fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits
fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd
| Date (UTC) | JD(UTC) | mag. | R.A. & Dec.(J2000) | X & Y (pix) | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 10 24.17650 | 2461337.67650 | 10.49 | 20:33:34.30 -15:51:05.1 | 3778 1901 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 10 24.17727 | 2461337.67727 | 10.61 | 20:33:34.38 -15:51:05.0 | 3786 1908 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits |
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 10 24.1769 2461337.6769 10.55 20:33:34.34 -15:51:05.0
29.37074 -29.57628 galactic Cap Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.1" and 10.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.
324 Bamberga 1 0 1 10.7 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 20:33:34.34 -15:51:05.0: 15.60 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits at 20:33:34.34 -15:51:05.0: 15.59 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS. Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs. WISE atlas Aladin Lite SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
######## 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=esa_tap (lib/gaia_dr2_cone_search.sh -> ESA Gaia Archive TAP service) INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes FITS_FILE_EXT=fits CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX= Fields in the data directory: Cap-02-Q2b1x1 ####################################### ########### Starting Cap-02-Q2b1x1 ########### Processing Cap-02-Q2b1x1 server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 477440 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 477440 MB at . Checking input images (2 new) REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits Small preview (one of the new images):
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.png' -> 'transient_report/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits_preview.png'
Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits
renamed 'Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.png' -> 'transient_report/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits_preview.png'
Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.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... 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/d_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits :) Spent 0.548043 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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/d_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 16.7299995422363 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 17.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for 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Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/d_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits :) Spent 0.560830 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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/d_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits
fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.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/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.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/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.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: 2461337.67649759 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_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits Image size: 937.4'x624.4' 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: 20:26:40.503 -17:59:55.30 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" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits Image size: 937.5'x624.4' 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: 20:26:39.784 -18:00:36.46 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 20:26:40.503 -17:59:55.30 Second-epoch image center 20:26:39.784 -18:00:36.46 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0118 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits Image size: 937.6'x624.4' 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: 20:26:43.205 -17:59:52.57 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 20:26:40.503 -17:59:55.30 Second-epoch image center 20:26:43.205 -17:59:52.57 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0107 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 20:26:39.784 -18:00:36.46 Second-epoch second image center 20:26:43.205 -17:59:52.57 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01823 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/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits &> /tmp/tmp.IoFhUZ5Bx2 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits &> /tmp/tmp.uA72w4xVvq Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits &> /tmp/tmp.lFOz90mH6p Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ly7TPR1T8B Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits and wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits and wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits and wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 10015 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 298.2232 to 315.1326 deg, Dec -23.2656 to -12.6179 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 298.2232 to 315.1326 deg, Dec -23.2656 to -12.6179 deg Loaded 8358 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): 6411 out of 6630 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 6630 out of 10015 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.615000 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.615000 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.63 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.98 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.98
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 10015 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 298.2232 to 315.1326 deg, Dec -23.2656 to -12.6179 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 298.2232 to 315.1326 deg, Dec -23.2656 to -12.6179 deg Loaded 8358 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): 6411 out of 6630 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 6630 out of 10015 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits (aperture=6.2) Read 9886 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 298.2069 to 315.1115 deg, Dec -23.2589 to -12.6185 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 298.2069 to 315.1115 deg, Dec -23.2589 to -12.6185 deg Loaded 8355 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): 6384 out of 6586 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 6586 out of 9886 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits (aperture=6.1) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.3 pix Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits 2.2 pix Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits 2.5 pix fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits 2.3 pix fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.0 mag. Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits 15.0 mag. Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits 12.9 mag. fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits 12.6 mag. fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.6 (SNR ) 9.9 (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.IoFhUZ5Bx2 (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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits' -> 'wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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=610, bad_region=2162, passed=10015 Got 10015 stars (including 7361 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 10015 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4925 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4912 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8282 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4925 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8282 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8282 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 4912 stars left (next iteration limit 5403) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits N_match=4912 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.315 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.346 n_q1=1460 n_q2=951 n_q3=1561 n_q4=940 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.175 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4912 N_valid=4912 bias_ra_arcsec=0.008 bias_dec_arcsec=0.057 median_sep_arcsec=0.318 p95_sep_arcsec=1.503 n_q1=1460 n_q2=951 n_q3=1561 n_q4=940 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits -region wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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.uA72w4xVvq (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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits 572.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits' -> 'wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.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/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.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=578, bad_region=1964, passed=9886 Got 9886 stars (including 7437 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9886 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4921 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4907 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4908 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4907 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8316 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4920 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8316 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8316 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Excluding outliers - 4906 stars left (next iteration limit 5397) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits N_match=4906 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.386 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.429 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.379 n_q1=1493 n_q2=875 n_q3=1618 n_q4=920 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.113 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4906 N_valid=4906 bias_ra_arcsec=0.016 bias_dec_arcsec=0.034 median_sep_arcsec=0.333 p95_sep_arcsec=1.726 n_q1=1493 n_q2=875 n_q3=1618 n_q4=920 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits -region wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.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.lFOz90mH6p (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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.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=136, bad_region=290, passed=1559 Got 1559 stars (including 1145 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1559 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.2 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1112 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1109 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1100 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1109 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1285 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.2 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1113 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1108 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1283 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1108 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1283 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Excluding outliers - 1108 stars left (next iteration limit 1219) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1108 robust_rms=7.283 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.538 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.538 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1108 robust_rms=0.547 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.721 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.721 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1108 robust_rms=0.374 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.528 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.528 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1108 robust_rms_before=0.912 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.382 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.374 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.524 worst_region_rms_after=0.528 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.095 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.528 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.524 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.524 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.382 arcsec matched=1108 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits N_match=1108 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.422 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.371 n_q1=453 n_q2=237 n_q3=283 n_q4=135 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.133 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=1108 N_valid=1108 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.322 bias_dec_arcsec=0.574 median_sep_arcsec=0.876 p95_sep_arcsec=1.647 n_q1=453 n_q2=237 n_q3=283 n_q4=135 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits -region wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.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.ly7TPR1T8B (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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.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=146, bad_region=300, passed=1425 Got 1425 stars (including 997 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1425 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010418 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.2 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 966 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 951 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1136 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.2 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 967 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1136 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1136 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" Excluding outliers - 962 stars left (next iteration limit 1058) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=962 robust_rms=7.806 arcsec worst_region_rms=11.634 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=11.634 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=962 robust_rms=0.509 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.682 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.682 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3 SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=962 robust_rms_before=0.866 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.428 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.509 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.575 worst_region_rms_after=0.682 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.127 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.682 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.575 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.575 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.428 arcsec matched=962 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits N_match=962 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.444 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.422 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.508 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.417 n_q1=376 n_q2=226 n_q3=225 n_q4=135 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.144 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=962 N_valid=962 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.265 bias_dec_arcsec=0.593 median_sep_arcsec=0.820 p95_sep_arcsec=1.664 n_q1=376 n_q2=226 n_q3=225 n_q4=135 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits -region wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits sigma_overall=0.353 worst_q_ratio=1.175 ref2=Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits sigma_overall=0.385 worst_q_ratio=1.113 new1=fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits sigma_overall=0.373 worst_q_ratio=1.133 new2=fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits sigma_overall=0.444 worst_q_ratio=1.144 reference average sigma_overall=0.369 worst_q_ratio=1.144 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ################################### ERROR: large change in astrometric-star counts between the two new images (q3: 283 -> 225, 20.495% > 20%; fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits vs fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits) - usually a bad plate solution on one of them, sometimes stars crossing a quadrant boundary when the two images are widely offset, rarely a transparency change; continuing processing
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394_astrometric_residuals.png (4912 matched stars from wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277_astrometric_residuals.png (4906 matched stars from wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068_astrometric_residuals.png (1108 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069_astrometric_residuals.png (962 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Cap-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 No candidates found here Prepared the HTML report for the field Cap-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/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits Image size: 937.4'x624.4' 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: 20:26:40.503 -17:59:55.30 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" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits Image size: 937.5'x624.4' 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: 20:26:39.784 -18:00:36.46 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 20:26:40.503 -17:59:55.30 Second-epoch image center 20:26:39.784 -18:00:36.46 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0118 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits Image size: 937.6'x624.4' 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: 20:26:43.205 -17:59:52.57 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 20:26:40.503 -17:59:55.30 Second-epoch image center 20:26:43.205 -17:59:52.57 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0107 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 20:26:39.784 -18:00:36.46 Second-epoch second image center 20:26:43.205 -17:59:52.57 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01823 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/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits &> /tmp/tmp.i2ZFxN7HOz Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits &> /tmp/tmp.HZ4ErTwKAd Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5gwZWddZBh Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits &> /tmp/tmp.GHM64dfUxc Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits and wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits and wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits and wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 76028 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 298.2134 to 315.1326 deg, Dec -23.2656 to -12.6179 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 298.2134 to 315.1326 deg, Dec -23.2656 to -12.6179 deg Loaded 8365 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): 6515 out of 7320 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7320 out of 76028 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.453300 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.453300 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.28 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.17 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.17
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 76028 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 298.2134 to 315.1326 deg, Dec -23.2656 to -12.6179 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 298.2134 to 315.1326 deg, Dec -23.2656 to -12.6179 deg Loaded 8365 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): 6515 out of 7320 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7320 out of 76028 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits (aperture=4.6) Read 74062 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 298.2069 to 315.1336 deg, Dec -23.2623 to -12.6186 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 298.2069 to 315.1336 deg, Dec -23.2623 to -12.6186 deg Loaded 8367 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): 6550 out of 7273 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7273 out of 74062 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits (aperture=4.6) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 3 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.1 pix Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits 2.1 pix Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits 2.4 pix fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits 2.1 pix fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.2 mag. Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits 15.2 mag. Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits 12.9 mag. fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits 12.9 mag. fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.9 (SNR ) 12.4 (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.i2ZFxN7HOz (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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits' -> 'wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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=16, blended=4261, bad_region=11884, passed=76012 Got 76012 stars (including 60384 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 76012 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4911 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 67088 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 67088 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 67088 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Excluding outliers - 4911 stars left (next iteration limit 5402) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits N_match=4911 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.425 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.348 n_q1=1515 n_q2=990 n_q3=1482 n_q4=924 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.216 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4911 N_valid=4911 bias_ra_arcsec=0.023 bias_dec_arcsec=0.047 median_sep_arcsec=0.312 p95_sep_arcsec=1.498 n_q1=1515 n_q2=990 n_q3=1482 n_q4=924 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits -region wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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.HZ4ErTwKAd (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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits 572.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits' -> 'wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.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/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.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=4004, bad_region=10394, passed=74047 Got 74047 stars (including 60186 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 74047 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4921 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4911 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 66205 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4920 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 66205 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 66205 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Excluding outliers - 4910 stars left (next iteration limit 5401) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.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_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits N_match=4910 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.371 n_q1=1546 n_q2=870 n_q3=1588 n_q4=906 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.108 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4910 N_valid=4910 bias_ra_arcsec=0.023 bias_dec_arcsec=0.030 median_sep_arcsec=0.333 p95_sep_arcsec=1.784 n_q1=1546 n_q2=870 n_q3=1588 n_q4=906 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits -region wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.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.5gwZWddZBh (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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.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=2, blended=382, bad_region=2054, passed=14739 Got 14739 stars (including 12374 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14739 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4901 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4890 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13153 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4901 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13153 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13153 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48" Excluding outliers - 4889 stars left (next iteration limit 5379) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.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=4889 robust_rms=7.101 arcsec worst_region_rms=9.920 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=9.920 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4889 robust_rms=0.644 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.857 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.857 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4889 robust_rms=0.513 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.679 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.679 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4889 robust_rms_before=0.975 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.517 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.513 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.708 worst_region_rms_after=0.679 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.211 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.679 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.708 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.708 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.517 arcsec matched=4889 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits N_match=4889 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.502 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.467 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.528 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.548 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.483 n_q1=2071 n_q2=1018 n_q3=1245 n_q4=555 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.092 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4889 N_valid=4889 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.354 bias_dec_arcsec=0.568 median_sep_arcsec=0.906 p95_sep_arcsec=1.764 n_q1=2071 n_q2=1018 n_q3=1245 n_q4=555 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits -region wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.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.GHM64dfUxc (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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.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=2, blended=419, bad_region=2248, passed=14741 Got 14741 stars (including 12179 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14741 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010418 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4898 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4889 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13043 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4898 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13043 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13043 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48" Excluding outliers - 4889 stars left (next iteration limit 5377) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.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=4889 robust_rms=7.472 arcsec worst_region_rms=11.409 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=11.409 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4889 robust_rms=0.622 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.811 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.811 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4889 robust_rms=0.506 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.650 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.650 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4889 robust_rms_before=0.929 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.507 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.506 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.676 worst_region_rms_after=0.650 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.167 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.650 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.676 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.676 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.507 arcsec matched=4889 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits N_match=4889 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.492 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.472 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.494 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.531 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.473 n_q1=1999 n_q2=1043 n_q3=1188 n_q4=659 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.078 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4889 N_valid=4889 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.288 bias_dec_arcsec=0.567 median_sep_arcsec=0.847 p95_sep_arcsec=1.693 n_q1=1999 n_q2=1043 n_q3=1188 n_q4=659 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits -region wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-13-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0068.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Cap-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 20:33:34.34 -15:51:05.0: 15.60 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits at 20:33:34.34 -15:51:05.0: 15.59 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out92431.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 12s 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 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 92431_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069 Preparing report for the candidate 92431_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 07340_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069 The candidate 07340_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069 did not pass the final checks**** FOUND 20:14:29.07 -21:58:44.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 62252_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069 The candidate 62252_fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 10 24.17727 2461337.67727 10.88 20:14:29.08 -21:58:44.3 6519 5610 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits **** FOUND 20:11:18.45 -14:16:04.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 13s Prepared the HTML report for the field Cap-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 20:33:34.34 -15:51:05.0 ########### Completed Cap-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 #### 20:33:34.34 -15:51:05.0 ################################################################################### 20:33:34.34 -15:51:05.0 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461337.67649759 -observatory V36 15:09:13.53 -20:48:22.4 Mercury (0.5mag) 13:43:27.01 -17:41:09.7 Venus (-4.2mag) 09:08:27.67 +17:56:30.7 Mars (0.9mag) 09:41:58.57 +14:29:59.5 Jupiter (-2.0mag) 00:38:54.90 +01:15:13.2 Saturn (0.4mag) 04:10:32.25 +20:54:01.3 Uranus (5.6mag) 00:09:09.58 -00:33:09.0 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:24:12.73 -23:42:51.4 Pluto (14.5mag) 00:11:45.41 +04:03:12.9 Moon (-12.1mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Oct 23 23:20 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461337.67649759: 09:41:55.84 +14:30:15.5 Io (6.1mag) 09:41:48.50 +14:30:56.7 Europa (6.2mag) 09:41:53.24 +14:30:30.4 Ganymede (5.5mag) 09:41:42.62 +14:31:30.5 Callisto (6.8mag) 09:42:40.90 +14:45:30.7 Himalia (15.6mag) 09:41:55.54 +14:30:16.3 Thebe (16.4mag) 09:41:10.84 +14:54:01.9 Elara (17.4mag) 09:43:32.26 +13:54:36.3 Pasiphae (17.8mag) 09:39:41.00 +15:00:01.4 Carme (18.8mag) 00:38:54.83 +01:15:29.5 Titan (8.2mag) 00:38:58.98 +01:14:57.3 Rhea (9.6mag) 00:38:59.83 +01:13:43.6 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:39:06.72 +01:15:14.2 Hyperion (14.1mag) 00:37:09.50 +01:02:49.2 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Oct 23 23:20 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461337.67649759: 03:58:13.88 +19:41:20.5 JWST 16:05:21.00 +48:21:10.0 Chandra 05:56:07.58 +30:18:03.7 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Oct 23 23:20 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461337.67649759 -observatory V36 03:40:30.74 +20:08:13.2 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 07:42:36.45 +37:41:24.4 17.9mag P/2004 V5 (LINEAR-Hill) 07:42:41.48 +37:41:11.8 17.9mag P/2004 V5-A (LINEAR-Hill) 07:42:02.02 +37:41:25.5 18.0mag P/2004 V5-B (LINEAR-Hill) 05:02:43.43 +40:37:41.3 17.9mag P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski) 18:37:02.25 -33:10:20.5 14.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:43:51.04 -73:14:40.6 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:13:52.27 +35:01:16.1 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 04:36:58.32 +48:02:14.9 17.6mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 07:34:07.60 +25:21:48.4 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 09:06:44.58 +37:08:59.4 16.3mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 18:31:10.56 +41:03:40.6 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 05:45:33.76 -13:39:55.0 16.4mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 12:41:36.25 +14:57:33.8 15.9mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 14:04:13.26 -03:46:29.8 16.4mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 19:34:54.71 +59:13:25.0 15.5mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 02:21:38.75 +41:11:00.9 18.0mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 12:57:54.65 +15:39:42.1 17.7mag A/2026 E1 16:21:14.73 -55:23:30.4 13.7mag P/2026 R2 (Leonard) 19:24:35.58 -05:09:32.9 16.7mag P/2026 T1 (ATLAS) 23:54:16.06 +16:35:24.9 17.1mag 2P/Encke 23:13:11.00 -28:34:50.0 15.0mag 10P/Tempel 02:27:40.74 +35:15:51.1 16.4mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 12:19:40.12 -09:12:23.7 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 00:15:03.49 -09:05:29.2 15.7mag 65P/Gunn 07:50:57.40 +14:38:34.9 13.9mag 78P/Gehrels 02:46:09.64 +13:38:50.5 17.9mag 88P/Howell 08:24:57.96 +43:37:00.1 17.0mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 09:30:54.75 +09:27:38.0 17.7mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 12:06:51.19 +10:20:37.6 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley 14:39:39.07 -35:39:08.9 18.0mag 124P/Mrkos 20:20:57.06 +11:04:08.7 9.9mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 10:49:36.11 -01:09:39.8 15.4mag 169P/NEAT 03:20:09.85 +03:05:51.7 15.0mag 220P/McNaught 06:18:18.56 +47:52:39.9 15.5mag 260P/McNaught 07:44:54.12 +25:17:39.4 17.7mag 266P/Christensen -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 1.8K Oct 23 23:20 comets.txt ############################################################ 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 9.3K Oct 23 23:20 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 19:45:06.48 +18:22:42.2 PNV J19450648+1822422 2026-08-25.1278 9.0mag 00:42:54.65 +41:22:59.3 PNV J00425465+4122593 2026-08-25.4712 18.9mag 00:42:50.38 +41:18:58.76 PNV J00425038+4118587 2026-09-04.1512 18.2mag 00:42:12.76 +41:16:28.4 PNV J00421276+4116284 2026-09-10.9176 18.67Cmag 17:52:06.80 -23:43:20.7 TCP J17520680-2343207 2026-09-08.7896 12.6mag 00:42:40.94 +41:15:37.1 PNV J00424094+4115371 2026-09-17.8925 18.3mag 08:49:20.13 -09:19:15.8 TCP J08492013-0919158 2026-09-18.4698 13.3mag 00:42:13.93 +41:16:35.6 PNV J00421393+4116356 2026-09-22.6597 19.66Cmag 18:14:01.58 +15:13:55.5 TCP J18140158+1513555 2026-09-24.4645 14.1mag 00:42:36.61 +41:13:50.5 TCP J00423661+4113505 2026-09-29.7462 17.4mag 22:03:46.29 -11:07:57.8 TCP J22034629-1107578 2026-09-29.7438 14.51Cmag 22:05:02.06 +20:49:01.2 TCP J22050206+2049012 2026-10-03.5715 17.13Cmag 00:38:15.01 +41:14:47.2 TCP J00381501+4114472 2026-10-08.5978 17.72Cmag 01:06:05.83 +09:51:20.4 TCP J01060583+0951204 2026-10-10.8543 14.54Cmag 17:54:18.76 -27:36:36.2 TCP J17541876-2736362 2026-10-12.3993 10.8mag 09:56:00.79 +69:06:15.2 PNV J09560079+6906152 2026-10-14.9274 19.38Cmag 00:43:30.83 +41:26:55.3 PNV J00433083+4126553 2026-10-17.5651 18.61Cmag 04:57:32.08 +30:15:41.6 TCP J04573208+3015416 2026-10-17.7818 18.21Cmag 05:21:07.64 +23:38:21.3 TCP J05210764+2338213 2026-10-18.4020 10.3mag 05:34:11.01 +28:45:30.5 TCP J05341101+2845305 2026-10-18.3604 16.6mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 191K Oct 23 23:20 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 01:56:50.726 -00:15:50.01 AT 2026aekq 2026-10-04.54 20.65 21:53:52.165 -03:57:11.79 AT 2026aekp 2026-10-04.30 20.65 21:09:53.506 -04:58:54.11 AT 2026aeko 2026-10-04.29 20.26 04:13:29.796 -06:55:30.79 AT 2026aekn 2026-10-03.57 20.84 02:32:58.393 +13:55:00.06 AT 2026aekm 2026-10-04.42 20.04 01:05:52.095 +06:54:00.24 AT 2026aekl 2026-10-04.53 19.74 05:09:54.501 -31:21:30.57 AT 2026aekk 2026-10-05.77 20.11 01:29:07.892 -26:42:21.39 AT 2026aekj 2026-10-05.60 19.74 06:14:23.530 -19:34:40.68 AT 2026aeki 2026-10-03.70 19.19 05:58:35.793 -31:52:49.19 AT 2026aekh 2026-10-03.72 20.02 22:42:30.822 +15:28:22.07 AT 2026aekg 2026-10-05.87 19.9 22:38:34.879 -03:25:35.76 AT 2026aekf 2026-10-05.87 20.25 07:32:36.549 -37:03:17.03 AT 2026aeke 2026-10-05.60 19.029 19:25:22.740 -32:13:07.77 AT 2026aekd 2026-10-05.27 17.996 09:12:21.710 -05:34:42.86 AT 2026aekc 2026-10-05.62 18.67 08:29:04.899 -04:03:01.61 AT 2026aekb 2026-10-05.52 19.2696 03:04:56.578 -27:30:12.21 AT 2026aeka 2026-09-18.79 20.21 01:40:37.614 -22:02:34.42 AT 2026aejz 2026-10-03.60 19.79 03:48:35.736 -31:55:43.92 AT 2026aejy 2026-10-03.65 20.11 16:14:39.042 +07:02:42.65 AT 2026aejx 2026-10-05.22 16.65 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 89K Oct 23 23:20 tns_transients_list.txt Discovery image 3 2026 10 24.17727 2461337.67727 9.74 20:11:18.43 -14:16:04.9 7044 0942 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_231717_TTUQ2b1x1_3035159_bXGtAlYd/fd_Cap-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-23_23-15-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
