FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Her-04-Q2b1x1 reference image: Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Field Her-04-Q2b1x1 reference image: Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
Field Her-04-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Field Her-04-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461172.86518891 12.05.2026 08:45:42.322   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
First image: 2461172.86518891 12.05.2026 08:45:42.322   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Last  image: 2461335.62858589 22.10.2026 03:04:59.821   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 0
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.09
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 5 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  10.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     55000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.37            # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  9250
Objects passed selection criteria:  9216
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.8    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.8    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 6973
Average stars matched: 6938 (99.4981 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   236612 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Thu Oct 15 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-241-g3eca6a38
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-15)
GNU bash, version 5.3.20(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Wed Oct 21 22:37:10 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461172.86518891 12.05.2026 08:45:42.322   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
First image: 2461172.86518891 12.05.2026 08:45:42.322   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Last  image: 2461335.62858589 22.10.2026 03:04:59.821   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 28
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -6.82
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 23 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  2.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     57000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.83            # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  56790
Objects passed selection criteria:  56664
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.0    3.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.0    3.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 45395.2
Average stars matched: 44501.2 (98.0306 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   282032 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Thu Oct 15 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-241-g3eca6a38
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-15)
GNU bash, version 5.3.20(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Wed Oct 21 22:38:30 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU
HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
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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: 
Her-04-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Her-04-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Her-04-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 563481 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 563481 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits_preview.png'

Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits


renamed 'Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits_preview.png'

Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits




Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 377.9211
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 572.4627
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 3011.2883
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 819.3822
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 3087.2811
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 869.7171
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 7.96803
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.058
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     17.4599990844727 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 17.8 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/d_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits :)

Spent 0.766712 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/d_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     17.4799995422363 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 17.8 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/d_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits :)

Spent 0.861491 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/d_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits



fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits




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

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.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/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.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: 2461335.62804615
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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 17:00:01.889 +29:59:45.71 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Image size: 937.9'x624.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 17:00:23.412 +29:58:52.54 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 17:00:01.889 +29:59:45.71
Second-epoch image center 17:00:23.412 +29:58:52.54
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0791 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
Image size: 937.9'x624.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 17:00:25.347 +29:59:32.48 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 17:00:01.889 +29:59:45.71
Second-epoch image center 17:00:25.347 +29:59:32.48
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0847 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  17:00:23.412 +29:58:52.54
Second-epoch second image center 17:00:25.347 +29:59:32.48
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01311 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits &> /tmp/tmp.nSTM4xTi6S
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits &> /tmp/tmp.7NIlmYkE8q
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits &> /tmp/tmp.17z1Cljw4Y
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits &> /tmp/tmp.eJSx2vKOpp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 13902 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.5493 to 264.5390 deg, Dec +24.5130 to +35.2559 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 245.5493 to 264.5390 deg, Dec 24.5130 to 35.2559 deg
Loaded 9276 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): 6936 out of 7275 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7275 out of 13902 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.819250
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.819250
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.09
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.73

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.73

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 13902 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.5493 to 264.5390 deg, Dec +24.5130 to +35.2559 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 245.5493 to 264.5390 deg, Dec 24.5130 to 35.2559 deg
Loaded 9276 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): 6936 out of 7275 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7275 out of 13902 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits (aperture=6.2)
Read 11496 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.5485 to 264.5041 deg, Dec +24.4929 to +35.2344 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 245.5485 to 264.5041 deg, Dec 24.4929 to 35.2344 deg
Loaded 9266 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): 6910 out of 7196 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7196 out of 11496 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits (aperture=6.1)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.2 pix  Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
 2.2 pix  Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
 2.2 pix  fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
 2.2 pix  fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.7 mag.  Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
 15.5 mag.  Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
 14.3 mag.  fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
 14.3 mag.  fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.3 (SNR )  11.2 (80% of stars)  with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of  following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). 
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. 
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
############ /tmp/tmp.nSTM4xTi6S (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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=844, bad_region=2572, passed=13902
Got 13902 stars (including 10589 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13902 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4928 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4921 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11857 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4928 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11857 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11857 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Excluding outliers - 4921 stars left (next iteration limit 5413)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits N_match=4921 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.323 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.296 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.304 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.351 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.348 n_q1=1678 n_q2=751 n_q3=1699 n_q4=793 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.085
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4921 N_valid=4921 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.001 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.006 median_sep_arcsec=0.254 p95_sep_arcsec=0.930 n_q1=1678 n_q2=751 n_q3=1699 n_q4=793 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits -region wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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.7NIlmYkE8q (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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.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/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=710, bad_region=2162, passed=11496
Got 11496 stars (including 8699 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11496 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4925 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9783 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9783 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9783 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Excluding outliers - 4925 stars left (next iteration limit 5417)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits N_match=4925 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.393 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.419 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.420 n_q1=1680 n_q2=746 n_q3=1715 n_q4=784 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.070
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4925 N_valid=4925 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.021 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.002 median_sep_arcsec=0.307 p95_sep_arcsec=0.948 n_q1=1680 n_q2=746 n_q3=1715 n_q4=784 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits -region wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.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.17z1Cljw4Y (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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=312, bad_region=434, passed=4188
Got 4188 stars (including 3453 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4188 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010421 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.6 to 35.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3403 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3397 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3397 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3397 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3855 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 

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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.6 to 35.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3402 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3396 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3855 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3396 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3855 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Excluding outliers - 3396 stars left (next iteration limit 3736)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3396 robust_rms=6.893 arcsec worst_region_rms=9.716 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=8.866 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3396 robust_rms=0.513 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.687 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.687 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3396 robust_rms=0.374 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.496 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.496 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3396 robust_rms_before=0.619 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.382 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.374 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.544 worst_region_rms_after=0.496 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.838 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.496
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.544 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.544 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.382 arcsec matched=3396
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits N_match=3396 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.431 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.408 n_q1=1251 n_q2=533 n_q3=1217 n_q4=395 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.065
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=3396 N_valid=3396 bias_ra_arcsec=0.215 bias_dec_arcsec=0.105 median_sep_arcsec=0.479 p95_sep_arcsec=1.583 n_q1=1251 n_q2=533 n_q3=1217 n_q4=395 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.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.eJSx2vKOpp (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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=325, bad_region=398, passed=3997
Got 3997 stars (including 3291 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3997 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010421 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.6 to 35.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3240 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3237 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3237 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3237 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3687 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 

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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.6 to 35.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3240 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3237 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3687 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3237 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3687 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Excluding outliers - 3237 stars left (next iteration limit 3560)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3237 robust_rms=6.663 arcsec worst_region_rms=9.836 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=8.365 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3237 robust_rms=0.536 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.691 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.691 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3237 robust_rms=0.383 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.504 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.504 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3237 robust_rms_before=0.635 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.403 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.383 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.550 worst_region_rms_after=0.504 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.860 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.504
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.550 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.550 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.403 arcsec matched=3237
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits N_match=3237 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.418 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.468 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.379 n_q1=1218 n_q2=515 n_q3=1164 n_q4=340 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.121
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=3237 N_valid=3237 bias_ra_arcsec=0.214 bias_dec_arcsec=0.119 median_sep_arcsec=0.505 p95_sep_arcsec=1.625 n_q1=1218 n_q2=515 n_q3=1164 n_q4=340 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits sigma_overall=0.323 worst_q_ratio=1.085
ref2=Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits sigma_overall=0.393 worst_q_ratio=1.070
new1=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits sigma_overall=0.404 worst_q_ratio=1.065
new2=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits sigma_overall=0.418 worst_q_ratio=1.121
reference average sigma_overall=0.358 worst_q_ratio=1.0775
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################

Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355_astrometric_residuals.png (4921 matched stars from wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195_astrometric_residuals.png (4925 matched stars from wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148_astrometric_residuals.png (3396 matched stars from wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149_astrometric_residuals.png (3237 matched stars from wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Her-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits exists and is non-empty
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 17:00:01.889 +29:59:45.71 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Image size: 937.9'x624.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 17:00:23.412 +29:58:52.54 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 17:00:01.889 +29:59:45.71
Second-epoch image center 17:00:23.412 +29:58:52.54
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0791 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
###################################
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
Image size: 937.9'x624.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 17:00:25.347 +29:59:32.48 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 17:00:01.889 +29:59:45.71
Second-epoch image center 17:00:25.347 +29:59:32.48
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0847 deg.
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  17:00:23.412 +29:58:52.54
Second-epoch second image center 17:00:25.347 +29:59:32.48
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01311 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/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4AwyEh5I35
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits &> /tmp/tmp.1ePVD4cFw7
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits &> /tmp/tmp.h8DYi0fZdp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Rdy2LH3XCd
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 76127 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.5361 to 264.5390 deg, Dec +24.4895 to +35.2605 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 245.5361 to 264.5390 deg, Dec 24.4895 to 35.2605 deg
Loaded 9308 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): 6381 out of 7309 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7309 out of 76127 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.694000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.694000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -6.82
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.87

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.87

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 76127 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.5361 to 264.5390 deg, Dec +24.4895 to +35.2605 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 245.5361 to 264.5390 deg, Dec 24.4895 to 35.2605 deg
Loaded 9308 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): 6381 out of 7309 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7309 out of 76127 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 68652 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.5342 to 264.5372 deg, Dec +24.4756 to +35.2344 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 245.5342 to 264.5372 deg, Dec 24.4756 to 35.2344 deg
Loaded 9310 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): 6523 out of 7307 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7307 out of 68652 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits (aperture=4.7)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 21 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.2 pix  Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
 2.1 pix  Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
 2.0 pix  fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
 2.0 pix  fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.9 mag.  Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
 15.7 mag.  Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
 14.6 mag.  fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
 14.6 mag.  fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.6 (SNR )  13.8 (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.4AwyEh5I35 (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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=4941, bad_region=10350, passed=76117
Got 76117 stars (including 61522 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 76117 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4935 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4928 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 68315 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 

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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4935 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 68315 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 68315 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 
Excluding outliers - 4928 stars left (next iteration limit 5420)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits N_match=4928 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.314 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.283 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.305 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.331 n_q1=1670 n_q2=752 n_q3=1689 n_q4=817 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.083
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4928 N_valid=4928 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.010 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.004 median_sep_arcsec=0.253 p95_sep_arcsec=0.929 n_q1=1670 n_q2=752 n_q3=1689 n_q4=817 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits -region wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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.1ePVD4cFw7 (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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.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/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=27, blended=3872, bad_region=8966, passed=68625
Got 68625 stars (including 56386 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 68625 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4924 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4918 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 61874 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4924 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 61874 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 61874 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Excluding outliers - 4918 stars left (next iteration limit 5409)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits N_match=4918 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.410 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.418 n_q1=1680 n_q2=738 n_q3=1698 n_q4=802 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.082
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4918 N_valid=4918 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.021 bias_dec_arcsec=0.003 median_sep_arcsec=0.304 p95_sep_arcsec=0.930 n_q1=1680 n_q2=738 n_q3=1698 n_q4=802 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits -region wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.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.h8DYi0fZdp (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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=1057, bad_region=1979, passed=30957
Got 30957 stars (including 27968 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30957 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010421 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4925 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4918 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29606 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4924 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29606 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29606 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Excluding outliers - 4917 stars left (next iteration limit 5409)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.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=4917 robust_rms=6.754 arcsec worst_region_rms=9.353 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=9.028 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4917 robust_rms=0.513 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.717 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.717 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4917 robust_rms=0.379 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.498 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.498 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4917 robust_rms_before=0.596 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.377 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.379 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.550 worst_region_rms_after=0.498 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.817 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.498
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.550 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.550 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.377 arcsec matched=4917
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits N_match=4917 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.360 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.420 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.395 n_q1=1825 n_q2=748 n_q3=1738 n_q4=606 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.070
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4917 N_valid=4917 bias_ra_arcsec=0.202 bias_dec_arcsec=0.110 median_sep_arcsec=0.474 p95_sep_arcsec=1.449 n_q1=1825 n_q2=748 n_q3=1738 n_q4=606 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.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.Rdy2LH3XCd (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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=1079, bad_region=1809, passed=30091
Got 30091 stars (including 27262 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30091 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010421 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4930 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4921 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28856 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 

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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4930 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28856 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28856 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Excluding outliers - 4921 stars left (next iteration limit 5413)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.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=4921 robust_rms=6.636 arcsec worst_region_rms=9.640 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=8.551 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4921 robust_rms=0.534 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.718 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.718 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4921 robust_rms=0.390 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.509 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.509 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4921 robust_rms_before=0.618 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.395 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.390 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.554 worst_region_rms_after=0.509 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.805 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.509
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.554 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.554 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.395 arcsec matched=4921
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits N_match=4921 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.462 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.374 n_q1=1881 n_q2=753 n_q3=1757 n_q4=530 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.159
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4921 N_valid=4921 bias_ra_arcsec=0.198 bias_dec_arcsec=0.105 median_sep_arcsec=0.498 p95_sep_arcsec=1.479 n_q1=1881 n_q2=753 n_q3=1757 n_q4=530 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.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_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 17:16:03.99 +31:47:41.7:  13.89 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 17:25:32.73 +26:45:40.1:  13.52 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 17:27:29.84 +32:08:46.2:  12.78 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 17:25:20.13 +27:39:34.3:  13.33 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits at 17:25:32.73 +26:45:40.1:  13.51 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits at 17:16:03.99 +31:47:41.7:  13.90 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits at 17:27:29.84 +32:08:46.2:  12.82 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.52 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.89 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.80 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:25:32.73 +26:45:40.1: ref_mag=13.52 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5001 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:16:03.99 +31:47:41.7: ref_mag=13.89 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.8626 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:27:29.84 +32:08:46.2: ref_mag=12.80 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=13.3297 delta=-0.53 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits at 17:25:20.13 +27:39:34.3:  13.27 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.30 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:25:20.13 +27:39:34.3: ref_mag=13.30 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.1660 delta=0.13 (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: 1s
  
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Considering the candidate 89074_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89074_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.12805    2461335.62805    13.89    17:16:04.00 +31:47:40.8   2762 2084   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    13.83    17:16:03.98 +31:47:42.5   2767 2091   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 89079_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89079_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.12805    2461335.62805    13.49    17:25:32.86 +26:45:40.0   1398 5099   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    13.51    17:25:32.60 +26:45:40.3   1403 5106   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 89082_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89082_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    13.29    17:10:02.17 +33:54:45.3   3556 0820   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

**** FOUND  17:10:02.20 +33:54:45.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 89083_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89083_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.12805    2461335.62805    13.25    17:27:29.80 +32:08:46.1   1292 1813   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    13.45    17:27:29.88 +32:08:46.3   1296 1820   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 89086_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89086_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    12.98    17:21:34.94 +31:49:55.6   2055 2046   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

**** FOUND  17:21:34.93 +31:49:55.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 89175_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89175_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    12.31    16:50:32.26 +29:46:46.4   6085 3295   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

**** FOUND  16:50:32.26 +29:46:45.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 89199_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89199_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    12.52    17:00:27.39 +30:57:06.5   4779 2615   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

**** FOUND  17:00:27.42 +30:57:05.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 89215_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89215_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    12.72    16:43:45.77 +34:02:39.2   6857 0674   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

**** FOUND  16:43:45.82 +34:02:38.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 89238_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89238_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    12.72    16:53:06.11 +31:43:09.1   5719 2133   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

**** FOUND  16:53:06.10 +31:43:09.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 89264_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89264_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    13.11    16:50:42.95 +29:50:20.1   6061 3260   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

**** FOUND  16:50:42.94 +29:50:19.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 89273_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89273_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    13.23    17:20:41.14 +32:41:22.4   2188 1529   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

**** FOUND  17:20:41.18 +32:41:22.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 89276_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89276_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.12805    2461335.62805    13.12    17:25:20.10 +27:39:34.3   1452 4553   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    13.23    17:25:20.16 +27:39:34.3   1456 4560   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 89285_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89285_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    13.26    16:46:16.32 +33:48:47.2   6547 0830   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

**** FOUND  16:46:16.28 +33:48:46.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 89296_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89296_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    13.12    17:04:44.50 +28:42:21.0   4225 3976   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

**** FOUND  17:04:44.49 +28:42:21.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 89311_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89311_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    13.19    16:59:39.54 +29:32:28.8   4892 3466   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

**** FOUND  16:59:39.51 +29:32:28.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 89335_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89335_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    13.23    17:08:56.44 +33:39:40.4   3693 0975   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

**** FOUND  17:08:56.41 +33:39:40.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 89349_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89349_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    13.55    17:10:23.15 +29:08:28.8   3480 3710   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

**** FOUND  17:10:23.20 +29:08:29.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 89382_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89382_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    13.51    17:14:31.44 +30:55:38.6   2955 2621   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

**** FOUND  17:14:31.47 +30:55:38.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 89387_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89387_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    13.70    17:21:18.12 +31:16:14.6   2079 2388   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

**** FOUND  17:21:18.27 +31:16:15.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 89402_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89402_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    13.53    16:50:37.99 +32:33:56.2   6020 1610   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

**** FOUND  16:50:37.99 +32:33:55.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 89455_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 89455_fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.12859    2461335.62859    13.89    16:54:57.61 +29:03:17.9   5515 3749   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-04-Q2b1x1_222506_TTUQ2b1x1_4166389_l1YjXlAe/fd_Her-04-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_22-04-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits

**** FOUND  16:54:57.71 +29:03:17.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 2s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Her-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed Her-04-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO  ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461335.62804615 -observatory V36
15:07:51.67 -20:50:59.8 Mercury (0.3mag)
13:47:49.38 -18:25:50.9 Venus (-4.3mag)
09:04:02.36 +18:13:00.3 Mars (1.0mag)
09:40:50.47 +14:35:16.9 Jupiter (-2.0mag)
00:39:27.42 +01:18:28.8 Saturn (0.4mag)
04:10:48.77 +20:54:43.7 Uranus (5.6mag)
00:09:20.40 -00:32:00.9 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:24:11.11 -23:43:02.2 Pluto (14.5mag)
22:35:01.84 -08:39:43.8 Moon (-11.4mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461335.62804615:
09:40:44.45 +14:35:51.6 Io (6.1mag)
09:41:00.79 +14:34:19.1 Europa (6.2mag)
09:40:36.98 +14:36:34.0 Ganymede (5.5mag)
09:40:56.44 +14:34:45.9 Callisto (6.8mag)
09:41:23.57 +14:51:48.7 Himalia (15.6mag)
09:40:47.69 +14:35:32.2 Thebe (16.4mag)
09:39:56.37 +14:59:01.4 Elara (17.5mag)
09:42:33.22 +13:59:27.5 Pasiphae (17.8mag)
09:38:41.35 +15:04:52.8 Carme (18.8mag)
00:39:36.40 +01:18:30.1 Titan (8.2mag)
00:39:20.53 +01:18:27.7 Rhea (9.6mag)
00:39:26.00 +01:16:37.3 Iapetus (11.0mag)
00:39:43.17 +01:18:13.1 Hyperion (14.1mag)
00:37:42.56 +01:06:03.8 Phoebe (16.4mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461335.62804615:
03:48:55.94 +20:03:33.4 JWST
17:22:50.68 +37:42:06.0 Chandra
05:07:01.46 +45:01:59.4 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461335.62804615 -observatory V36
03:41:39.82 +20:09:37.9 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
07:41:36.65 +37:33:42.0 18.0mag P/2004 V5 (LINEAR-Hill)
07:41:41.66 +37:33:29.4 18.0mag P/2004 V5-A (LINEAR-Hill)
07:41:02.56 +37:33:41.7 18.0mag P/2004 V5-B (LINEAR-Hill)
05:02:26.68 +40:52:31.6 18.0mag P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski)
18:34:56.73 -33:13:38.9 14.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:43:21.77 -73:06:36.2 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:14:15.97 +34:57:43.8 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
04:40:59.62 +48:11:27.5 17.6mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
07:33:38.36 +25:22:25.8 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
09:06:09.10 +36:53:39.3 16.3mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
18:30:14.72 +41:07:13.6 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
05:45:51.01 -13:39:59.3 16.5mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
12:37:35.17 +15:07:20.1 16.0mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
14:02:03.30 -03:36:30.4 16.4mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
19:26:39.11 +60:18:38.4 15.5mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
02:23:56.50 +41:33:18.5 18.0mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
12:55:57.39 +15:25:12.7 17.7mag A/2026 E1
16:24:01.51 -52:05:48.8 13.6mag P/2026 R2 (Leonard)
19:22:50.28 -05:06:06.6 16.6mag P/2026 T1 (ATLAS)
23:59:34.44 +17:02:42.0 17.2mag 2P/Encke
23:10:42.09 -29:06:54.8 14.9mag 10P/Tempel
02:25:05.71 +36:00:18.1 16.5mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR
12:18:20.32 -09:02:22.8 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
00:16:06.74 -09:04:44.0 15.7mag 65P/Gunn
07:48:47.10 +14:51:37.9 13.9mag 78P/Gehrels
02:48:29.99 +13:45:59.1 17.8mag 88P/Howell
08:17:43.71 +43:06:50.0 17.0mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
09:26:36.33 +10:13:28.7 17.7mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
12:02:46.45 +10:48:31.4 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley
14:34:15.89 -35:07:48.3 18.0mag 124P/Mrkos
20:29:58.68 +10:10:44.6 9.8mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
10:44:47.27 -00:44:22.0 15.2mag 169P/NEAT
03:21:53.88 +03:19:00.2 15.0mag 220P/McNaught
06:16:35.72 +47:28:17.1 15.5mag 260P/McNaught
07:42:19.72 +25:20:38.3 17.7mag 266P/Christensen
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
22:14:03.37 -45:07:18.60  ASASSN-26fm   VIZIER
01:57:48.19 -33:14:42.30  SN 2026aedl   -------
18:05:22.06 +17:52:41.00  ASASSN-26fn  2026-10-11.74 15.23
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   -------
09:20:05.05 +27:03:12.40  SN2026aeif   -------
02:58:07.77 -65:18:52.90  ASASSN-26fl   VIZIER
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   VIZIER
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   -------
00:08:42.74 -32:33:16.50  SN2026abhc   -------
21:02:30.26 -19:27:41.80  SN2026acxa   -------
04:39:17.45 -28:06:12.40  ASASSN-26fg   VIZIER
05:25:07.80 +04:38:32.40  SN2026aajs   -------
19:56:12.67 +08:25:27.70  AT2026acgs   -------
00:02:34.06 +52:55:18.90  ASASSN-26ff  2026-09-16.38 15.41
23:44:33.18 +17:46:12.20  SN2026yjv   -------
16:21:12.24 +57:37:51.30  SN 2026aafh   -------
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   -------
16:46:08.71 +37:25:21.80  SN2026aafk  2026-09-13.25 17.4
23:48:37.86 +50:25:24.60  SN2026aafs   -------
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   -------
02:47:25.52 -32:58:34.50  SN 2026znh   -------
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   VIZIER
03:52:53.26 -14:19:28.70  SN 2026zfw   -------
01:53:26.46 +10:07:25.10  SN2026aacj   -------
20:04:34.47 +62:38:38.10  SN2026zji  2026-09-7.14 15.87
22:37:05.64 +34:24:35.00  SN2026aaiv   -------
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   VIZIER
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   -------
17:17:45.96 +64:31:40.10  ASASSN-26ez   VIZIER
19:02:47.09 +58:08:21.00  AT2026zwo   -------
04:20:07.58 -42:26:59.90  AT2026zjy   -------
03:08:18.02 +11:54:46.50  SN2026ymb  2026-08-23.4 16.44
20:22:32.48 -50:45:14.30  SN2026yid   -------
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   -------
23:01:28.67 -61:00:39.00  SN 2026yib   -------
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   VIZIER
13:53:14.21 +00:26:52.00  SN 2026wkv   -------
05:21:07.61 +23:38:20.10  TCP J05210763+2338194  2026-08-10.59 9.34
01:28:20.49 +40:13:27.10  SN2026wpd  2026-08-9.34 16.37
23:47:50.89 +49:28:51.30  SN2026wjs  2026-08-9.24 17.09
16:03:20.92 +17:43:23.70  AT2026xau   -------
01:10:22.05 -09:34:08.50  SN2026weo   -------
00:56:54.35 -35:55:29.40  AT2026wdy   -------
22:08:07.63 -53:03:58.90  AT2026wek   -------
14:51:51.34 +66:13:24.60  ASASSN-26ev   VIZIER
12:06:50.79 -36:16:06.20  SN2026wgm   -------
16:56:36.90 -59:29:26.00  ASASSN-26er   VIZIER
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   VIZIER
12:18:47.98 -30:48:47.50  ASASSN-26et   VIZIER
13:00:47.82 +15:42:17.60  SN2026uwk   -------
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   VIZIER
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   VIZIER
04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80  ASASSN-26ej   VIZIER
18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90  ASASSN-26ek   VIZIER
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   VIZIER
10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10  AT 2023mhb   -------
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   VIZIER
19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80  ASASSN-22le   -------
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   -------
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   -------
20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10  ASASSN-26ee   VIZIER
19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80  AT2026ryu   -------
11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50  AT2026qqg   -------
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   VIZIER
19:59:01.43 -32:07:34.30  ASASSN-26eb   VIZIER
18:46:50.35 -57:44:13.20  SN 2026qqp   -------
19:17:31.69 -39:55:29.90  ASASSN-26dz   VIZIER
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
19:45:06.48 +18:22:42.2  PNV J19450648+1822422  2026-08-25.1278  9.0mag
00:42:54.65 +41:22:59.3  PNV J00425465+4122593  2026-08-25.4712  18.9mag
00:42:50.38 +41:18:58.76  PNV J00425038+4118587  2026-09-04.1512  18.2mag
00:42:12.76 +41:16:28.4  PNV J00421276+4116284  2026-09-10.9176  18.67Cmag
17:52:06.80 -23:43:20.7  TCP J17520680-2343207  2026-09-08.7896  12.6mag
00:42:40.94 +41:15:37.1  PNV J00424094+4115371  2026-09-17.8925  18.3mag
08:49:20.13 -09:19:15.8  TCP J08492013-0919158  2026-09-18.4698  13.3mag
00:42:13.93 +41:16:35.6  PNV J00421393+4116356  2026-09-22.6597  19.66Cmag
18:14:01.58 +15:13:55.5  TCP J18140158+1513555  2026-09-24.4645  14.1mag
00:42:36.61 +41:13:50.5  TCP J00423661+4113505  2026-09-29.7462  17.4mag
22:03:46.29 -11:07:57.8  TCP J22034629-1107578  2026-09-29.7438  14.51Cmag
22:05:02.06 +20:49:01.2  TCP J22050206+2049012  2026-10-03.5715  17.13Cmag
00:38:15.01 +41:14:47.2  TCP J00381501+4114472  2026-10-08.5978  17.72Cmag
01:06:05.83 +09:51:20.4  TCP J01060583+0951204  2026-10-10.8543  14.54Cmag
17:54:18.76 -27:36:36.2  TCP J17541876-2736362  2026-10-12.3993  10.8mag
09:56:00.79 +69:06:15.2  PNV J09560079+6906152  2026-10-14.9274  19.38Cmag
00:43:30.83 +41:26:55.3  PNV J00433083+4126553  2026-10-17.5651  18.61Cmag
04:57:32.08 +30:15:41.6  TCP J04573208+3015416  2026-10-17.7818  18.21Cmag
05:21:07.64 +23:38:21.3  TCP J05210764+2338213  2026-10-18.4020  10.3mag
05:34:11.01 +28:45:30.5  TCP J05341101+2845305  2026-10-18.3604  16.6mag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
01:10:49.770 +02:38:30.67  AT 2026aebt  2026-09-30.66 21.23
01:05:19.330 -00:11:32.74  AT 2026aebs  2026-09-30.65 21.65
01:35:09.144 -01:03:49.94  AT 2026aebr  2026-09-20.83 23.01
01:02:37.840 +04:28:02.19  AT 2026aebq  2026-09-20.82 22.78
01:28:12.190 +05:17:51.61  AT 2026aebp  2026-09-13.85 22.41
22:47:15.050 +03:42:02.27  AT 2026aebo  2026-09-21.73 22.04
23:45:08.040 +01:05:55.47  AT 2026aebn  2026-09-30.76 21.95
23:25:27.380 -00:44:47.15  AT 2026aebm  2026-09-15.74 22.29
00:43:52.136 -04:09:35.26  SN 2026aebl  2026-09-20.33 20.4818
23:57:05.580 +47:22:43.66  AT 2026aebk  2026-10-02.25 20.1485
21:45:41.050 -07:03:45.02  SN 2026aebj  2026-10-02.17 19.9213
01:27:33.024 +84:50:25.70  AT 2026aebi  2026-10-03.20 19.7953
00:26:39.140 -03:17:00.58  AT 2026aebh  2026-10-02.27 20.1095
21:28:41.378 +03:57:48.01  SN 2026aebg  2026-10-01.26 20.3099
00:57:54.471 -27:53:53.62  AT 2026aebf  2026-09-30.33 19.3916
22:47:58.650 +03:51:05.09  AT 2026aebe  2026-09-30.23 20.1921
23:27:00.498 -10:43:55.07  AT 2026aebd  2026-10-01.39 20.03
23:40:24.092 -09:27:20.60  AT 2026aebc  2026-10-01.39 20.07
00:56:09.593 -01:35:47.87  AT 2026aebb  2026-10-01.40 20.95
01:31:39.979 -01:39:43.87  AT 2026aeba  2026-10-01.46 21.45
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Wed Oct 21 22:36:46 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 3 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 1 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 5s (0.08 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 37s (0.62 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 12s (0.20 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 5s (0.08 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 0s (0.00 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 60s (1.00 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 12 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 3 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 2 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 4 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 25s (0.42 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 1s (0.02 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 20s (0.33 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 1s (0.02 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 1s (0.02 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 2s (0.03 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 51s (0.85 min)
FIELD_Her-04-Q2b1x1: 128s (2.13 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 130s (2.17 min)
Finished: Wed Oct 21 22:38:56 CDT 2026