200 n_q3=1289 n_q4=1277 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.145 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4884 N_valid=4884 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.408 bias_dec_arcsec=0.441 median_sep_arcsec=0.791 p95_sep_arcsec=1.598 n_q1=1118 n_q2=1200 n_q3=1289 n_q4=1277 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL) Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.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_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.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_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/wcs_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-12-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 02:47:30.26 -17:21:38.9: 13.91 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 02:34:28.06 -16:44:23.5: 15.59 +/- 0.29 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 02:54:52.97 -14:02:47.6: 13.70 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 02:58:14.62 -19:54:26.6: 12.01 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 02:17:49.33 -16:20:21.6: 12.43 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-08-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 02:42:52.04 -20:16:50.6: 13.78 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:42:52.04 -20:16:50.6: 13.72 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:47:30.26 -17:21:38.9: 13.97 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:34:28.06 -16:44:23.5: 15.14 +/- 0.20 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:54:52.97 -14:02:47.6: 13.69 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:58:14.62 -19:54:26.6: 12.05 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-09-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:17:49.33 -16:20:21.6: 12.49 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.94 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.75 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.03 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:47:30.26 -17:21:38.9: ref_mag=13.94 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.9276 delta=0.01 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:42:52.04 -20:16:50.6: ref_mag=13.75 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.7221 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.69 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.46 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:58:14.62 -19:54:26.6: ref_mag=12.03 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3908 delta=-0.36 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.28 +/- 0.16 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:17:49.33 -16:20:21.6: ref_mag=12.46 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.4243 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:54:52.97 -14:02:47.6: ref_mag=13.69 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.7972 delta=-0.11 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:34:28.06 -16:44:23.5: ref_mag=15.28 +/- 0.16 new_mean_mag=14.4667 delta=0.81 (need > 0.90) make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 31809_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 The candidate 31809_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 10 21.26578    2461334.76578    12.59    02:58:14.66 -19:54:26.6   7385 2122   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits Discovery image 2   2026 10 21.26669    2461334.76669    12.27    02:58:14.58 -19:54:26.6   7387 2128   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 31968_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 The candidate 31968_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 10 21.26578    2461334.76578    12.45    02:17:49.32 -16:20:21.3   1505 4047   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits Discovery image 2   2026 10 21.26669    2461334.76669    12.40    02:17:49.34 -16:20:21.9   1507 4053   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 32022_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 The candidate 32022_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 10 21.26669    2461334.76669    12.72    02:33:47.21 -19:59:49.0   3922 1978   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits **** FOUND 02:33:47.22 -19:59:48.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 32073_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 The candidate 32073_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 10 21.26669    2461334.76669    13.05    02:08:50.11 -17:45:16.8   0257 3104   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits **** FOUND 02:08:50.05 -17:45:17.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 32209_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 The candidate 32209_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 10 21.26669    2461334.76669    13.45    02:44:57.96 -18:35:06.1   5477 2888   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits **** FOUND 02:44:58.01 -18:35:05.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 32277_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 The candidate 32277_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 10 21.26578    2461334.76578    13.65    02:42:52.03 -20:16:50.8   5210 1851   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits Discovery image 2   2026 10 21.26669    2461334.76669    13.82    02:42:52.05 -20:16:50.3   5212 1858   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 32292_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 The candidate 32292_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 10 21.26669    2461334.76669    13.82    02:33:09.04 -14:43:08.2   3686 5151   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits **** FOUND 02:33:09.03 -14:43:08.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 32310_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 The candidate 32310_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 10 21.26578    2461334.76578    13.80    02:54:53.00 -14:02:47.1   6849 5656   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits Discovery image 2   2026 10 21.26669    2461334.76669    13.79    02:54:52.93 -14:02:48.0   6851 5662   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 32367_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 The candidate 32367_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 10 21.26578    2461334.76578    13.95    02:47:30.19 -17:21:40.0   5818 3628   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits Discovery image 2   2026 10 21.26669    2461334.76669    13.91    02:47:30.32 -17:21:37.8   5820 3635   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 32460_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 The candidate 32460_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 10 21.26578    2461334.76578    14.40    02:34:28.03 -16:44:22.7   3930 3935   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-22-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0214.fits Discovery image 2   2026 10 21.26669    2461334.76669    14.58    02:34:28.08 -16:44:24.3   3932 3941   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 22336_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 The candidate 22336_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 10 21.26669    2461334.76669    10.19    02:34:42.47 -20:53:50.9   4076 1441   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits **** FOUND 02:34:42.48 -20:53:50.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 00887_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 The candidate 00887_fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 10 21.26669    2461334.76669    9.18    02:33:43.70 -13:08:55.4   3727 6106   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_012442_TTUQ1b1x1_326806_0Pr3EYJm/fd_Cet-12-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_01-23-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0215.fits **** FOUND 02:33:43.70 -13:08:55.4 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 Cet-12-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### ########### Completed Cet-12-Q1b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### ################################################################################### renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461334.76578469 -observatory V36 15:06:43.48 -20:48:15.9 Mercury (0.2mag) 13:49:41.04 -18:43:22.2 Venus (-4.3mag) 09:02:09.88 +18:19:55.5 Mars (1.0mag) 09:40:21.28 +14:37:33.4 Jupiter (-2.0mag) 00:39:41.26 +01:19:52.8 Saturn (0.4mag) 04:10:55.56 +20:55:01.2 Uranus (5.6mag) 00:09:25.02 -00:31:31.7 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:24:10.56 -23:43:06.3 Pluto (14.5mag) 21:52:04.59 -13:25:25.0 Moon (-11.1mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Oct 21 01:27 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461334.76578469: 09:40:28.40 +14:36:54.1 Io (6.1mag) 09:40:18.37 +14:37:48.9 Europa (6.2mag) 09:40:17.95 +14:37:52.9 Ganymede (5.5mag) 09:40:36.23 +14:36:12.3 Callisto (6.8mag) 09:40:50.47 +14:54:29.4 Himalia (15.6mag) 09:40:23.57 +14:37:21.3 Thebe (16.4mag) 09:39:24.52 +15:01:09.7 Elara (17.5mag) 09:42:07.77 +14:01:34.1 Pasiphae (17.8mag) 09:38:15.73 +15:06:58.0 Carme (18.8mag) 00:39:52.49 +01:19:45.6 Titan (8.2mag) 00:39:38.49 +01:19:56.6 Rhea (9.6mag) 00:39:37.15 +01:17:52.9 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:39:57.10 +01:19:30.5 Hyperion (14.1mag) 00:37:56.65 +01:07:27.7 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Oct 21 01:27 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461334.76578469: 03:44:27.89 +20:15:54.1 JWST 15:11:20.67 +51:47:34.4 Chandra 11:48:30.49 -60:59:44.8 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Oct 21 01:27 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461334.76578469 -observatory V36 03:42:07.17 +20:10:09.1 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 07:41:10.45 +37:30:31.9 18.0mag P/2004 V5 (LINEAR-Hill) 07:41:15.43 +37:30:19.3 18.0mag P/2004 V5-A (LINEAR-Hill) 07:40:36.51 +37:30:31.3 18.0mag P/2004 V5-B (LINEAR-Hill) 05:02:16.87 +40:58:30.5 18.0mag P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski) 18:34:04.63 -33:15:00.1 14.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:43:08.44 -73:03:12.3 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:14:25.46 +34:56:14.9 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 04:42:37.11 +48:14:48.2 17.5mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 07:33:25.09 +25:22:44.1 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 09:05:53.02 +36:47:20.1 16.3mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 18:29:52.66 +41:08:49.1 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 05:45:56.99 -13:39:55.4 16.5mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 12:35:54.45 +15:11:28.2 16.0mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 14:01:08.98 -03:32:16.9 16.4mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 19:23:09.02 +60:45:10.4 15.6mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 02:24:54.70 +41:42:29.9 18.0mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 12:55:08.05 +15:19:14.2 17.7mag A/2026 E1 16:25:02.23 -50:31:01.6 13.5mag P/2026 R2 (Leonard) 19:22:06.80 -05:04:34.5 14.7mag P/2026 T1 (ATLAS) 00:01:48.33 +17:13:46.3 17.2mag 2P/Encke 23:09:39.35 -29:20:12.5 14.9mag 10P/Tempel 02:23:58.74 +36:17:51.6 16.5mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 12:17:46.61 -08:58:09.5 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 00:16:34.21 -09:04:15.2 15.7mag 65P/Gunn 07:47:50.55 +14:57:09.6 13.9mag 78P/Gehrels 02:49:28.45 +13:48:58.3 17.8mag 88P/Howell 08:14:40.10 +42:53:57.1 17.0mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 09:24:46.26 +10:32:42.4 17.7mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 12:01:03.17 +11:00:17.3 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley 14:32:00.74 -34:54:23.9 17.9mag 124P/Mrkos 20:34:06.54 +09:46:25.3 9.8mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 10:42:44.57 -00:33:31.4 15.2mag 169P/NEAT 03:22:36.01 +03:24:43.6 15.0mag 220P/McNaught 06:15:47.84 +47:17:57.8 15.5mag 260P/McNaught 07:41:13.48 +25:21:56.1 17.8mag 266P/Christensen -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 1.8K Oct 21 01:27 comets.txt ############################################################ 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Oct 21 01:26 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 191K Oct 21 01:26 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 23:12:33.937 -06:53:55.14 AT 2026adyq 2026-10-01.00 19.408 07:57:37.025 +37:54:49.27 SN 2026adyp 2026-10-02.18 18.628 16:33:54.937 +20:21:19.93 AT 2026adyo 2026-10-01.22 18.471 15:12:55.339 +35:26:19.35 AT 2026adyn 2026-10-02.22 18.803 22:27:56.363 +38:36:11.47 AT 2026adym 2026-09-15.32 20.54 01:57:30.981 -22:32:19.78 AT 2026adyl 2026-09-05.53 20.9 18:00:55.941 +52:22:30.66 AT 2026adyk 2026-09-05.27 20.6 03:26:38.818 -27:16:41.69 AT 2026adyj 2026-09-05.59 21.1 23:12:58.798 -28:24:24.33 AT 2026adyi 2026-09-04.42 20.73 20:04:39.993 -23:13:07.01 AT 2026adyh 2026-09-29.19 19.8534 23:02:49.544 -27:01:30.13 AT 2026adyg 2026-09-04.42 21.06 00:48:19.388 +09:14:18.05 AT 2026adyf 2026-09-03.40 21.12 03:04:16.460 -25:36:53.81 AT 2026adye 2026-09-05.58 20.91 03:51:14.641 -29:54:43.32 AT 2026adyd 2026-09-05.59 21.03 19:51:37.151 -24:14:08.83 AT 2026adyc 2026-09-04.26 20.43 23:01:33.774 -16:23:29.58 AT 2026adyb 2026-09-05.36 21.18 17:33:59.236 +41:10:38.61 AT 2026adya 2026-09-04.28 21.02 17:15:41.351 +39:47:14.19 AT 2026adxz 2026-09-04.27 20.68 00:40:25.304 -19:35:36.26 AT 2026adxy 2026-09-04.46 21.24 17:56:26.542 +22:26:25.77 AT 2026adxx 2026-09-09.27 20.14 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 89K Oct 21 01:26 tns_transients_list.txt

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