FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Her-02-Q2b1x1 reference image: Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Field Her-02-Q2b1x1 reference image: Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Field Her-02-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Field Her-02-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Last  image: 2461335.69241458 22.10.2026 04:36:54.620   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.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):  12377
Objects passed selection criteria:  12322
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.7    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.7    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 8716.25
Average stars matched: 8488 (97.3813 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   239040 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 23:39:22 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461202.85845161 11.06.2026 08:36:00.219   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Last  image: 2461335.69241458 22.10.2026 04:36:54.620   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 47
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -6.82
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 21 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):  77454
Objects passed selection criteria:  77220
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.9    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.9    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 59400.5
Average stars matched: 57180.5 (96.2627 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   497576 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 23:40:34 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU
HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Her-02-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Her-02-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Her-02-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 530736 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 530736 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits_preview.png'

Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits


renamed 'Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits_preview.png'

Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.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= 2879.9920
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 845.5523
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2850.3721
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 836.6047
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 7.37607
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.011
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     16.1000003814697 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 16.7 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/d_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits :)

Spent 0.690461 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/d_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     16.0599994659424 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 16.7 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/d_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits :)

Spent 0.664513 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/d_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits



fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits




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

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.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: 2461335.69165748
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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Image size: 938.0'x624.2'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:18.252 +45:58:09.35 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 18:00:18.252 +45:58:09.35
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0642 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-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
Image size: 938.0'x624.2'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:20.232 +45:58:35.73 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 18:00:20.232 +45:58:35.73
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0657 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  18:00:18.252 +45:58:09.35
Second-epoch second image center 18:00:20.232 +45:58:35.73
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00930 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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ceju97oprJ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EtkLMUtz68
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits &> /tmp/tmp.jdbbzBA1Af
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits &> /tmp/tmp.hPL8jeeMR9
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits and wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits and wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits and wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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 1 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.3 pix  Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
 2.3 pix  Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
 2.5 pix  fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
 2.5 pix  fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.6 mag.  Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
 15.6 mag.  Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
 14.3 mag.  fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
 14.2 mag.  fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.2 (SNR )  11.1 (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.ceju97oprJ (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1090, bad_region=3179, passed=16316
Got 16316 stars (including 12249 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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 4905 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4897 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13763 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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4905 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13763 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13762 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Excluding outliers - 4897 stars left (next iteration limit 5386)
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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits N_match=4897 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.418 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.426 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.482 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.414 n_q1=1644 n_q2=800 n_q3=1585 n_q4=868 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.155
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4897 N_valid=4897 bias_ra_arcsec=0.010 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.003 median_sep_arcsec=0.314 p95_sep_arcsec=1.143 n_q1=1644 n_q2=800 n_q3=1585 n_q4=868 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits -region wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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.EtkLMUtz68 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1171, bad_region=3179, passed=16412
Got 16412 stars (including 12265 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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 4906 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4899 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13872 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 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4906 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13872 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13871 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Excluding outliers - 4898 stars left (next iteration limit 5387)
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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits N_match=4898 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.435 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.446 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.505 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.423 n_q1=1642 n_q2=802 n_q3=1604 n_q4=850 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.163
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4898 N_valid=4898 bias_ra_arcsec=0.003 bias_dec_arcsec=0.002 median_sep_arcsec=0.336 p95_sep_arcsec=1.173 n_q1=1642 n_q2=802 n_q3=1604 n_q4=850 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits -region wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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.jdbbzBA1Af (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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=390, bad_region=1032, passed=5304
Got 5304 stars (including 3922 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5304 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013028 (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 0.010422 (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 40.4 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3840 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3834 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3834 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3834 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4472 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.4 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3841 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3835 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4472 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3835 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4472 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Excluding outliers - 3835 stars left (next iteration limit 4217)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3835 robust_rms=7.481 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.335 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=9.494 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3835 robust_rms=0.740 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.876 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.876 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3835 robust_rms=0.455 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.603 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.603 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3835 robust_rms_before=0.759 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.466 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.455 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.648 worst_region_rms_after=0.603 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.395 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.603
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.648 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.648 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.466 arcsec matched=3835
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits N_match=3835 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.490 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.455 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.496 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.552 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.412 n_q1=1270 n_q2=549 n_q3=1381 n_q4=635 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.128
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=3835 N_valid=3835 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.006 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.002 median_sep_arcsec=0.608 p95_sep_arcsec=2.021 n_q1=1270 n_q2=549 n_q3=1381 n_q4=635 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.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.hPL8jeeMR9 (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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=384, bad_region=1027, passed=5428
Got 5428 stars (including 4068 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5428 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013028 (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 0.010422 (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 650 to 708 (Dec 40.2 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3984 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3977 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4601 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 650 to 708 (Dec 40.2 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3985 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4601 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4601 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Excluding outliers - 3978 stars left (next iteration limit 4374)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3978 robust_rms=7.534 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.509 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=8.984 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3978 robust_rms=0.741 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.918 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.918 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3978 robust_rms=0.424 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.598 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.598 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3978 robust_rms_before=0.756 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.438 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.424 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.634 worst_region_rms_after=0.598 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.313 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.598
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.634 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.634 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.438 arcsec matched=3978
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits N_match=3978 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.440 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.427 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.492 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.370 n_q1=1350 n_q2=565 n_q3=1399 n_q4=664 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.089
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=3978 N_valid=3978 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.008 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.005 median_sep_arcsec=0.625 p95_sep_arcsec=2.069 n_q1=1350 n_q2=565 n_q3=1399 n_q4=664 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits sigma_overall=0.418 worst_q_ratio=1.155
ref2=Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits sigma_overall=0.435 worst_q_ratio=1.163
new1=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits sigma_overall=0.490 worst_q_ratio=1.128
new2=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits sigma_overall=0.451 worst_q_ratio=1.089
reference average sigma_overall=0.4265 worst_q_ratio=1.159
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################

Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264_astrometric_residuals.png (4897 matched stars from wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265_astrometric_residuals.png (4898 matched stars from wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.38 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189_astrometric_residuals.png (3835 matched stars from wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.43 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190_astrometric_residuals.png (3978 matched stars from wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.39 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
  
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Considering the candidate 20885_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 20885_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    11.50    18:16:24.97 +46:27:52.6   3113 2876   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

**** FOUND  18:16:24.96 +46:27:52.5 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-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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 
###################################
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-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Image size: 938.0'x624.2'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:18.252 +45:58:09.35 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 18:00:18.252 +45:58:09.35
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0642 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-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
Image size: 938.0'x624.2'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:20.232 +45:58:35.73 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 18:00:20.232 +45:58:35.73
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0657 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  18:00:18.252 +45:58:09.35
Second-epoch second image center 18:00:20.232 +45:58:35.73
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00930 deg.
###################################
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits &> /tmp/tmp.eq3g3voRWf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits &> /tmp/tmp.RVfEDslg2R
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5S1SDZbClr
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Kbj1XMPwft
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits and wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits and wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits and wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
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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 22.582250
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.582250
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -6.82
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.76

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.76

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
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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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits (aperture=4.8)
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
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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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 26 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.1 pix  Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
 2.1 pix  Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
 2.2 pix  fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
 2.2 pix  fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.8 mag.  Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
 15.8 mag.  Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
 14.5 mag.  fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
 14.4 mag.  fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.4 (SNR )  13.6 (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.eq3g3voRWf (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=55, blended=7914, bad_region=14071, passed=98400
Got 98400 stars (including 77239 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 98400 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: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4897 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 87886 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 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: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 87886 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 87887 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Excluding outliers - 4897 stars left (next iteration limit 5386)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits N_match=4897 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.415 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.409 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.470 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.400 n_q1=1613 n_q2=858 n_q3=1544 n_q4=882 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.133
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4897 N_valid=4897 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.002 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.000 median_sep_arcsec=0.306 p95_sep_arcsec=1.144 n_q1=1613 n_q2=858 n_q3=1544 n_q4=882 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits -region wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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.RVfEDslg2R (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=45, blended=8168, bad_region=14114, passed=99776
Got 99776 stars (including 78294 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 99776 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 4906 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4900 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 89198 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 40.2 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4906 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 89198 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 89198 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Excluding outliers - 4900 stars left (next iteration limit 5390)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits N_match=4900 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.423 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.413 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.494 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.424 n_q1=1615 n_q2=841 n_q3=1567 n_q4=877 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.168
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4900 N_valid=4900 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.015 bias_dec_arcsec=0.007 median_sep_arcsec=0.323 p95_sep_arcsec=1.193 n_q1=1615 n_q2=841 n_q3=1567 n_q4=877 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits -region wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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.5S1SDZbClr (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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=20, blended=1618, bad_region=5456, passed=39882
Got 39882 stars (including 33003 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 39882 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013028 (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 0.010422 (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 650 to 708 (Dec 40.2 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4899 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4892 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35790 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 650 to 708 (Dec 40.2 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4899 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(), 35790 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35790 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 
Excluding outliers - 4891 stars left (next iteration limit 5381)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.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=4891 robust_rms=7.632 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.369 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.369 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4891 robust_rms=0.735 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.912 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.912 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4891 robust_rms=0.451 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.605 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.605 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4891 robust_rms_before=0.744 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.452 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.451 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.639 worst_region_rms_after=0.605 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.434 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.605
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.639 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.639 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.452 arcsec matched=4891
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits N_match=4891 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.471 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.442 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.471 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.523 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.410 n_q1=1596 n_q2=759 n_q3=1659 n_q4=877 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.110
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4891 N_valid=4891 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.043 bias_dec_arcsec=0.007 median_sep_arcsec=0.596 p95_sep_arcsec=1.930 n_q1=1596 n_q2=759 n_q3=1659 n_q4=877 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.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.Kbj1XMPwft (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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=1567, bad_region=5375, passed=40354
Got 40354 stars (including 33576 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 40354 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013028 (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 0.010422 (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 650 to 708 (Dec 40.2 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4907 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4898 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36374 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 40.2 to 51.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4907 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36374 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36374 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Excluding outliers - 4897 stars left (next iteration limit 5386)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.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=4897 robust_rms=7.587 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.049 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.049 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4897 robust_rms=0.713 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.994 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.994 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4897 robust_rms=0.421 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.617 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.617 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4897 robust_rms_before=0.740 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.424 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.421 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.664 worst_region_rms_after=0.617 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.330 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.617
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.664 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.664 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.424 arcsec matched=4897
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits N_match=4897 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.434 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.426 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.417 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.486 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.376 n_q1=1607 n_q2=735 n_q3=1672 n_q4=883 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.120
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4897 N_valid=4897 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.033 bias_dec_arcsec=0.007 median_sep_arcsec=0.608 p95_sep_arcsec=1.971 n_q1=1607 n_q2=735 n_q3=1672 n_q4=883 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.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-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.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-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/wcs_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 18:01:04.71 +43:30:26.0:  13.49 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 17:37:07.11 +49:40:38.0:  13.32 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 18:36:09.27 +44:13:25.0:  13.26 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 18:30:17.27 +42:42:35.3:  13.63 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 18:25:29.35 +46:30:02.3:  13.85 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0264.fits at 17:51:33.52 +47:21:31.6:  13.97 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 18:01:04.71 +43:30:26.0:  13.44 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.46 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:01:04.71 +43:30:26.0: ref_mag=13.46 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.5645 delta=-0.10 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 18:36:09.27 +44:13:25.0:  13.22 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.24 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 17:37:07.11 +49:40:38.0:  13.30 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:36:09.27 +44:13:25.0: ref_mag=13.24 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3568 delta=-0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 18:30:17.27 +42:42:35.3:  13.64 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.31 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:37:07.11 +49:40:38.0: ref_mag=13.31 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.2182 delta=0.09 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.63 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:30:17.27 +42:42:35.3: ref_mag=13.63 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5912 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 18:25:29.35 +46:30:02.3:  13.87 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_03-36-44_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0265.fits at 17:51:33.52 +47:21:31.6:  13.95 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.86 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.96 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:25:29.35 +46:30:02.3: ref_mag=13.86 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.8042 delta=0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:51:33.52 +47:21:31.6: ref_mag=13.96 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.9258 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
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Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
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Considering the candidate 116550_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 116550_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.19166    2461335.69166    13.72    18:01:04.65 +43:30:26.0   4719 4684   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    13.48    18:01:04.77 +43:30:26.0   4723 4688   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 116557_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 116557_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    12.85    18:21:52.29 +42:16:54.8   2398 5383   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

**** FOUND  18:21:52.27 +42:16:54.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116561_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 116561_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    12.82    18:34:53.34 +45:38:55.6   1132 3236   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

**** FOUND  18:34:53.28 +45:38:56.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116562_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 116562_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    13.27    18:29:30.28 +41:58:04.5   1521 5521   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

**** FOUND  18:29:30.29 +41:58:05.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116682_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 116682_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    12.15    18:07:50.09 +42:14:02.3   3972 5460   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

**** FOUND  18:07:50.12 +42:14:00.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116770_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 116770_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    12.59    17:36:34.17 +48:33:25.3   7152 1515   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

**** FOUND  17:36:34.11 +48:33:25.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116773_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 116773_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    12.60    17:38:15.94 +49:27:42.0   6939 0981   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.5") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 116822_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 116822_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    12.82    18:17:52.59 +43:51:03.3   2890 4451   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

**** FOUND  18:17:52.62 +43:51:04.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116834_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 116834_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    13.15    18:27:54.47 +45:11:03.9   1854 3581   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

**** FOUND  18:27:54.41 +45:11:04.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116864_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 116864_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    13.35    18:00:55.49 +47:24:21.5   4720 2332   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

**** FOUND  18:00:55.45 +47:24:20.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116878_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 116878_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    13.07    17:59:28.89 +43:13:56.3   4900 4853   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

**** FOUND  17:59:28.90 +43:13:56.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116885_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 116885_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    13.13    18:07:20.14 +43:26:02.7   4037 4733   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

**** FOUND  18:07:20.18 +43:26:02.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116889_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 116889_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.19166    2461335.69166    13.40    18:36:09.42 +44:13:24.0   0903 4082   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    13.32    18:36:09.12 +44:13:26.1   0908 4087   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 116905_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 116905_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    13.52    17:36:37.27 +44:42:45.5   7343 3838   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

**** FOUND  17:36:37.37 +44:42:46.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116924_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 116924_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.19166    2461335.69166    13.58    18:30:17.14 +42:42:34.7   1467 5058   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    13.61    18:30:17.41 +42:42:35.9   1471 5063   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 116956_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 116956_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    13.40    17:57:13.99 +43:30:14.9   5144 4684   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

**** FOUND  17:57:14.14 +43:30:16.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116959_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 116959_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    13.37    18:16:19.34 +44:23:19.8   3073 4132   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

**** FOUND  18:16:19.31 +44:23:20.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 116980_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 116980_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.19166    2461335.69166    13.34    17:37:06.96 +49:40:37.8   7039 0836   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    13.14    17:37:07.26 +49:40:38.2   7041 0840   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 117015_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 117015_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    13.68    18:28:31.50 +44:44:25.6   1766 3845   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

**** FOUND  18:28:31.63 +44:44:25.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 117034_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 117034_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.19166    2461335.69166    13.81    18:25:29.37 +46:30:02.6   2164 2798   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    13.80    18:25:29.33 +46:30:02.0   2167 2803   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 117077_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 117077_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 22.19166    2461335.69166    13.96    17:51:33.56 +47:21:31.6   5675 2333   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-35-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    13.90    17:51:33.47 +47:21:31.6   5678 2337   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 10853_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 10853_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    12.71    18:16:13.13 +49:52:05.8   3214 0814   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

**** FOUND  18:16:13.12 +49:52:05.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 86951_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 86951_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    11.83    18:32:45.43 +42:50:08.5   1201 4964   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (38.4") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 43144_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 43144_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    11.46    18:16:24.92 +46:27:52.1   3113 2876   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

**** FOUND  18:16:24.94 +46:27:52.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 96955_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 96955_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    13.03    18:37:13.29 +43:57:13.5   0773 4239   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

**** FOUND  18:37:13.30 +43:57:13.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 45900_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190
The candidate 45900_fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 22.19241    2461335.69241    12.21    18:21:09.32 +46:08:58.5   2608 3043   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Her-02-Q2b1x1_233738_TTUQ2b1x1_2837027_7bUbTEkZ/fd_Her-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_23-36-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0190.fits

**** FOUND  18:21:09.35 +46:08:58.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 1s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 2s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Her-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed Her-02-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO  ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461335.69165748 -observatory V36
15:07:56.07 -20:51:05.5 Mercury (0.3mag)
13:47:41.76 -18:24:28.8 Venus (-4.2mag)
09:04:10.77 +18:12:29.9 Mars (1.0mag)
09:40:52.65 +14:35:07.0 Jupiter (-2.0mag)
00:39:26.38 +01:18:22.6 Saturn (0.4mag)
04:10:48.27 +20:54:42.5 Uranus (5.6mag)
00:09:20.06 -00:32:03.1 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:24:11.14 -23:43:01.9 Pluto (14.5mag)
22:36:43.80 -08:17:08.2 Moon (-11.4mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461335.69165748:
09:40:46.89 +14:35:40.1 Io (6.1mag)
09:41:03.33 +14:34:07.3 Europa (6.2mag)
09:40:38.67 +14:36:26.8 Ganymede (5.5mag)
09:40:57.92 +14:34:39.8 Callisto (6.8mag)
09:41:26.04 +14:51:36.9 Himalia (15.6mag)
09:40:49.73 +14:35:23.3 Thebe (16.4mag)
09:39:58.74 +14:58:52.0 Elara (17.5mag)
09:42:35.12 +13:59:18.3 Pasiphae (17.8mag)
09:38:43.27 +15:04:43.7 Carme (18.8mag)
00:39:35.14 +01:18:24.5 Titan (8.2mag)
00:39:19.47 +01:18:20.7 Rhea (9.6mag)
00:39:25.16 +01:16:31.7 Iapetus (11.0mag)
00:39:42.09 +01:18:07.4 Hyperion (14.1mag)
00:37:41.50 +01:05:57.7 Phoebe (16.4mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461335.69165748:
03:49:08.11 +20:04:27.8 JWST
17:28:35.61 +35:49:24.1 Chandra
06:02:30.34 +27:51:09.3 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461335.69165748 -observatory V36
03:41:37.71 +20:09:36.1 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
07:41:38.60 +37:33:56.5 18.0mag P/2004 V5 (LINEAR-Hill)
07:41:43.61 +37:33:43.8 18.0mag P/2004 V5-A (LINEAR-Hill)
07:41:04.49 +37:33:56.2 18.0mag P/2004 V5-B (LINEAR-Hill)
05:02:27.34 +40:52:06.1 17.9mag P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski)
18:35:00.56 -33:13:32.5 14.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:43:22.77 -73:06:51.5 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:14:15.27 +34:57:50.6 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
04:40:52.29 +48:11:15.6 17.6mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
07:33:39.35 +25:22:24.7 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
09:06:10.32 +36:54:07.7 16.3mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
18:30:16.36 +41:07:06.2 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
05:45:50.55 -13:39:59.7 16.5mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
12:37:42.67 +15:07:01.7 16.0mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
14:02:07.35 -03:36:49.0 16.4mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
19:26:54.43 +60:16:38.4 15.5mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
02:23:52.14 +41:32:38.2 18.0mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
12:56:01.07 +15:25:39.3 17.7mag A/2026 E1
16:23:56.91 -52:12:26.2 13.6mag P/2026 R2 (Leonard)
19:22:53.47 -05:06:13.2 16.6mag P/2026 T1 (ATLAS)
23:59:24.33 +17:01:52.7 17.2mag 2P/Encke
23:10:46.43 -29:05:55.7 14.9mag 10P/Tempel
02:25:10.23 +35:59:02.2 16.5mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR
12:18:22.83 -09:02:41.5 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
00:16:04.66 -09:04:45.9 15.7mag 65P/Gunn
07:48:51.31 +14:51:13.8 13.9mag 78P/Gehrels
02:48:25.59 +13:45:46.3 17.8mag 88P/Howell
08:17:57.45 +43:07:48.1 17.0mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
09:26:44.54 +10:12:03.6 17.7mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
12:02:54.13 +10:47:39.3 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley
14:34:25.93 -35:08:46.8 18.0mag 124P/Mrkos
20:29:40.65 +10:12:29.1 9.8mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
10:44:56.49 -00:45:09.7 15.2mag 169P/NEAT
03:21:50.65 +03:18:35.3 15.0mag 220P/McNaught
06:16:39.26 +47:29:04.9 15.5mag 260P/McNaught
07:42:24.66 +25:20:33.1 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 23:39:01 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 3 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 0 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 5s (0.08 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 31s (0.52 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 12s (0.20 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 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: 53s (0.88 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 11 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 5 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 3 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 23s (0.38 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 1s (0.02 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 17s (0.28 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 1s (0.02 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 1s (0.02 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 2s (0.03 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 45s (0.75 min)
FIELD_Her-02-Q2b1x1: 113s (1.88 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 115s (1.92 min)
Finished: Wed Oct 21 23:40:56 CDT 2026