FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Her-02-Q1b1x1 reference image: Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Field Her-02-Q1b1x1 reference image: Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Field Her-02-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Field Her-02-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461202.85845161 11.06.2026 08:36:00.219   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
First image: 2461202.85845161 11.06.2026 08:36:00.219   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Last  image: 2461335.68082961 22.10.2026 04:20:13.678   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.15
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: 4 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):  15381
Objects passed selection criteria:  15292
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.3    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.3    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 9158
Average stars matched: 8897 (97.15 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   240860 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 23:22:34 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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ERROR: large change in astrometric-star counts between the two new images (q2: 198 -> 135, 31.818% > 20%; fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits vs fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits) - usually a bad plate solution on one of them, sometimes stars crossing a quadrant boundary when the two images are widely offset, rarely a transparency change; continuing processing
ERROR: large change in astrometric-star counts between the two new images (q4: 208 -> 293, 29.010% > 20%; fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits vs fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits) - usually a bad plate solution on one of them, sometimes stars crossing a quadrant boundary when the two images are widely offset, rarely a transparency change; continuing processing
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461202.85845161 11.06.2026 08:36:00.219   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
First image: 2461202.85845161 11.06.2026 08:36:00.219   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Last  image: 2461335.68082961 22.10.2026 04:20:13.678   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 35
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -6.86
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):  90255
Objects passed selection criteria:  89915
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.5    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.5    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 60391.2
Average stars matched: 57875 (95.8334 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   473088 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 23:23:52 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU
HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
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-02-Q1b1x1
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########### Starting Her-02-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Her-02-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 540828 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 540828 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits_preview.png'

Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits


renamed 'Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits_preview.png'

Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.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= 390.4505
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 572.8580
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 4635.2307
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 1493.3382
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 4621.7536
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 1595.1936
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 11.8715
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.064
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/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     19.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 16.8 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.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-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/d_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits :)

Spent 0.692449 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/d_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
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AMBTEMP =                 16.8 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits 
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.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-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/d_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits :)

Spent 0.672851 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/d_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.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-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits



fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits




Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.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: 2461335.68012723
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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.3'  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: 17:59:59.602 +46:00:14.17 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Image size: 941.9'x626.8'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:02.603 +46:01:56.14 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 17:59:59.602 +46:00:14.17
Second-epoch image center 18:00:02.603 +46:01:56.14
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0296 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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
Image size: 941.9'x626.8'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:05.405 +46:01:17.93 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 17:59:59.602 +46:00:14.17
Second-epoch image center 18:00:05.405 +46:01:17.93
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0244 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  18:00:02.603 +46:01:56.14
Second-epoch second image center 18:00:05.405 +46:01:17.93
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01336 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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits &> /tmp/tmp.MlVmHww2XG
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5oxp10HGNI
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits &> /tmp/tmp.VWytkqNxN6
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits &> /tmp/tmp.QGedhmJOil
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits and wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits and wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits and wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 16316 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 257.8561 to 282.3860 deg, Dec +40.2652 to +51.2658 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 257.8561 to 282.3860 deg, Dec 40.2652 to 51.2658 deg
Loaded 10677 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): 7778 out of 8223 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8223 out of 16316 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.717650
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.717650
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.15
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.57

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.57

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 16316 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 257.8561 to 282.3860 deg, Dec +40.2652 to +51.2658 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 257.8561 to 282.3860 deg, Dec 40.2652 to 51.2658 deg
Loaded 10677 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): 7778 out of 8223 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8223 out of 16316 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits (aperture=6.4)
Read 16412 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 257.8561 to 282.3861 deg, Dec +40.2652 to +51.2597 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 257.8561 to 282.3861 deg, Dec 40.2652 to 51.2597 deg
Loaded 10672 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): 7752 out of 8227 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8227 out of 16412 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits (aperture=6.4)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.3 pix  Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
 2.3 pix  Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.6 mag.  Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
 15.6 mag.  Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
 13.7 mag.  fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
 13.8 mag.  fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  13.7 (SNR )  10.4 (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.MlVmHww2XG (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1090, bad_region=1, passed=16316
Got 16316 stars (including 15205 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16316 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4902 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4894 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16316 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4902 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16316 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16316 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" 
Excluding outliers - 4895 stars left (next iteration limit 5383)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits N_match=4895 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.505 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.483 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.479 n_q1=1338 n_q2=1103 n_q3=1276 n_q4=1178 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.120
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4895 N_valid=4895 bias_ra_arcsec=0.001 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.002 median_sep_arcsec=0.333 p95_sep_arcsec=1.487 n_q1=1338 n_q2=1103 n_q3=1276 n_q4=1178 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits -region wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.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.5oxp10HGNI (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1171, bad_region=0, passed=16412
Got 16412 stars (including 15225 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16412 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4897 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16412 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16412 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16412 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Excluding outliers - 4896 stars left (next iteration limit 5385)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits N_match=4896 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.461 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.522 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.502 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.477 n_q1=1341 n_q2=1102 n_q3=1289 n_q4=1164 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.132
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4896 N_valid=4896 bias_ra_arcsec=0.003 bias_dec_arcsec=0.004 median_sep_arcsec=0.352 p95_sep_arcsec=1.438 n_q1=1341 n_q2=1102 n_q3=1289 n_q4=1164 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits -region wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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.VWytkqNxN6 (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-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.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-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.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-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=209, bad_region=0, passed=2005
Got 2005 stars (including 1796 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2005 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013082 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010466 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 650 to 708 (Dec 40.1 to 51.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1749 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1745 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1721 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1745 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1977 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 650 to 708 (Dec 40.1 to 51.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1750 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1744 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1978 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1744 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1978 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Excluding outliers - 1744 stars left (next iteration limit 1919)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1744 robust_rms=6.888 arcsec worst_region_rms=13.148 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=7.757 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1744 robust_rms=0.633 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.780 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.780 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1744 robust_rms=0.350 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.477 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.365 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1744 robust_rms_before=0.708 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.431 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.350 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.607 worst_region_rms_after=0.477 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.006 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.365
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.sip_refit.z5k2Fj/candidate.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.sip_refit.z5k2Fj/candidate.fits
Image size: 942.0'x626.9'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:02.605 +46:01:56.13 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 

 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
 ### Converted positions of 2005 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.sip_refit.z5k2Fj/candidate.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction_1482149.cat.log'
'wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.sip_refit.z5k2Fj/candidate.wcscat.xy2sky.jVt8Eb' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction_1482149.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.708 -> 0.350 arcsec)
SIP_REFIT: re-matching the catalog with the refit solution (cycle 1, search radius 3.0 arcsec, 1744 pairs from the previous matching)
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 650 to 708 (Dec 40.1 to 51.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1693 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
SIP_REFIT: re-match found 1693 pairs (1744 from the previous matching)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1693 robust_rms=6.798 arcsec worst_region_rms=12.503 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=7.709 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1693 robust_rms=0.637 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.773 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.768 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1693 robust_rms=0.346 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.478 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.368 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1693 robust_rms_before=0.345 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.345 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.346 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.479 worst_region_rms_after=0.478 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.366 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.368
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.sip_refit.nzbswH/candidate.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.sip_refit.nzbswH/candidate.fits
Image size: 942.0'x626.9'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:02.604 +46:01:56.13 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 

 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
 ### Converted positions of 2005 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.sip_refit.nzbswH/candidate.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction_1482897.cat.log'
'wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.sip_refit.nzbswH/candidate.wcscat.xy2sky.N0gysY' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction_1482897.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.345 -> 0.346 arcsec)
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1693 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1972 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1693 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1972 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits N_match=1693 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.537 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.307 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.324 n_q1=483 n_q2=198 n_q3=804 n_q4=208 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.487
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=1693 N_valid=1693 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.007 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.003 median_sep_arcsec=0.282 p95_sep_arcsec=0.834 n_q1=483 n_q2=198 n_q3=804 n_q4=208 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.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.QGedhmJOil (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-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_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-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_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-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=211, bad_region=0, passed=2121
Got 2121 stars (including 1907 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2121 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013082 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010466 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 650 to 708 (Dec 40.1 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1860 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1855 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1828 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1855 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2090 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 650 to 708 (Dec 40.1 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1861 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1854 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2090 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1854 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2090 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Excluding outliers - 1854 stars left (next iteration limit 2040)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1854 robust_rms=5.848 arcsec worst_region_rms=14.799 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=6.927 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1854 robust_rms=0.578 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.856 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.730 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1854 robust_rms=0.324 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.460 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.356 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1854 robust_rms_before=0.684 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.373 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.324 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.513 worst_region_rms_after=0.460 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.848 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.356
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits.sip_refit.tu5gZL/candidate.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits.sip_refit.tu5gZL/candidate.fits
Image size: 942.0'x626.9'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:05.408 +46:01:17.99 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 

 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
 ### Converted positions of 2121 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits.sip_refit.tu5gZL/candidate.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction_1482139.cat.log'
'wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits.sip_refit.tu5gZL/candidate.wcscat.xy2sky.w64wVv' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction_1482139.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.684 -> 0.324 arcsec)
SIP_REFIT: re-matching the catalog with the refit solution (cycle 1, search radius 3.0 arcsec, 1854 pairs from the previous matching)
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 650 to 708 (Dec 40.1 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1813 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
SIP_REFIT: re-match found 1813 pairs (1854 from the previous matching)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1813 robust_rms=5.774 arcsec worst_region_rms=14.852 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=7.103 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1813 robust_rms=0.569 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.838 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.712 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1813 robust_rms=0.321 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.459 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.356 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1813 robust_rms_before=0.322 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.322 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.321 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.458 worst_region_rms_after=0.459 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.353 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.356
SIP_REFIT: the refit on the re-matched pairs is worse than the solution it would replace (worst-region 0.459 vs 0.458 arcsec) - keeping the current solution
SIP_REFIT: the refit on the re-matched pairs was not applied - keeping the current solution
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1813 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2088 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1813 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2088 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits N_match=1813 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.341 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.531 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.313 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.313 n_q1=539 n_q2=135 n_q3=846 n_q4=293 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.610
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=1813 N_valid=1813 bias_ra_arcsec=0.002 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.006 median_sep_arcsec=0.264 p95_sep_arcsec=0.736 n_q1=539 n_q2=135 n_q3=846 n_q4=293 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_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
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits sigma_overall=0.451 worst_q_ratio=1.120
ref2=Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits sigma_overall=0.461 worst_q_ratio=1.132
new1=fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits sigma_overall=0.361 worst_q_ratio=1.487
new2=fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits sigma_overall=0.330 worst_q_ratio=1.610
reference average sigma_overall=0.456 worst_q_ratio=1.126
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
ERROR: large change in astrometric-star counts between the two new images (q2: 198 -> 135, 31.818% > 20%; fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits vs fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits) - usually a bad plate solution on one of them, sometimes stars crossing a quadrant boundary when the two images are widely offset, rarely a transparency change; continuing processing
ERROR: large change in astrometric-star counts between the two new images (q4: 208 -> 293, 29.010% > 20%; fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits vs fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits) - usually a bad plate solution on one of them, sometimes stars crossing a quadrant boundary when the two images are widely offset, rarely a transparency change; continuing processing

Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264_astrometric_residuals.png (4895 matched stars from wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.39 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265_astrometric_residuals.png (4896 matched stars from wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.41 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147_astrometric_residuals.png (1693 matched stars from wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148_astrometric_residuals.png (1813 matched stars from wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.25 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s
  
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Considering the candidate 20989_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 20989_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    8.68    17:17:07.59 +43:08:10.5   9463 4846   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

**** FOUND  17:17:07.54 +43:08:10.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 00989_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 00989_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    10.44    18:20:54.79 +50:31:40.9   2921 0316   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

**** FOUND  18:20:54.83 +50:31:40.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Her-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.3'  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: 17:59:59.602 +46:00:14.17 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Image size: 942.0'x626.9'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:02.604 +46:01:56.13 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 17:59:59.602 +46:00:14.17
Second-epoch image center 18:00:02.604 +46:01:56.13
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0296 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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
Image size: 942.0'x626.9'  15.7(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:05.408 +46:01:17.99 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 17:59:59.602 +46:00:14.17
Second-epoch image center 18:00:05.408 +46:01:17.99
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0244 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  18:00:02.604 +46:01:56.13
Second-epoch second image center 18:00:05.408 +46:01:17.99
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01334 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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EGFvTj6wRP
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xplbIjiOUd
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zTwunH6fKJ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits &> /tmp/tmp.HoKZieiw0q
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits and wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits and wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits and wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 98455 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 257.6955 to 282.3968 deg, Dec +40.2518 to +51.2702 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.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 257.6955 to 282.3968 deg, Dec 40.2518 to 51.2702 deg
Loaded 10772 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): 6818 out of 8301 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8301 out of 98455 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.594100
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.594100
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -6.86
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 98455 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 257.6955 to 282.3968 deg, Dec +40.2518 to +51.2702 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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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 257.6955 to 282.3968 deg, Dec 40.2518 to 51.2702 deg
Loaded 10772 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): 6818 out of 8301 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8301 out of 98455 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 99821 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 257.7124 to 282.3968 deg, Dec +40.2384 to +51.2598 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 257.7124 to 282.3968 deg, Dec 40.2384 to 51.2598 deg
Loaded 10773 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): 6764 out of 8294 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8294 out of 99821 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits (aperture=4.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 23 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.1 pix  Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
 2.1 pix  Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
 1.8 pix  fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
 2.0 pix  fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.7 mag.  Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
 15.7 mag.  Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
 14.1 mag.  fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
 14.1 mag.  fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.1 (SNR )  13.1 (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.EGFvTj6wRP (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=70, blended=7914, bad_region=2, passed=98385
Got 98385 stars (including 90333 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 98385 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4896 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4890 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 98385 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4896 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 98385 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 98385 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Excluding outliers - 4890 stars left (next iteration limit 5379)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits N_match=4890 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.444 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.490 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.482 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.477 n_q1=1321 n_q2=1164 n_q3=1208 n_q4=1197 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.103
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4890 N_valid=4890 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.004 bias_dec_arcsec=0.005 median_sep_arcsec=0.325 p95_sep_arcsec=1.486 n_q1=1321 n_q2=1164 n_q3=1208 n_q4=1197 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits -region wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.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.xplbIjiOUd (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=61, blended=8168, bad_region=0, passed=99760
Got 99760 stars (including 91442 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 99760 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.2 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4897 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4891 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 99760 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.2 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4897 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 99760 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 99760 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 
Excluding outliers - 4891 stars left (next iteration limit 5380)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits N_match=4891 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.453 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.371 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.519 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.490 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.474 n_q1=1321 n_q2=1142 n_q3=1234 n_q4=1194 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.146
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4891 N_valid=4891 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.011 bias_dec_arcsec=0.009 median_sep_arcsec=0.343 p95_sep_arcsec=1.447 n_q1=1321 n_q2=1142 n_q3=1234 n_q4=1194 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits -region wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.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.zTwunH6fKJ (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-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.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-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.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-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=656, bad_region=4, passed=22516
Got 22516 stars (including 21812 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 22516 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013083 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010467 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 650 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4891 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4872 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22492 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 650 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4891 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4879 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22491 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4879 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22491 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Excluding outliers - 4879 stars left (next iteration limit 5365)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.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=4879 robust_rms=6.803 arcsec worst_region_rms=14.038 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=8.597 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4879 robust_rms=0.669 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.820 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.820 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4879 robust_rms=0.406 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.485 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.420 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4879 robust_rms_before=0.407 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.432 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.406 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.492 worst_region_rms_after=0.485 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.420 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.420
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.492 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.492 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.407 arcsec matched=4879
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits N_match=4879 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.423 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.458 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.529 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.386 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.398 n_q1=1588 n_q2=661 n_q3=2046 n_q4=584 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.253
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4879 N_valid=4879 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.008 bias_dec_arcsec=0.015 median_sep_arcsec=0.334 p95_sep_arcsec=0.986 n_q1=1588 n_q2=661 n_q3=2046 n_q4=584 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.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.HoKZieiw0q (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-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_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-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_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-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=726, bad_region=4, passed=22795
Got 22795 stars (including 22017 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 22795 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013083 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010467 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 650 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4903 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4891 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22759 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 650 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4903 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22759 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22759 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Excluding outliers - 4894 stars left (next iteration limit 5384)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_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=4894 robust_rms=6.202 arcsec worst_region_rms=13.118 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=7.578 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4894 robust_rms=0.634 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.827 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.794 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4894 robust_rms=0.374 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.487 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.404 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4894 robust_rms_before=0.375 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.394 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.374 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.493 worst_region_rms_after=0.487 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.403 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.404
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.493 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.493 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.375 arcsec matched=4894
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits N_match=4894 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.402 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.569 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.396 n_q1=1601 n_q2=474 n_q3=2100 n_q4=719 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.416
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4894 N_valid=4894 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.007 bias_dec_arcsec=0.024 median_sep_arcsec=0.309 p95_sep_arcsec=0.932 n_q1=1601 n_q2=474 n_q3=2100 n_q4=719 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_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
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-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.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-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_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-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 18:19:39.47 +50:33:20.5:  12.75 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 18:36:09.12 +44:13:25.7:  13.21 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 17:59:34.38 +50:20:05.2:  11.90 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 18:19:39.47 +50:33:20.5:  12.69 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.72 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:19:39.47 +50:33:20.5: ref_mag=12.72 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.6884 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 18:36:09.12 +44:13:25.7:  13.15 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 17:59:34.38 +50:20:05.2:  11.88 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.18 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:36:09.12 +44:13:25.7: ref_mag=13.18 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3234 delta=-0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  11.89 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:59:34.38 +50:20:05.2: ref_mag=11.89 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1827 delta=-0.29 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 18:34:59.37 +41:04:43.0:  12.74 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 18:39:42.97 +45:12:50.8:  13.21 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 18:03:41.56 +41:22:46.9:  12.63 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 18:07:20.20 +43:26:03.4:  12.94 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 18:17:52.58 +43:51:04.6:  12.78 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 18:34:59.37 +41:04:43.0:  12.64 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 18:03:41.56 +41:22:46.9:  12.67 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 18:39:42.97 +45:12:50.8:  13.20 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.65 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.20 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.68 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:39:42.97 +45:12:50.8: ref_mag=13.20 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.9834 delta=0.22 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:03:41.56 +41:22:46.9: ref_mag=12.65 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.4297 delta=0.22 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:34:59.37 +41:04:43.0: ref_mag=12.68 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.9878 delta=-0.31 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 18:17:52.58 +43:51:04.6:  12.79 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 18:07:20.20 +43:26:03.4:  12.93 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.79 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:17:52.58 +43:51:04.6: ref_mag=12.79 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.9956 delta=-0.21 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.93 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:07:20.20 +43:26:03.4: ref_mag=12.93 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.9346 delta=-0.00 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 18:33:35.74 +43:35:31.5:  13.59 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 17:58:41.46 +45:29:58.9:  12.31 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 18:28:17.86 +44:06:57.8:  13.62 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 18:26:32.80 +45:00:38.9:  13.73 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 18:33:35.74 +43:35:31.5:  13.64 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.61 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:33:35.74 +43:35:31.5: ref_mag=13.61 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.4607 delta=0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 17:58:41.46 +45:29:58.9:  12.36 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.33 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:58:41.46 +45:29:58.9: ref_mag=12.33 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=13.3091 delta=-0.98 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 18:26:32.80 +45:00:38.9:  13.81 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 18:28:17.86 +44:06:57.8:  13.55 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.77 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:26:32.80 +45:00:38.9: ref_mag=13.77 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.6195 delta=0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.58 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:28:17.86 +44:06:57.8: ref_mag=13.58 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.4920 delta=0.09 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 117659_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 117659_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    13.09    17:43:16.17 +50:18:36.8   6530 0638   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

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Considering the candidate 117670_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 117670_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.18013    2461335.68013    13.25    18:36:09.12 +44:13:25.6   0846 3891   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    13.45    18:36:09.11 +44:13:25.8   0851 3885   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 117673_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 117673_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.18013    2461335.68013    12.88    18:19:39.42 +50:33:20.1   3038 0319   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    12.56    18:19:39.52 +50:33:20.9   3043 0313   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 117681_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 117681_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    12.92    18:21:52.29 +42:16:53.1   2258 5260   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

**** FOUND  18:21:52.24 +42:16:54.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 117683_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 117683_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.18013    2461335.68013    12.11    17:59:34.42 +50:20:04.9   4954 0605   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    12.35    17:59:34.34 +50:20:05.4   4959 0598   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 117685_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 117685_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    11.20    17:17:50.33 +42:02:44.2   9443 5517   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

**** FOUND  17:17:50.34 +42:02:44.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 117706_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 117706_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    9.03    17:17:07.47 +43:08:10.2   9464 4846   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

**** FOUND  17:17:07.56 +43:08:10.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 117727_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 117727_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    11.37    18:33:56.53 +41:21:17.2   0821 5649   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

**** FOUND  18:33:56.53 +41:21:17.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 117738_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 117738_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    11.02    18:21:55.25 +41:13:18.6   2178 5900   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

**** FOUND  18:21:55.26 +41:13:18.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 117891_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 117891_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    12.11    18:07:50.06 +42:14:03.0   3820 5427   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

**** FOUND  18:07:50.06 +42:14:02.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 117897_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 117897_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.18013    2461335.68013    12.36    18:03:41.57 +41:22:46.2   4246 5979   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    12.50    18:03:41.54 +41:22:47.6   4252 5973   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 117907_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 117907_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    12.51    18:21:40.60 +49:05:56.2   2750 1169   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

**** FOUND  18:21:40.58 +49:05:55.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 117946_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 117946_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.18013    2461335.68013    12.96    18:34:59.32 +41:04:43.0   0669 5804   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    13.02    18:34:59.42 +41:04:43.1   0675 5799   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 117953_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 117953_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.18013    2461335.68013    12.94    18:39:42.93 +45:12:51.2   0562 3235   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    13.03    18:39:43.00 +45:12:50.5   0568 3230   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 117996_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 117996_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.18013    2461335.68013    12.92    18:17:52.60 +43:51:05.1   2796 4366   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    13.13    18:17:52.55 +43:51:04.1   2802 4361   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 118006_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 118006_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    12.95    18:08:08.14 +40:53:40.5   3728 6236   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

**** FOUND  18:08:08.15 +40:53:40.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 118077_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 118077_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.18013    2461335.68013    13.10    18:07:20.24 +43:26:02.4   3921 4713   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    12.84    18:07:20.17 +43:26:04.4   3926 4707   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 118101_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 118101_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.18013    2461335.68013    13.46    18:33:35.66 +43:35:30.8   1064 4312   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    13.46    18:33:35.82 +43:35:32.2   1069 4306   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 118145_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 118145_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.18013    2461335.68013    13.30    17:58:41.46 +45:29:59.9   4917 3521   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    13.33    17:58:41.46 +45:29:57.8   4922 3515   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 118151_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 118151_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.18013    2461335.68013    13.58    18:28:17.80 +44:06:58.4   1687 4077   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    13.45    18:28:17.93 +44:06:57.3   1692 4072   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 118195_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 118195_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.18013    2461335.68013    13.82    18:26:32.85 +45:00:39.2   1946 3565   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-19-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0147.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    13.55    18:26:32.76 +45:00:38.6   1952 3559   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 96955_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 96955_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    13.09    18:37:13.35 +43:57:13.5   0708 4029   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

**** FOUND  18:37:13.35 +43:57:13.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 45900_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148
The candidate 45900_fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 22.18083    2461335.68083    12.35    18:21:09.37 +46:08:58.1   2602 2945   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q1b1x1_232103_TTUQ1b1x1_1414277_p4vMnjji/fd_Her-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-21_23-20-13_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0148.fits

**** FOUND  18:21:09.45 +46:08:57.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 1s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 3s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Her-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed Her-02-Q1b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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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)2461335.68012723 -observatory V36
15:07:55.27 -20:51:04.5 Mercury (0.3mag)
13:47:43.13 -18:24:43.6 Venus (-4.2mag)
09:04:09.25 +18:12:35.4 Mars (1.0mag)
09:40:52.26 +14:35:08.8 Jupiter (-2.0mag)
00:39:26.57 +01:18:23.7 Saturn (0.4mag)
04:10:48.36 +20:54:42.7 Uranus (5.6mag)
00:09:20.12 -00:32:02.7 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:24:11.14 -23:43:02.0 Pluto (14.5mag)
22:36:25.06 -08:21:19.0 Moon (-11.4mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461335.68012723:
09:40:46.43 +14:35:42.3 Io (6.1mag)
09:41:02.88 +14:34:09.4 Europa (6.2mag)
09:40:38.36 +14:36:28.1 Ganymede (5.5mag)
09:40:57.65 +14:34:40.9 Callisto (6.8mag)
09:41:25.59 +14:51:39.1 Himalia (15.6mag)
09:40:49.27 +14:35:25.3 Thebe (16.4mag)
09:39:58.31 +14:58:53.7 Elara (17.5mag)
09:42:34.78 +13:59:20.0 Pasiphae (17.8mag)
09:38:42.92 +15:04:45.3 Carme (18.8mag)
00:39:35.37 +01:18:25.5 Titan (8.2mag)
00:39:19.66 +01:18:22.0 Rhea (9.6mag)
00:39:25.31 +01:16:32.7 Iapetus (11.0mag)
00:39:42.28 +01:18:08.4 Hyperion (14.1mag)
00:37:41.70 +01:05:58.8 Phoebe (16.4mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461335.68012723:
03:49:06.49 +20:04:18.9 JWST
17:27:26.84 +36:09:59.1 Chandra
05:55:16.65 +30:42:19.1 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461335.68012723 -observatory V36
03:41:38.10 +20:09:36.4 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
07:41:38.25 +37:33:53.9 18.0mag P/2004 V5 (LINEAR-Hill)
07:41:43.26 +37:33:41.2 18.0mag P/2004 V5-A (LINEAR-Hill)
07:41:04.14 +37:33:53.6 18.0mag P/2004 V5-B (LINEAR-Hill)
05:02:27.23 +40:52:10.7 17.9mag P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski)
18:34:59.87 -33:13:33.7 14.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:43:22.59 -73:06:48.7 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:14:15.40 +34:57:49.3 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
04:40:53.63 +48:11:17.8 17.6mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
07:33:39.17 +25:22:24.9 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
09:06:10.10 +36:54:02.5 16.3mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
18:30:16.06 +41:07:07.6 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
05:45:50.64 -13:39:59.6 16.5mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
12:37:41.31 +15:07:05.1 16.0mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
14:02:06.61 -03:36:45.6 16.4mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
19:26:51.64 +60:17:00.2 15.5mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
02:23:52.93 +41:32:45.5 18.0mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
12:56:00.40 +15:25:34.4 17.7mag A/2026 E1
16:23:57.73 -52:11:14.3 13.6mag P/2026 R2 (Leonard)
19:22:52.89 -05:06:12.0 16.6mag P/2026 T1 (ATLAS)
23:59:26.17 +17:02:01.6 17.2mag 2P/Encke
23:10:45.65 -29:06:06.5 14.9mag 10P/Tempel
02:25:09.43 +35:59:16.0 16.5mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR
12:18:22.37 -09:02:38.1 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
00:16:05.04 -09:04:45.6 15.7mag 65P/Gunn
07:48:50.55 +14:51:18.2 13.9mag 78P/Gehrels
02:48:26.39 +13:45:48.7 17.8mag 88P/Howell
08:17:54.96 +43:07:37.6 17.0mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
09:26:43.05 +10:12:19.0 17.7mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
12:02:52.74 +10:47:48.7 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley
14:34:24.11 -35:08:36.2 18.0mag 124P/Mrkos
20:29:43.91 +10:12:10.2 9.8mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
10:44:54.82 -00:45:01.0 15.2mag 169P/NEAT
03:21:51.24 +03:18:39.8 15.0mag 220P/McNaught
06:16:38.63 +47:28:56.2 15.5mag 260P/McNaught
07:42:23.77 +25:20:34.0 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 23:22:10 CDT 2026
=======================================
TIMING SExtractor: 2 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 5s (0.08 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 34s (0.57 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 13s (0.22 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 0s (0.00 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 3s (0.05 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 1s (0.02 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 57s (0.95 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 7 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 8 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 5 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 26s (0.43 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: 4s (0.07 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 54s (0.90 min)
FIELD_Her-02-Q1b1x1: 128s (2.13 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 130s (2.17 min)
Finished: Wed Oct 21 23:24:20 CDT 2026