Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 10 24.1794  2461337.6794   9.90  20:01:37.12 -13:52:20.1
 27.99670 -21.70292 galactic  Sgr  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 7.9 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
3 Juno                    -0     -0       0  10.2    -0   -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 20:01:37.12 -13:52:20.1:  15.23 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits at 20:01:37.12 -13:52:20.1:  15.10 +/- 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.

Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits


fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits


fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits  wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits -crosshair 8583.79395 916.36731 image    wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits -crosshair 8577.96582 921.74738 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd

Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code! The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter. Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code. The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:

     TAU0008  C2026 10 24.17936 20 01 37.12 -13 52 20.1           9.9 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 10 24.17895 20 01 37.10 -13 52 20.3           9.9 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 10 24.17977 20 01 37.14 -13 52 19.9           9.9 R      V36

You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services:
MPChecker (in case the button does not work)
NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets)
sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work)
fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)

Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP. Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!

TCP 2026 10 24.1794*  20 01 37.12 -13 52 20.1   9.9 U             Sgr       9 0

Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461337.6794,9.90,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS


 **** VSNET file format ****

# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829   <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746    12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732    12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261024.1794 9.90CV NMW


The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs

The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to  vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 10 24.1794  2461337.6794  10.69  20:33:34.56 -15:51:03.5
 29.37157 -29.57693 galactic  Cap  Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.0" and 7.9 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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 20:33:34.56 -15:51:03.5:  15.59 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits at 20:33:34.56 -15:51:03.5:  15.57 +/- 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.

Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits


fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits


fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits  wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits -crosshair 3848.93115 1862.61584 image    wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits -crosshair 3843.27124 1868.18359 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd

Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code! The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter. Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code. The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:

     TAU0008  C2026 10 24.17936 20 33 34.56 -15 51 03.5          10.7 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 10 24.17895 20 33 34.50 -15 51 04.0          10.8 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 10 24.17977 20 33 34.62 -15 51 03.0          10.6 R      V36

You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services:
MPChecker (in case the button does not work)
NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets)
sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work)
fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)

Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP. Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!

TCP 2026 10 24.1794*  20 33 34.56 -15 51 03.5  10.7 U             Cap       9 0

Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461337.6794,10.69,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS


 **** VSNET file format ****

# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829   <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746    12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732    12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261024.1794 10.69CV NMW


The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs

The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to  vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Cap-02-Q1b1x1 reference image: Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
Field Cap-02-Q1b1x1 reference image: Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
Field Cap-02-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
Field Cap-02-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461213.87051049 22.06.2026 08:53:22.106   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
First image: 2461213.87051049 22.06.2026 08:53:22.106   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
Last  image: 2461337.67976993 24.10.2026 04:18:42.122   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.65
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  10.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     55000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.37            # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  9260
Objects passed selection criteria:  9247
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.3    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.3    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 5592.25
Average stars matched: 5436 (97.206 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   235556 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Thu Oct 15 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-241-g3eca6a38
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-15)
GNU bash, version 5.3.20(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Fri Oct 23 23:24:27 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461213.87051049 22.06.2026 08:53:22.106   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
First image: 2461213.87051049 22.06.2026 08:53:22.106   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
Last  image: 2461337.67976993 24.10.2026 04:18:42.122   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 15
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.32
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 11 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  2.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     57000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.83            # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  67560
Objects passed selection criteria:  67383
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.5    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.5    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 45228
Average stars matched: 43511.2 (96.2042 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   289368 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Thu Oct 15 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-241-g3eca6a38
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-15)
GNU bash, version 5.3.20(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Fri Oct 23 23:25:27 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU
HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Cap-02-Q1b1x1
#######################################
########### Starting Cap-02-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Cap-02-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 474691 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 474691 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.png' -> 'transient_report/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits_preview.png'

Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits


renamed 'Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.png' -> 'transient_report/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits_preview.png'

Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 969.4688
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 515.9016
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 9726.8522
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 2315.1900
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 9782.6927
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 2174.3687
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 10.0332
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.065
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     18.2900009155273 / [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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/d_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits :)

Spent 0.521922 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/d_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     18.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 17.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/d_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits :)

Spent 0.540193 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/d_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits



fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits




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

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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: 2461337.67895072
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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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 
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
Image size: 941.7'x627.1'  15.7(deg)x10.5(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:26:40.023 -18:00:03.44 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 20:26:40.503 -17:59:55.30
Second-epoch image center 20:26:40.023 -18:00:03.44
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0030 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
Image size: 941.7'x627.1'  15.7(deg)x10.5(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:26:37.858 -17:59:28.32 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 20:26:40.503 -17:59:55.30
Second-epoch image center 20:26:37.858 -17:59:28.32
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0129 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  20:26:40.023 -18:00:03.44
Second-epoch second image center 20:26:37.858 -17:59:28.32
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01299 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits &> /tmp/tmp.s1InRIGAql
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Muh049uQXb
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits &> /tmp/tmp.GLW2wiAEzC
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits &> /tmp/tmp.nAmn8oopHz
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits and wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits and wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits and wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 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 22.621300
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.621300
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.65
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  14.97

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  14.97

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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits (aperture=6.3)
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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits (aperture=6.3)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.3 pix  Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
 2.2 pix  Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
 2.2 pix  fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
 2.2 pix  fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.0 mag.  Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
 14.9 mag.  Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
 12.6 mag.  fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
 12.6 mag.  fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  12.6 (SNR )   9.7 (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.s1InRIGAql (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits' -> 'wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=610, bad_region=1, passed=10015
Got 10015 stars (including 9399 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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 4912 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4900 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10015 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4912 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10015 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10015 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Excluding outliers - 4900 stars left (next iteration limit 5390)
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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits N_match=4900 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.306 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.449 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.428 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.423 n_q1=1148 n_q2=1239 n_q3=1234 n_q4=1279 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.144
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4900 N_valid=4900 bias_ra_arcsec=0.017 bias_dec_arcsec=0.045 median_sep_arcsec=0.337 p95_sep_arcsec=1.939 n_q1=1148 n_q2=1239 n_q3=1234 n_q4=1279 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits -region wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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.Muh049uQXb (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits' -> 'wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=578, bad_region=0, passed=9886
Got 9886 stars (including 9300 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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 4909 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4896 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9886 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4908 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9886 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9886 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Excluding outliers - 4894 stars left (next iteration limit 5384)
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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits N_match=4894 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.431 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.520 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.435 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.463 n_q1=1202 n_q2=1123 n_q3=1306 n_q4=1263 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.208
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4894 N_valid=4894 bias_ra_arcsec=0.023 bias_dec_arcsec=0.020 median_sep_arcsec=0.360 p95_sep_arcsec=2.284 n_q1=1202 n_q2=1123 n_q3=1306 n_q4=1263 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits -region wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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.GLW2wiAEzC (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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=157, bad_region=0, passed=1312
Got 1312 stars (including 1155 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1312 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1118 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1110 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1106 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1110 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1306 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1121 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1111 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1307 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1111 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1307 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" 
Excluding outliers - 1111 stars left (next iteration limit 1221)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1111 robust_rms=13.326 arcsec worst_region_rms=24.766 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=24.766 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1111 robust_rms=0.630 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.753 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.753 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1111 robust_rms=0.384 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.451 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.418 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1111 robust_rms_before=0.930 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.483 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.384 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.549 worst_region_rms_after=0.451 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.059 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.418
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.sip_refit.jyy5i4/candidate.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.sip_refit.jyy5i4/candidate.fits
Image size: 941.8'x627.2'  15.7(deg)x10.5(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:26:40.038 -18:00:04.20 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 

 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
 ### Converted positions of 1312 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.sip_refit.jyy5i4/candidate.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction_3305103.cat.log'
'wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.sip_refit.jyy5i4/candidate.wcscat.xy2sky.JbMi3K' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction_3305103.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.930 -> 0.384 arcsec)
SIP_REFIT: re-matching the catalog with the refit solution (cycle 1, search radius 3.0 arcsec, 1111 pairs from the previous matching)
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1057 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
SIP_REFIT: re-match found 1057 pairs (1111 from the previous matching)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1057 robust_rms=13.285 arcsec worst_region_rms=24.640 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=24.640 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1057 robust_rms=0.623 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.744 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.744 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1057 robust_rms=0.378 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.453 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.431 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1057 robust_rms_before=0.382 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.382 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.378 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.453 worst_region_rms_after=0.453 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.422 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.431
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.sip_refit.tF5FcF/candidate.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.sip_refit.tF5FcF/candidate.fits
Image size: 941.8'x627.2'  15.7(deg)x10.5(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:26:40.038 -18:00:04.19 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 

 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
 ### Converted positions of 1312 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.sip_refit.tF5FcF/candidate.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction_3307367.cat.log'
'wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.sip_refit.tF5FcF/candidate.wcscat.xy2sky.2pui5y' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction_3307367.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.382 -> 0.378 arcsec)
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1057 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1306 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1057 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1306 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits N_match=1057 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.416 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.450 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.494 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.355 n_q1=252 n_q2=283 n_q3=219 n_q4=303 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.186
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=1057 N_valid=1057 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.016 bias_dec_arcsec=0.004 median_sep_arcsec=0.318 p95_sep_arcsec=0.919 n_q1=252 n_q2=283 n_q3=219 n_q4=303 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits -region wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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.nAmn8oopHz (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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=148, bad_region=0, passed=1309
Got 1309 stars (including 1160 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1309 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1123 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1115 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1108 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1115 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1299 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1124 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1116 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1300 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1116 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1300 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Excluding outliers - 1116 stars left (next iteration limit 1226)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1116 robust_rms=12.420 arcsec worst_region_rms=27.845 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=27.845 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1116 robust_rms=0.605 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.848 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.848 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1116 robust_rms=0.370 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.447 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.447 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1116 robust_rms_before=0.941 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.464 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.370 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.564 worst_region_rms_after=0.447 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.080 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.447
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits.sip_refit.wXcUXI/candidate.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits.sip_refit.wXcUXI/candidate.fits
Image size: 941.8'x627.2'  15.7(deg)x10.5(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:26:37.874 -17:59:29.12 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 

 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
 ### Converted positions of 1309 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits.sip_refit.wXcUXI/candidate.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction_3305114.cat.log'
'wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits.sip_refit.wXcUXI/candidate.wcscat.xy2sky.FVsDai' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction_3305114.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.941 -> 0.370 arcsec)
SIP_REFIT: re-matching the catalog with the refit solution (cycle 1, search radius 3.0 arcsec, 1116 pairs from the previous matching)
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1054 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
SIP_REFIT: re-match found 1054 pairs (1116 from the previous matching)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1054 robust_rms=12.392 arcsec worst_region_rms=27.905 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=27.905 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1054 robust_rms=0.603 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.818 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.818 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1054 robust_rms=0.372 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.444 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.444 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1054 robust_rms_before=0.371 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.371 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.372 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.437 worst_region_rms_after=0.444 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.437 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.444
SIP_REFIT: the refit on the re-matched pairs is worse than the solution it would replace (worst-region 0.444 vs 0.437 arcsec) - keeping the current solution
SIP_REFIT: the refit on the re-matched pairs was not applied - keeping the current solution
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1054 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1296 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1054 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1296 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits N_match=1054 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.432 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.484 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.346 n_q1=222 n_q2=295 n_q3=225 n_q4=312 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.262
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=1054 N_valid=1054 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.008 bias_dec_arcsec=0.004 median_sep_arcsec=0.317 p95_sep_arcsec=0.900 n_q1=222 n_q2=295 n_q3=225 n_q4=312 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits -region wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits sigma_overall=0.392 worst_q_ratio=1.144
ref2=Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits sigma_overall=0.431 worst_q_ratio=1.208
new1=fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits sigma_overall=0.416 worst_q_ratio=1.186
new2=fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits sigma_overall=0.383 worst_q_ratio=1.262
reference average sigma_overall=0.4115 worst_q_ratio=1.176
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394_astrometric_residuals.png (4900 matched stars from wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277_astrometric_residuals.png (4894 matched stars from wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.38 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068_astrometric_residuals.png (1057 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069_astrometric_residuals.png (1054 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cap-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 20:01:37.12 -13:52:20.1:  15.23 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits at 20:01:37.12 -13:52:20.1:  15.10 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20621.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 7s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
  
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Considering the candidate 20621_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069
Preparing report for the candidate 20621_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069
  
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Considering the candidate 09228_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069
The candidate 09228_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 24.17977    2461337.67977    9.74    20:11:18.35 -14:16:04.0   7131 1071   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits

**** FOUND  20:11:18.34 -14:16:03.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 8s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cap-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
20:01:37.12 -13:52:20.1
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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
Image size: 941.8'x627.2'  15.7(deg)x10.5(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:26:40.038 -18:00:04.19 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 20:26:40.503 -17:59:55.30
Second-epoch image center 20:26:40.038 -18:00:04.19
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0031 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
Image size: 941.8'x627.2'  15.7(deg)x10.5(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:26:37.874 -17:59:29.12 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 20:26:40.503 -17:59:55.30
Second-epoch image center 20:26:37.874 -17:59:29.12
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0127 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  20:26:40.038 -18:00:04.19
Second-epoch second image center 20:26:37.874 -17:59:29.12
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01298 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits &> /tmp/tmp.40MCwnJa2n
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cMpF7dQ93L
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XGLbKW5DvF
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits &> /tmp/tmp.TUd09GmqEN
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits and wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits and wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits and wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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
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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 22.466900
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.466900
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.32
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.15

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.15

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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits (aperture=4.7)
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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 14 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.1 pix  Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
 2.1 pix  Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
 1.9 pix  fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
 1.9 pix  fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.1 mag.  Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
 15.1 mag.  Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
 13.0 mag.  fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
 13.0 mag.  fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  13.0 (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
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits' -> 'wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=19, blended=4260, bad_region=1, passed=76009
Got 76009 stars (including 71645 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 76009 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 4909 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4897 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76009 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 4909 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76009 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76009 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Excluding outliers - 4897 stars left (next iteration limit 5386)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits N_match=4897 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.304 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.447 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.418 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.435 n_q1=1157 n_q2=1289 n_q3=1175 n_q4=1276 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.135
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4897 N_valid=4897 bias_ra_arcsec=0.026 bias_dec_arcsec=0.039 median_sep_arcsec=0.335 p95_sep_arcsec=1.926 n_q1=1157 n_q2=1289 n_q3=1175 n_q4=1276 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits -region wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits' -> 'wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=24, blended=4004, bad_region=1, passed=74038
Got 74038 stars (including 69938 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 74038 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 4903 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4891 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 74038 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4902 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 74038 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 74038 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
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_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits N_match=4889 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.433 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.508 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.435 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.473 n_q1=1231 n_q2=1123 n_q3=1289 n_q4=1246 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.175
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4889 N_valid=4889 bias_ra_arcsec=0.025 bias_dec_arcsec=0.013 median_sep_arcsec=0.360 p95_sep_arcsec=2.283 n_q1=1231 n_q2=1123 n_q3=1289 n_q4=1246 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits -region wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_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-Q1b1x1_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.XGLbKW5DvF (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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=312, bad_region=1, passed=15960
Got 15960 stars (including 15618 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 15960 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 390 (Dec -23.4 to -12.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4899 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4886 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15960 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 390 (Dec -23.4 to -12.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4899 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15960 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15960 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" 
Excluding outliers - 4886 stars left (next iteration limit 5374)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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=4886 robust_rms=13.227 arcsec worst_region_rms=25.120 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=25.120 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4886 robust_rms=0.676 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.829 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.829 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4886 robust_rms=0.482 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.554 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.554 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4886 robust_rms_before=0.484 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.488 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.482 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.557 worst_region_rms_after=0.554 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.557 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.554
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.557 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.557 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.484 arcsec matched=4886
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits N_match=4886 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.496 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.513 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.525 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.495 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.450 n_q1=1269 n_q2=1450 n_q3=905 n_q4=1262 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.058
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4886 N_valid=4886 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.004 bias_dec_arcsec=0.000 median_sep_arcsec=0.398 p95_sep_arcsec=1.068 n_q1=1269 n_q2=1450 n_q3=905 n_q4=1262 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits -region wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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.TUd09GmqEN (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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:   190.0  1039.0   192.0  1041.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   226.0  1548.0   228.0  1550.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   351.0  1875.0   353.0  1877.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   501.0  5912.0   503.0  5914.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   638.0  5545.0   640.0  5547.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   724.0  2731.0   726.0  2733.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   883.0  1376.0   885.0  1378.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:   901.0  3972.0   903.0  3974.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1151.0   918.0  1153.0   920.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1157.0   135.0  1159.0   137.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=1, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=325, bad_region=2, passed=16178
Got 16178 stars (including 15823 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16178 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 390 (Dec -23.4 to -12.3)
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: 4884 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4884 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4884 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16178 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 390 (Dec -23.4 to -12.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4900 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4884 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16178 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4884 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16178 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Excluding outliers - 4884 stars left (next iteration limit 5372)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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=4884 robust_rms=12.333 arcsec worst_region_rms=27.966 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=27.966 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4884 robust_rms=0.685 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.945 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.945 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4884 robust_rms=0.479 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.574 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.574 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4884 robust_rms_before=0.483 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.475 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.479 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.574 worst_region_rms_after=0.574 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.594 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.574
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.574 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.574 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.475 arcsec matched=4884
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits N_match=4884 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.468 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.520 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.486 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.415 n_q1=1206 n_q2=1479 n_q3=913 n_q4=1286 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.110
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4884 N_valid=4884 bias_ra_arcsec=0.004 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.018 median_sep_arcsec=0.393 p95_sep_arcsec=1.079 n_q1=1206 n_q2=1479 n_q3=913 n_q4=1286 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits -region wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_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-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/wcs_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cap-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 20:33:34.56 -15:51:03.5:  15.59 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 20:07:01.35 -15:55:11.9:  11.57 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 20:03:38.67 -15:24:38.9:  12.72 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 20:57:02.72 -15:39:21.0:  11.17 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-53-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 20:32:14.45 -16:08:56.3:  12.06 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits at 20:07:01.35 -15:55:11.9:  11.44 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits at 20:57:02.72 -15:39:21.0:  11.28 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits at 20:32:14.45 -16:08:56.3:  12.10 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits at 20:03:38.67 -15:24:38.9:  12.60 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-20_02-00-14_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0277.fits at 20:33:34.56 -15:51:03.5:  15.57 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  11.50 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.65 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:07:01.35 -15:55:11.9: ref_mag=11.50 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=11.7659 delta=-0.26 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  11.22 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.08 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:03:38.67 -15:24:38.9: ref_mag=12.65 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.7630 delta=-0.11 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:32:14.45 -16:08:56.3: ref_mag=12.08 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1018 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:57:02.72 -15:39:21.0: ref_mag=11.22 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=11.1582 delta=0.06 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out92451.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 6s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
  
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Considering the candidate 92365_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069
The candidate 92365_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 24.17895    2461337.67895    12.13    20:32:14.46 -16:08:56.6   4035 2049   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 24.17977    2461337.67977    12.08    20:32:14.43 -16:08:56.0   4030 2055   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 92367_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069
The candidate 92367_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 24.17895    2461337.67895    12.02    20:07:01.40 -15:55:12.5   7693 2103   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 24.17977    2461337.67977    11.66    20:07:01.30 -15:55:11.4   7687 2108   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 92369_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069
The candidate 92369_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 24.17895    2461337.67895    11.14    20:57:02.79 -15:39:19.9   0419 1664   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 24.17977    2461337.67977    11.18    20:57:02.64 -15:39:22.1   0414 1670   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 92403_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069
The candidate 92403_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 24.17977    2461337.67977    10.24    20:01:37.15 -13:52:19.9   8578 0922   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits

**** FOUND  20:01:37.13 -13:52:20.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 92451_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069
Preparing report for the candidate 92451_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069
  
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Considering the candidate 92479_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069
The candidate 92479_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 24.17977    2461337.67977    11.20    20:07:02.20 -15:23:25.7   7709 1788   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits

**** FOUND  20:07:02.24 -15:23:25.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 92764_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069
The candidate 92764_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 24.17895    2461337.67895    12.67    20:03:38.71 -15:24:39.3   8210 1829   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-17-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0068.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 24.17977    2461337.67977    12.90    20:03:38.63 -15:24:38.5   8204 1834   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 92782_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069
The candidate 92782_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 24.17977    2461337.67977    12.37    20:18:44.54 -20:54:48.9   5817 5008   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits

**** FOUND  20:18:44.48 -20:54:48.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 07340_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069
The candidate 07340_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 24.17977    2461337.67977    11.09    20:14:28.98 -21:58:46.5   6376 5687   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits

**** FOUND  20:14:29.01 -21:58:46.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 86698_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069
The candidate 86698_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 24.17977    2461337.67977    12.20    20:48:08.56 -14:47:01.6   1734 1161   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits

**** FOUND  20:48:08.47 -14:47:02.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 61551_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069
The candidate 61551_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 24.17977    2461337.67977    11.89    20:01:13.14 -14:06:27.5   8626 1069   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits

**** FOUND  20:01:13.15 -14:06:27.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 86592_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069
The candidate 86592_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 24.17977    2461337.67977    11.15    20:11:03.15 -13:19:00.8   7208 0496   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits

**** FOUND  20:11:03.19 -13:19:01.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 48094_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069
The candidate 48094_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 24.17977    2461337.67977    11.56    20:07:16.48 -13:15:20.6   7769 0493   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits

**** FOUND  20:07:16.48 -13:15:20.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 62252_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069
The candidate 62252_fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 24.17977    2461337.67977    10.07    20:11:18.35 -14:16:04.2   7131 1071   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-23_CI_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_232055_TTUQ1b1x1_3188285_u6w4TOFd/fd_Cap-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-23_23-18-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0069.fits

**** FOUND  20:11:18.33 -14:16:04.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 1s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 8s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cap-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
20:01:37.12 -13:52:20.1
20:33:34.56 -15:51:03.5
########### Completed Cap-02-Q1b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
20:01:37.12 -13:52:20.1
20:33:34.56 -15:51:03.5
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20:01:37.12 -13:52:20.1  -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list)
20:33:34.56 -15:51:03.5  -- 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).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO  ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461337.67895072 -observatory V36
15:09:13.56 -20:48:21.7 Mercury (0.5mag)
13:43:26.72 -17:41:06.3 Venus (-4.2mag)
09:08:27.99 +17:56:29.6 Mars (0.9mag)
09:41:58.65 +14:29:59.1 Jupiter (-2.0mag)
00:38:54.86 +01:15:12.9 Saturn (0.4mag)
04:10:32.23 +20:54:01.3 Uranus (5.6mag)
00:09:09.57 -00:33:09.0 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:24:12.73 -23:42:51.4 Pluto (14.5mag)
00:11:49.65 +04:04:10.0 Moon (-12.1mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461337.67895072:
09:41:55.97 +14:30:14.8 Io (6.1mag)
09:41:48.58 +14:30:56.3 Europa (6.2mag)
09:41:53.36 +14:30:29.9 Ganymede (5.5mag)
09:41:42.68 +14:31:30.3 Callisto (6.8mag)
09:42:41.00 +14:45:30.3 Himalia (15.6mag)
09:41:55.62 +14:30:16.0 Thebe (16.4mag)
09:41:10.93 +14:54:01.6 Elara (17.4mag)
09:43:32.33 +13:54:35.9 Pasiphae (17.8mag)
09:39:41.07 +15:00:01.1 Carme (18.8mag)
00:38:54.78 +01:15:29.3 Titan (8.2mag)
00:38:58.95 +01:14:57.1 Rhea (9.6mag)
00:38:59.80 +01:13:43.4 Iapetus (11.0mag)
00:39:06.68 +01:15:14.0 Hyperion (14.1mag)
00:37:09.46 +01:02:48.9 Phoebe (16.4mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461337.67895072:
03:58:14.23 +19:41:22.2 JWST
16:05:51.82 +48:17:07.0 Chandra
05:57:42.58 +29:41:15.9 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461337.67895072 -observatory V36
03:40:30.65 +20:08:13.1 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
07:42:36.52 +37:41:25.0 17.9mag P/2004 V5 (LINEAR-Hill)
07:42:41.55 +37:41:12.4 17.9mag P/2004 V5-A (LINEAR-Hill)
07:42:02.09 +37:41:26.0 18.0mag P/2004 V5-B (LINEAR-Hill)
05:02:43.45 +40:37:40.2 17.9mag P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski)
18:37:02.40 -33:10:20.2 14.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:43:51.07 -73:14:41.2 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:13:52.25 +35:01:16.3 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
04:36:58.02 +48:02:14.3 17.6mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
07:34:07.63 +25:21:48.4 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
09:06:44.62 +37:09:00.6 16.3mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
18:31:10.63 +41:03:40.3 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
05:45:33.74 -13:39:55.0 16.4mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
12:41:36.54 +14:57:33.1 15.9mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
14:04:13.41 -03:46:30.5 16.4mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
19:34:55.30 +59:13:20.1 15.5mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
02:21:38.58 +41:10:59.2 18.0mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
12:57:54.80 +15:39:43.2 17.7mag A/2026 E1
16:21:14.52 -55:23:43.2 13.7mag P/2026 R2 (Leonard)
19:24:35.70 -05:09:33.1 16.7mag P/2026 T1 (ATLAS)
23:54:15.67 +16:35:22.9 17.1mag 2P/Encke
23:13:11.17 -28:34:47.6 15.0mag 10P/Tempel
02:27:40.91 +35:15:47.9 16.4mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR
12:19:40.22 -09:12:24.4 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
00:15:03.41 -09:05:29.3 15.7mag 65P/Gunn
07:50:57.56 +14:38:33.9 13.9mag 78P/Gehrels
02:46:09.47 +13:38:50.0 17.9mag 88P/Howell
08:24:58.49 +43:37:02.3 17.0mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
09:30:55.06 +09:27:34.7 17.7mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
12:06:51.49 +10:20:35.6 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley
14:39:39.46 -35:39:11.1 18.0mag 124P/Mrkos
20:20:56.44 +11:04:12.3 9.9mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
10:49:36.46 -01:09:41.6 15.4mag 169P/NEAT
03:20:09.72 +03:05:50.8 15.0mag 220P/McNaught
06:18:18.68 +47:52:41.8 15.5mag 260P/McNaught
07:44:54.30 +25:17:39.2 17.7mag 266P/Christensen
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
22:14:03.37 -45:07:18.60  ASASSN-26fm   VIZIER
01:57:48.19 -33:14:42.30  SN 2026aedl   -------
18:05:22.06 +17:52:41.00  ASASSN-26fn  2026-10-11.74 15.23
21:50:55.86 -02:51:49.30  SN2026acyb  2026-10-9.85 16.83
03:40:34.04 +02:31:56.70  SN2026acvp  2026-10-9.95 17.75
04:33:25.91 -13:41:04.20  SN2026adhl   -------
09:20:05.05 +27:03:12.40  SN2026aeif   -------
02:58:07.77 -65:18:52.90  ASASSN-26fl   VIZIER
02:49:03.98 -49:55:57.00  SN 2026adfy  2026-10-4.88 16.61
22:03:46.31 -11:07:57.70  AT2026adgn  2026-10-4.28 -2.56
15:03:12.98 +49:51:05.40  ASASSN-26fj   VIZIER
08:07:27.96 -65:51:03.90  ASASSN-26fi  2026-10-1.36 15.82
21:02:34.66 +23:57:26.20  ASASSN-26fh  2026-10-1.27 15.94
20:00:16.62 +03:26:29.90  AT2026adfv   -------
00:08:42.74 -32:33:16.50  SN2026abhc   -------
21:02:30.26 -19:27:41.80  SN2026acxa   -------
04:39:17.45 -28:06:12.40  ASASSN-26fg   VIZIER
05:25:07.80 +04:38:32.40  SN2026aajs   -------
19:56:12.67 +08:25:27.70  AT2026acgs   -------
00:02:34.06 +52:55:18.90  ASASSN-26ff  2026-09-16.38 15.41
23:44:33.18 +17:46:12.20  SN2026yjv   -------
16:21:12.24 +57:37:51.30  SN 2026aafh   -------
23:36:00.27 -19:28:18.00  SN 2026aaks  2026-09-14.44 16.89
16:35:24.86 -05:32:38.20  SN2026aasi   -------
16:46:08.71 +37:25:21.80  SN2026aafk  2026-09-13.25 17.4
23:48:37.86 +50:25:24.60  SN2026aafs   -------
21:20:27.02 +02:10:42.50  SN2026aagh   -------
08:02:26.85 -24:37:44.10  ASASSN-26fe  2026-09-13.34 13.67
02:29:34.91 +23:06:56.30  SN2026aars   -------
02:47:25.52 -32:58:34.50  SN 2026znh   -------
04:59:14.53 -83:27:58.80  ASASSN-26fd  2026-09-9.11 17.27
17:52:06.79 -23:43:20.70  ASASSN-26fc   VIZIER
03:52:53.26 -14:19:28.70  SN 2026zfw   -------
01:53:26.46 +10:07:25.10  SN2026aacj   -------
20:04:34.47 +62:38:38.10  SN2026zji  2026-09-7.14 15.87
22:37:05.64 +34:24:35.00  SN2026aaiv   -------
22:24:21.29 -10:25:31.60  ASASSN-26fb  2026-09-5.3 13.93
00:44:54.28 +41:33:10.50  AT2026aabo  2026-09-3.29 15.02
00:52:12.40 -58:22:08.60  SN 2026zhl  2026-08-31.92 16.51
19:53:57.87 +61:00:19.70  ASASSN-26fa   VIZIER
00:21:50.96 -09:29:16.30  AT2026zwp  2026-08-31.41 15.59
19:45:06.20 +18:22:48.80  V488  2026-08-30.13 9.37
18:25:12.74 -22:25:28.60  V8055   -------
17:17:45.96 +64:31:40.10  ASASSN-26ez   VIZIER
19:02:47.09 +58:08:21.00  AT2026zwo   -------
04:20:07.58 -42:26:59.90  AT2026zjy   -------
03:08:18.02 +11:54:46.50  SN2026ymb  2026-08-23.4 16.44
20:22:32.48 -50:45:14.30  SN2026yid   -------
04:24:28.39 -56:20:21.60  ASASSN-26ey  2026-08-20.02 15.55
16:46:37.81 -63:14:59.80  ASASSN-26ex  2026-08-18.78 3.63
21:28:47.85 +20:31:03.60  SN 2026sfn   -------
23:01:28.67 -61:00:39.00  SN 2026yib   -------
00:22:23.20 -32:16:02.70  SN 2026whu  2026-08-14.96 16.5
19:56:21.71 -37:24:19.90  ASASSN-26ew   VIZIER
13:53:14.21 +00:26:52.00  SN 2026wkv   -------
05:21:07.61 +23:38:20.10  TCP J05210763+2338194  2026-08-10.59 9.34
01:28:20.49 +40:13:27.10  SN2026wpd  2026-08-9.34 16.37
23:47:50.89 +49:28:51.30  SN2026wjs  2026-08-9.24 17.09
16:03:20.92 +17:43:23.70  AT2026xau   -------
01:10:22.05 -09:34:08.50  SN2026weo   -------
00:56:54.35 -35:55:29.40  AT2026wdy   -------
22:08:07.63 -53:03:58.90  AT2026wek   -------
14:51:51.34 +66:13:24.60  ASASSN-26ev   VIZIER
12:06:50.79 -36:16:06.20  SN2026wgm   -------
16:56:36.90 -59:29:26.00  ASASSN-26er   VIZIER
01:21:27.83 -10:37:05.00  SN2026vbh  2026-07-25.61 15.97
21:17:31.59 +22:25:50.90  ASASSN-26eq  2026-07-24.37 15.13
18:53:36.89 +16:56:43.60  ASASSN-26ep   VIZIER
12:18:47.98 -30:48:47.50  ASASSN-26et   VIZIER
13:00:47.82 +15:42:17.60  SN2026uwk   -------
18:52:31.11 -32:28:00.90  ASASSN-26en  2026-07-21.77 14.63
14:42:58.01 -62:32:59.10  ASASSN-26es  2026-07-20.79 15.36
20:12:45.57 -32:53:13.00  ASASSN-26em  2026-07-20.94 16.83
18:54:24.33 -46:11:51.70  ASASSN-26eu   VIZIER
03:18:56.99 -80:55:10.40  AT2026ugi  2026-07-20.03 17.12
18:43:58.40 +24:22:41.80  ASASSN-26eo   VIZIER
04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80  ASASSN-26ej   VIZIER
18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90  ASASSN-26ek   VIZIER
17:07:43.61 -44:21:53.50  ASASSN-26el  2026-07-15.86 16.01
14:45:08.35 +24:13:12.30  ASASSN-26ei   VIZIER
10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10  AT 2023mhb   -------
14:39:37.45 -11:22:36.20  AT 2026unl  2026-07-15.27 17.11
10:49:42.57 -11:25:55.80  ASASSN-26eh   VIZIER
19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80  ASASSN-22le   -------
02:45:40.52 -27:55:30.30  ASASSN-26ef  2026-07-12.35 15.86
23:26:43.80 +04:42:39.70  SN 2026qtn  2026-07-12.22 16.47
02:19:17.26 +28:57:15.40  ASASSN-26ec  2026-07-11.53 2.78
18:31:15.56 -05:34:31.50  AT2026stb   -------
13:36:08.24 +23:29:05.00  AT2026pjf  2026-07-10.18 -0.72
17:33:39.82 +04:22:36.70  SN2026pir  2026-07-9.86 -0.66
11:21:41.26 -50:33:36.30  ASASSN-26ed  2026-07-8.8 -1.3
23:41:42.11 +26:29:49.10  AT2026qil   -------
20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10  ASASSN-26ee   VIZIER
19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80  AT2026ryu   -------
11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50  AT2026qqg   -------
19:07:23.69 -74:13:37.30  AT2026qly  2026-07-5.02 17.31
17:57:43.80 +27:18:40.10  ASASSN-26ea   VIZIER
19:59:01.43 -32:07:34.30  ASASSN-26eb   VIZIER
18:46:50.35 -57:44:13.20  SN 2026qqp   -------
19:17:31.69 -39:55:29.90  ASASSN-26dz   VIZIER
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
19:45:06.48 +18:22:42.2  PNV J19450648+1822422  2026-08-25.1278  9.0mag
00:42:54.65 +41:22:59.3  PNV J00425465+4122593  2026-08-25.4712  18.9mag
00:42:50.38 +41:18:58.76  PNV J00425038+4118587  2026-09-04.1512  18.2mag
00:42:12.76 +41:16:28.4  PNV J00421276+4116284  2026-09-10.9176  18.67Cmag
17:52:06.80 -23:43:20.7  TCP J17520680-2343207  2026-09-08.7896  12.6mag
00:42:40.94 +41:15:37.1  PNV J00424094+4115371  2026-09-17.8925  18.3mag
08:49:20.13 -09:19:15.8  TCP J08492013-0919158  2026-09-18.4698  13.3mag
00:42:13.93 +41:16:35.6  PNV J00421393+4116356  2026-09-22.6597  19.66Cmag
18:14:01.58 +15:13:55.5  TCP J18140158+1513555  2026-09-24.4645  14.1mag
00:42:36.61 +41:13:50.5  TCP J00423661+4113505  2026-09-29.7462  17.4mag
22:03:46.29 -11:07:57.8  TCP J22034629-1107578  2026-09-29.7438  14.51Cmag
22:05:02.06 +20:49:01.2  TCP J22050206+2049012  2026-10-03.5715  17.13Cmag
00:38:15.01 +41:14:47.2  TCP J00381501+4114472  2026-10-08.5978  17.72Cmag
01:06:05.83 +09:51:20.4  TCP J01060583+0951204  2026-10-10.8543  14.54Cmag
17:54:18.76 -27:36:36.2  TCP J17541876-2736362  2026-10-12.3993  10.8mag
09:56:00.79 +69:06:15.2  PNV J09560079+6906152  2026-10-14.9274  19.38Cmag
00:43:30.83 +41:26:55.3  PNV J00433083+4126553  2026-10-17.5651  18.61Cmag
04:57:32.08 +30:15:41.6  TCP J04573208+3015416  2026-10-17.7818  18.21Cmag
05:21:07.64 +23:38:21.3  TCP J05210764+2338213  2026-10-18.4020  10.3mag
05:34:11.01 +28:45:30.5  TCP J05341101+2845305  2026-10-18.3604  16.6mag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
01:56:50.726 -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
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Fri Oct 23 23:24:07 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 2 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 3s (0.05 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 24s (0.40 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 12s (0.20 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 2s (0.03 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 8s (0.13 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 51s (0.85 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 5 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 2 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 2 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 12s (0.20 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 1s (0.02 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 14s (0.23 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 1s (0.02 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 1s (0.02 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 8s (0.13 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 37s (0.62 min)
FIELD_Cap-02-Q1b1x1: 102s (1.70 min)
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TOTAL_RUNTIME: 105s (1.75 min)
Finished: Fri Oct 23 23:25:52 CDT 2026