FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Her-06-Q2b1x1 reference image: Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Field Her-06-Q2b1x1 reference image: Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Field Her-06-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Field Her-06-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461209.78738564 18.06.2026 06:53:40.119   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
First image: 2461209.78738564 18.06.2026 06:53:40.119   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Last  image: 2461341.58433250 28.10.2026 02:01:16.328   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.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.:  -7.13
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 5 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  10.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     55000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.37            # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  8481
Objects passed selection criteria:  8440
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.7    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.7    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 6062.5
Average stars matched: 5926.5 (97.7567 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   235404 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  Tue Oct 27 21:22:24 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461209.78738564 18.06.2026 06:53:40.119   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
First image: 2461209.78738564 18.06.2026 06:53:40.119   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Last  image: 2461341.58433250 28.10.2026 02:01:16.328   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 44
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -6.81
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: 18 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):  53261
Objects passed selection criteria:  53112
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.8    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.8    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 40447.2
Average stars matched: 39075.8 (96.6092 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   277900 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  Tue Oct 27 21:23:47 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU
HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=esa_tap (lib/gaia_dr2_cone_search.sh -> ESA Gaia Archive TAP service)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Her-06-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Her-06-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Her-06-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 397327 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 397327 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits_preview.png'

Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits


renamed 'Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits_preview.png'

Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.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= 401.8160
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 513.8805
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 3119.1343
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 720.8341
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 3133.2687
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 723.4186
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 7.76259
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.004
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     16.5599994659424 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 16.6 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits 
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/d_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits :)

Spent 0.886605 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/d_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     16.5699996948242 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 16.6 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/d_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits :)

Spent 0.848920 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/d_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.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_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits



fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits




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

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.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: 2461341.58387428
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:36:55.268 +22:00:25.94 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Image size: 937.8'x624.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:37:03.575 +22:00:26.93 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 16:36:55.268 +22:00:25.94
Second-epoch image center 16:37:03.575 +22:00:26.93
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0321 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
Image size: 937.9'x624.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:37:01.422 +22:00:25.86 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 16:36:55.268 +22:00:25.94
Second-epoch image center 16:37:01.422 +22:00:25.86
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0238 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  16:37:03.575 +22:00:26.93
Second-epoch second image center 16:37:01.422 +22:00:25.86
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00832 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits &> /tmp/tmp.tcmsDHmrs8
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits &> /tmp/tmp.h50XiKh4px
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits &> /tmp/tmp.tWdsyP9wIM
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits &> /tmp/tmp.RmaElTVnUB
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits and wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat 
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits and wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits and wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 11249 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 240.5433 to 257.9504 deg, Dec +16.6152 to +27.2611 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
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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 240.5433 to 257.9504 deg, Dec 16.6152 to 27.2611 deg
Loaded 7258 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): 5768 out of 6009 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6009 out of 11249 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.774500
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.774500
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.13
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.64

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.64

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 11249 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 240.5433 to 257.9504 deg, Dec +16.6152 to +27.2611 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 240.5433 to 257.9504 deg, Dec 16.6152 to 27.2611 deg
Loaded 7258 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): 5768 out of 6009 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6009 out of 11249 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits (aperture=6.2)
Read 11287 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 240.5428 to 257.9506 deg, Dec +16.6152 to +27.2611 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 240.5428 to 257.9506 deg, Dec 16.6152 to 27.2611 deg
Loaded 7258 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): 5768 out of 6016 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6016 out of 11287 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits (aperture=6.1)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.2 pix  Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
 2.2 pix  Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
 2.2 pix  fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
 2.2 pix  fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.6 mag.  Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
 15.7 mag.  Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
 14.2 mag.  fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
 14.2 mag.  fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.2 (SNR )  11.2 (80% of stars)  with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of  following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). 
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. 
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
############ /tmp/tmp.tcmsDHmrs8 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=651, bad_region=2261, passed=11249
Got 11249 stars (including 8441 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11249 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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4927 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9398 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 

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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9398 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9398 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Excluding outliers - 4927 stars left (next iteration limit 5419)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits N_match=4927 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.366 n_q1=1575 n_q2=828 n_q3=1678 n_q4=846 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.034
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4927 N_valid=4927 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.026 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.003 median_sep_arcsec=0.288 p95_sep_arcsec=0.867 n_q1=1575 n_q2=828 n_q3=1678 n_q4=846 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits -region wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.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.h50XiKh4px (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=657, bad_region=2280, passed=11287
Got 11287 stars (including 8448 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11287 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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4928 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9439 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" 

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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9439 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9439 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Excluding outliers - 4927 stars left (next iteration limit 5420)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits N_match=4927 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.325 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.370 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.352 n_q1=1572 n_q2=824 n_q3=1685 n_q4=846 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.058
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4927 N_valid=4927 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.026 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.004 median_sep_arcsec=0.281 p95_sep_arcsec=0.873 n_q1=1572 n_q2=824 n_q3=1685 n_q4=846 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits -region wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.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.tWdsyP9wIM (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_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.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_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=257, bad_region=557, passed=3731
Got 3731 stars (including 2953 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3731 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013025 (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 0.010420 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2905 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2901 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2901 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2901 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3252 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2905 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2901 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3252 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2901 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3252 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Excluding outliers - 2901 stars left (next iteration limit 3191)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2901 robust_rms=7.269 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.611 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.611 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2901 robust_rms=0.440 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.706 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.706 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2901 robust_rms=0.381 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.488 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.488 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2901 robust_rms_before=0.635 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.351 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.381 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.547 worst_region_rms_after=0.488 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.808 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.488
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.sip_refit.WGiWFX/candidate.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.sip_refit.WGiWFX/candidate.fits
Image size: 938.1'x624.2'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:37:03.543 +22:00:26.79 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 

 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
 ### Converted positions of 3731 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.sip_refit.WGiWFX/candidate.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction_911313.cat.log'
'wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.sip_refit.WGiWFX/candidate.wcscat.xy2sky.tthAxd' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction_911313.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.635 -> 0.381 arcsec)
SIP_REFIT: re-matching the catalog with the refit solution (cycle 1, search radius 3.0 arcsec, 2901 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2817 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
SIP_REFIT: re-match found 2817 pairs (2901 from the previous matching)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2817 robust_rms=7.275 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.523 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.523 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2817 robust_rms=0.441 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.708 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.708 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2817 robust_rms=0.381 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.493 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.493 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2817 robust_rms_before=0.380 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.380 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.381 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.493 worst_region_rms_after=0.493 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.493 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.493
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.sip_refit.R6LvRC/candidate.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.sip_refit.R6LvRC/candidate.fits
Image size: 938.1'x624.2'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:37:03.543 +22:00:26.79 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 

 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
 ### Converted positions of 3731 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.sip_refit.R6LvRC/candidate.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction_938832.cat.log'
'wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.sip_refit.R6LvRC/candidate.wcscat.xy2sky.4h1M8f' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction_938832.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.380 -> 0.381 arcsec)
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2817 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3252 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2817 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3252 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits N_match=2817 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.390 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.406 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.413 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.404 n_q1=956 n_q2=432 n_q3=977 n_q4=452 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.023
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=2817 N_valid=2817 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.003 bias_dec_arcsec=0.001 median_sep_arcsec=0.313 p95_sep_arcsec=0.851 n_q1=956 n_q2=432 n_q3=977 n_q4=452 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.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.RmaElTVnUB (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_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.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_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=278, bad_region=558, passed=3762
Got 3762 stars (including 2968 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3762 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010421 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2919 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3286 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3286 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3286 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Excluding outliers - 2918 stars left (next iteration limit 3209)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2918 robust_rms=7.101 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.573 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.573 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2918 robust_rms=0.440 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.683 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.683 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2918 robust_rms=0.370 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.493 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.493 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2918 robust_rms_before=0.630 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.365 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.370 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.544 worst_region_rms_after=0.493 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.804 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.493
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.544 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.544 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.365 arcsec matched=2918
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits N_match=2918 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.362 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.385 n_q1=978 n_q2=457 n_q3=1011 n_q4=472 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.043
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=2918 N_valid=2918 bias_ra_arcsec=0.324 bias_dec_arcsec=0.195 median_sep_arcsec=0.545 p95_sep_arcsec=1.315 n_q1=978 n_q2=457 n_q3=1011 n_q4=472 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits'
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits sigma_overall=0.357 worst_q_ratio=1.034
ref2=Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits sigma_overall=0.352 worst_q_ratio=1.058
new1=fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits sigma_overall=0.403 worst_q_ratio=1.023
new2=fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits sigma_overall=0.369 worst_q_ratio=1.043
reference average sigma_overall=0.3545 worst_q_ratio=1.046
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_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224_astrometric_residuals.png (4927 matched stars from wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225_astrometric_residuals.png (4927 matched stars from wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086_astrometric_residuals.png (2817 matched stars from wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087_astrometric_residuals.png (2918 matched stars from wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s
  
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Considering the candidate 20511_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 20511_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    9.73    16:58:11.95 +22:47:49.7   1827 2697   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

**** FOUND  16:58:11.96 +22:47:49.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 0s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Her-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:36:55.268 +22:00:25.94 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Image size: 938.1'x624.2'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:37:03.543 +22:00:26.79 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 16:36:55.268 +22:00:25.94
Second-epoch image center 16:37:03.543 +22:00:26.79
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0320 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
Image size: 937.9'x624.1'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:37:01.422 +22:00:25.86 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 16:36:55.268 +22:00:25.94
Second-epoch image center 16:37:01.422 +22:00:25.86
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0238 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  16:37:03.543 +22:00:26.79
Second-epoch second image center 16:37:01.422 +22:00:25.86
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00820 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits &> /tmp/tmp.25It2Wk7KY
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits &> /tmp/tmp.QwIfhqXCx8
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits &> /tmp/tmp.v251qAbcLR
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits &> /tmp/tmp.fkSIVqqfER
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits and wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat 
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits and wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits and wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 67516 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 240.4961 to 257.9973 deg, Dec +16.6152 to +27.2708 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 240.4961 to 257.9973 deg, Dec 16.6152 to 27.2708 deg
Loaded 7302 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): 5327 out of 6047 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6047 out of 67516 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.643300
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.643300
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -6.81
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.83

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.83

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 67516 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 240.4961 to 257.9973 deg, Dec +16.6152 to +27.2708 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 240.4961 to 257.9973 deg, Dec 16.6152 to 27.2708 deg
Loaded 7302 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): 5327 out of 6047 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6047 out of 67516 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits (aperture=4.7)
Read 67317 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 240.4593 to 257.9764 deg, Dec +16.6088 to +27.2700 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 240.4593 to 257.9764 deg, Dec 16.6088 to 27.2700 deg
Loaded 7304 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): 5333 out of 6054 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6054 out of 67317 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits (aperture=4.7)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 26 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.1 pix  Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
 2.1 pix  Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
 2.2 pix  fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.8 mag.  Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
 15.8 mag.  Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
 14.4 mag.  fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
 14.4 mag.  fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.4 (SNR )  13.7 (80% of stars)  with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of  following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). 
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. 
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.25It2Wk7KY (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=24, blended=3792, bad_region=9139, passed=67492
Got 67492 stars (including 55005 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 67492 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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4926 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 60621 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 

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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 60621 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 60621 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Excluding outliers - 4926 stars left (next iteration limit 5418)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits N_match=4926 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.351 n_q1=1587 n_q2=843 n_q3=1643 n_q4=853 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.043
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4926 N_valid=4926 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.034 bias_dec_arcsec=0.005 median_sep_arcsec=0.282 p95_sep_arcsec=0.898 n_q1=1587 n_q2=843 n_q3=1643 n_q4=853 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits -region wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.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.QwIfhqXCx8 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=24, blended=3759, bad_region=9183, passed=67293
Got 67293 stars (including 54810 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 67293 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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4926 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 60423 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 

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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 60423 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 60423 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Excluding outliers - 4926 stars left (next iteration limit 5418)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits N_match=4926 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.369 n_q1=1594 n_q2=844 n_q3=1637 n_q4=851 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.049
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4926 N_valid=4926 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.027 bias_dec_arcsec=0.002 median_sep_arcsec=0.276 p95_sep_arcsec=0.891 n_q1=1594 n_q2=844 n_q3=1637 n_q4=851 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits -region wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.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.v251qAbcLR (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_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.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_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=1116, bad_region=2406, passed=25790
Got 25790 stars (including 22477 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25790 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013029 (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 0.010423 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4917 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4910 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23971 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4917 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23971 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23971 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Excluding outliers - 4910 stars left (next iteration limit 5401)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.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=4910 robust_rms=7.038 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.081 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.039 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4910 robust_rms=0.463 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.714 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.714 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4910 robust_rms=0.393 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.504 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.504 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4910 robust_rms_before=0.393 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.364 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.393 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.501 worst_region_rms_after=0.504 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.501 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.504
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.501 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.501 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.364 arcsec matched=4910
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits N_match=4910 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.370 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.362 n_q1=1693 n_q2=702 n_q3=1787 n_q4=728 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.031
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4910 N_valid=4910 bias_ra_arcsec=0.005 bias_dec_arcsec=0.006 median_sep_arcsec=0.328 p95_sep_arcsec=0.908 n_q1=1693 n_q2=702 n_q3=1787 n_q4=728 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.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.fkSIVqqfER (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_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.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_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=1015, bad_region=2421, passed=25596
Got 25596 stars (including 22405 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25596 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010421 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4920 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4915 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23755 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4921 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23755 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23755 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 
Excluding outliers - 4915 stars left (next iteration limit 5406)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.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=4915 robust_rms=7.012 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.095 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.028 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4915 robust_rms=0.465 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.697 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.697 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4915 robust_rms=0.387 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.505 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.505 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4915 robust_rms_before=0.648 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.365 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.387 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.524 worst_region_rms_after=0.505 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.807 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.505
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.524 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.524 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.365 arcsec matched=4915
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits N_match=4915 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.362 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.369 n_q1=1705 n_q2=704 n_q3=1789 n_q4=717 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.033
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4915 N_valid=4915 bias_ra_arcsec=0.316 bias_dec_arcsec=0.199 median_sep_arcsec=0.558 p95_sep_arcsec=1.304 n_q1=1705 n_q2=704 n_q3=1789 n_q4=717 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.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_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.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_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/wcs_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits at 17:06:03.23 +20:30:23.7:  12.58 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits at 16:59:32.69 +18:34:18.4:  13.07 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits at 16:25:12.48 +24:03:06.2:  13.01 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits at 16:26:16.89 +23:02:28.0:  13.32 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-53-40_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0224.fits at 16:47:57.21 +19:14:38.6:  13.91 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits at 16:25:12.48 +24:03:06.2:  12.97 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits at 17:06:03.23 +20:30:23.7:  12.60 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits at 16:59:32.69 +18:34:18.4:  13.00 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.99 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.59 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:25:12.48 +24:03:06.2: ref_mag=12.99 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.9088 delta=0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:06:03.23 +20:30:23.7: ref_mag=12.59 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.7351 delta=-0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.03 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:59:32.69 +18:34:18.4: ref_mag=13.03 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1077 delta=-0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits at 16:26:16.89 +23:02:28.0:  13.30 +/- 0.03  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.31 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:26:16.89 +23:02:28.0: ref_mag=13.31 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3387 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-54-22_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0225.fits at 16:47:57.21 +19:14:38.6:  13.86 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.88 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:47:57.21 +19:14:38.6: ref_mag=13.88 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.7442 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
  
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Considering the candidate 82269_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82269_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 28.08387    2461341.58387    12.74    17:06:03.23 +20:30:23.7   0670 4058   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    12.73    17:06:03.24 +20:30:23.7   0665 4058   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 82276_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82276_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    9.97    16:58:11.93 +22:47:49.7   1827 2697   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

**** FOUND  16:58:11.95 +22:47:49.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 82292_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82292_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    11.03    17:04:19.04 +23:05:33.2   0970 2491   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.4") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 82354_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82354_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    12.56    16:42:30.58 +23:39:16.9   4020 2204   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.2") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 82365_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82365_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    12.58    16:51:49.25 +24:37:37.5   2736 1605   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

**** FOUND  16:51:49.25 +24:37:36.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 82370_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82370_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    12.59    16:47:27.33 +22:27:47.4   3330 2923   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.5") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 82386_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82386_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    12.89    16:58:13.18 +25:39:48.9   1865 0953   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.3") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 82393_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82393_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    12.98    17:01:38.34 +21:23:27.2   1317 3538   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

**** FOUND  17:01:38.31 +21:23:26.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 82420_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82420_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    13.23    16:45:39.47 +19:38:14.8   3574 4634   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

**** FOUND  16:45:39.57 +19:38:16.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 82421_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82421_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    13.18    16:56:41.96 +25:47:23.7   2076 0882   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.4") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 82428_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82428_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 28.08387    2461341.58387    13.20    16:59:32.71 +18:34:17.2   1573 5262   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    13.04    16:59:32.68 +18:34:19.6   1568 5261   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 82430_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82430_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    13.42    17:02:15.89 +23:45:52.5   1272 2092   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.5") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 82432_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82432_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 28.08387    2461341.58387    12.90    16:25:12.23 +24:03:06.4   6413 1923   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    12.92    16:25:12.72 +24:03:05.9   6407 1923   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 82465_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82465_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    13.14    16:25:48.55 +18:51:47.2   6413 5066   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

**** FOUND  16:25:48.49 +18:51:48.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 82481_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82481_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    12.85    16:25:54.48 +18:54:02.8   6399 5044   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

**** FOUND  16:25:54.45 +18:54:03.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 82492_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82492_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    13.36    17:00:19.62 +23:40:25.9   1542 2156   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.7") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 82512_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82512_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    13.43    16:55:09.92 +21:30:23.3   2238 3489   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.9") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 82567_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82567_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 28.08387    2461341.58387    13.35    16:26:16.90 +23:02:29.3   6281 2540   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    13.33    16:26:16.87 +23:02:26.8   6276 2540   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 82573_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82573_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    13.49    16:47:32.93 +25:46:34.8   3330 0914   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.2") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 82628_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82628_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    13.48    16:41:12.79 +24:46:48.6   4197 1522   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.6") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 82630_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82630_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    13.24    16:31:22.25 +22:11:21.7   5578 3072   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

**** FOUND  16:31:22.21 +22:11:22.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 82633_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82633_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    13.56    16:45:40.15 +25:53:58.7   3587 0841   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.6") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 82699_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82699_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    13.67    16:48:52.71 +26:07:44.9   3150 0697   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.5") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 82754_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82754_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 28.08387    2461341.58387    13.95    16:47:57.18 +19:14:39.3   3250 4871   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-00-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    13.64    16:47:57.23 +19:14:38.0   3245 4871   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 82759_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 82759_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    14.01    16:48:56.59 +25:54:32.2   3140 0831   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.8") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 79748_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087
The candidate 79748_fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 28.08433    2461341.58433    13.82    16:59:59.89 +21:10:27.3   1547 3676   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-27_CI_Her-06-Q2b1x1_211705_TTUQ2b1x1_4165411_c3AzwiTB/fd_Her-06-Q2b1x1_2026-10-27_21-01-16_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0087.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (30.0") between the two second-epoch detections
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 2s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Her-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
########### Completed Her-06-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO  ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461341.58387428 -observatory V36
15:05:39.42 -20:01:45.9 Mercury (1.2mag)
13:35:26.63 -16:08:08.0 Venus (-4.3mag)
09:16:43.36 +17:24:46.9 Mars (0.9mag)
09:44:02.54 +14:20:20.6 Jupiter (-2.0mag)
00:37:55.00 +01:09:17.1 Saturn (0.4mag)
04:09:59.13 +20:52:36.0 Uranus (5.6mag)
00:08:49.71 -00:35:13.3 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:24:17.26 -23:42:26.1 Pluto (14.5mag)
03:51:15.59 +24:35:15.7 Moon (-12.0mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461341.58387428:
09:44:07.74 +14:19:51.5 Io (6.0mag)
09:43:54.92 +14:21:03.3 Europa (6.1mag)
09:44:04.31 +14:20:11.3 Ganymede (5.5mag)
09:43:36.76 +14:22:45.2 Callisto (6.8mag)
09:45:02.32 +14:33:44.6 Himalia (15.5mag)
09:44:02.45 +14:20:21.1 Thebe (16.4mag)
09:43:27.35 +14:44:51.6 Elara (17.4mag)
09:45:18.37 +13:45:57.1 Pasiphae (17.7mag)
09:41:29.09 +14:51:09.2 Carme (18.7mag)
00:37:40.90 +01:09:23.5 Titan (8.2mag)
00:37:55.74 +01:08:59.2 Rhea (9.6mag)
00:38:11.35 +01:08:35.0 Iapetus (11.0mag)
00:37:49.16 +01:09:36.2 Hyperion (14.1mag)
00:36:08.81 +00:56:56.7 Phoebe (16.4mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461341.58387428:
04:14:36.37 +18:49:22.1 JWST
18:32:10.22 +18:10:32.0 Chandra
04:18:14.64 +53:37:51.4 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461341.58387428 -observatory V36
03:38:05.71 +20:04:40.5 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
07:44:20.13 +37:56:41.0 17.9mag P/2004 V5 (LINEAR-Hill)
07:44:25.27 +37:56:28.2 17.9mag P/2004 V5-A (LINEAR-Hill)
07:43:45.07 +37:56:44.4 17.9mag P/2004 V5-B (LINEAR-Hill)
05:02:50.71 +40:06:17.8 17.9mag P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski)
18:41:08.49 -33:03:50.6 14.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:44:36.07 -73:29:58.6 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:13:02.38 +35:07:56.4 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
04:28:48.25 +47:38:11.2 17.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
07:34:53.95 +25:20:55.1 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
09:07:39.96 +37:39:23.9 16.4mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
18:33:10.54 +40:58:03.3 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
05:44:48.99 -13:38:42.0 16.4mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
12:49:21.92 +14:39:11.0 15.8mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
14:08:23.70 -04:05:21.4 16.4mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
19:50:26.36 +57:01:01.4 15.4mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
13:01:37.39 +16:08:35.5 17.7mag A/2026 E1
16:14:31.44 -60:15:33.2 14.0mag P/2026 R2 (Leonard)
19:28:04.55 -05:15:16.8 16.8mag P/2026 T1 (ATLAS)
23:44:17.78 +15:39:58.4 17.0mag 2P/Encke
23:18:01.25 -27:31:59.7 15.2mag 10P/Tempel
02:32:30.16 +33:39:27.8 16.4mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR
12:22:10.72 -09:31:27.8 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
00:13:12.43 -09:05:28.0 15.8mag 65P/Gunn
07:54:48.39 +14:13:56.7 13.9mag 78P/Gehrels
02:41:40.20 +13:24:59.0 18.0mag 88P/Howell
08:38:32.90 +44:32:21.9 17.1mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
09:38:53.20 +07:59:34.0 17.7mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
12:14:34.02 +09:27:40.0 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley
20:06:28.82 +12:31:44.6 10.0mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
10:58:31.00 -01:56:07.9 15.7mag 169P/NEAT
03:16:40.50 +02:42:40.2 15.1mag 220P/McNaught
06:20:48.86 +48:37:39.8 15.6mag 260P/McNaught
07:49:34.80 +25:12:13.5 17.7mag 266P/Christensen
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
17:54:18.84 -27:36:35.70  TCP J17541876-2736362  2026-10-24.76 9.92
10:38:47.97 +53:30:34.00  SN2026sqf  2026-10-24.6 13.27
21:49:53.30 +14:07:44.90  ASASSN-26fq  2026-10-23.23 14.82
01:00:14.36 +34:04:05.90  ASASSN-26fp  2026-10-23.34 12.9
01:06:23.14 -63:46:37.10  ASASSN-26fo  2026-10-19.79 -4.88
00:25:28.03 +20:14:39.10  SN2026afqd  2026-10-19.36 -0.77
22:14:03.37 -45:07:18.60  ASASSN-26fm  2026-10-13.75 14.42
01:57:48.19 -33:14:42.30  SN 2026aedl  2026-10-12.33 15.3
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  2026-10-9.94 17.52
09:20:05.05 +27:03:12.40  SN2026aeif  2026-10-9.47 15.93
02:58:07.77 -65:18:52.90  ASASSN-26fl  2026-10-7.9 -0.85
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  2026-10-2.06 15.91
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  2026-10-1.3 16.42
00:08:42.74 -32:33:16.50  SN2026abhc  2026-09-29.15 15.57
21:02:30.26 -19:27:41.80  SN2026acxa  2026-09-29.13 14.65
04:39:17.45 -28:06:12.40  ASASSN-26fg  2026-09-23.25 15.73
05:25:07.80 +04:38:32.40  SN2026aajs  2026-09-21.32 17.04
19:56:12.67 +08:25:27.70  AT2026acgs  2026-09-18.14 15.84
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  2026-09-15.38 18.32
16:21:12.24 +57:37:51.30  SN 2026aafh  2026-09-14.11 15.02
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  2026-09-12.99 16.58
16:46:08.71 +37:25:21.80  SN2026aafk  2026-09-13.25 17.4
23:48:37.86 +50:25:24.60  SN2026aafs  2026-09-13.47 17
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  2026-09-12.27 16.93
02:47:25.52 -32:58:34.50  SN 2026znh  2026-09-9.92 16.26
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  2026-09-8.79 12.14
03:52:53.26 -14:19:28.70  SN 2026zfw  2026-09-8 17.78
01:53:26.46 +10:07:25.10  SN2026aacj  2026-09-7.17 16.27
20:04:34.47 +62:38:38.10  SN2026zji  2026-09-7.14 15.87
22:37:05.64 +34:24:35.00  SN2026aaiv  2026-09-7.25 13.48
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  2026-08-31.18 14.63
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
18:25:12.79 -22:25:29.10  V8055  2026-08-30 10.76
17:17:45.96 +64:31:40.10  ASASSN-26ez  2026-08-25.13 10.87
19:02:47.09 +58:08:21.00  AT2026zwo  2026-08-24.16 15.78
04:20:07.58 -42:26:59.90  AT2026zjy  2026-08-23.03 15.91
03:08:18.02 +11:54:46.50  SN2026ymb  2026-08-23.4 16.44
20:22:32.48 -50:45:14.30  SN2026yid  2026-08-22.82 15.13
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  2026-08-16.3 17.09
23:01:28.67 -61:00:39.00  SN 2026yib  2026-08-14.85 17.36
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  2026-08-13.82 14.73
13:53:14.21 +00:26:52.00  SN 2026wkv  2026-08-10.12 15.83
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
23:47:50.87 +49:28:49.80  SN2026wjs  2026-08-9.35 17.12
16:03:20.92 +17:43:23.70  AT2026xau  2026-08-9.3 17.71
01:10:22.05 -09:34:08.50  SN2026weo  2026-08-7.46 15.76
00:56:54.35 -35:55:29.40  AT2026wdy  2026-08-5.05 16.08
22:08:07.63 -53:03:58.90  AT2026wek  2026-08-3.82 17.17
14:51:51.34 +66:13:24.60  ASASSN-26ev  2026-08-2.15 14.02
12:06:50.79 -36:16:06.20  SN2026wgm  2026-08-1.73 15.61
16:56:36.90 -59:29:26.00  ASASSN-26er  2026-07-25.82 15.09
01:21:27.89 -10:37:05.90  SN2026vbh  2026-07-25.05 15.79
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  2026-07-23.47 -4.06
12:18:47.98 -30:48:47.50  ASASSN-26et  2026-07-22.76 13.98
13:00:47.82 +15:42:17.60  SN2026uwk  2026-07-21.75 16.38
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  2026-07-20.93 14.86
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  2026-07-19.36 16.16
04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80  ASASSN-26ej  2026-07-16.17 17.02
18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90  ASASSN-26ek  2026-07-16.24 15.73
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  2026-07-16.17 16.46
10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10  AT 2023mhb  2026-07-14.73 16.67
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  2026-07-14.72 16.58
19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80  ASASSN-22le  2026-07-14.15 15.5
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  2026-07-11.28 -1.29
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  2026-07-9.3 16.15
20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10  ASASSN-26ee  2026-07-7.22 15.53
19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80  AT2026ryu  2026-07-7.17 14.88
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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/ :
10:32:09.821 +11:37:46.17  AT 2026aetj  2026-10-01.53 18.5059
16:11:43.883 +20:59:33.48  AT 2026aeti  2026-10-03.14 19.2268
19:55:55.462 +58:10:08.22  AT 2026aeth  2026-10-02.16 20.7283
14:55:19.146 +37:33:21.65  AT 2026aetg  2026-10-02.14 17.2445
14:51:59.504 +47:04:29.76  AT 2026aetf  2026-10-02.14 19.1738
06:50:36.388 +58:36:08.80  SN 2026aete  2026-10-07.53 19.306
09:20:29.340 +55:06:35.79  SN 2026aetd  2026-10-07.54 17.677
08:26:28.724 +38:08:57.54  AT 2026aetc  2026-10-02.47 19.3657
06:41:51.189 +21:53:58.11  SN 2026aetb  2026-10-07.46 19.5374
08:34:43.981 +46:14:33.95  AT 2026aeta  2026-10-02.51 19.5454
09:00:29.362 -03:20:55.67  AT 2026aesz  2026-10-03.53 19.6849
08:06:22.231 +46:59:03.50  AT 2026aesy  2026-10-01.51 19.6229
07:51:57.166 +45:05:58.19  AT 2026aesx  2026-10-01.41 19.6203
08:06:59.965 +46:08:20.08  AT 2026aesw  2026-10-01.41 19.7007
09:54:13.819 +04:50:26.21  AT 2026aesv  2026-10-01.53 19.1617
10:03:36.908 -05:05:53.11  AT 2026aesu  2026-10-01.53 17.8861
10:00:58.300 +04:55:31.23  AT 2026aest  2026-10-07.53 19.3128
04:23:19.588 -47:59:25.70  AT 2026aess  2026-02-23.11 23.4645
08:59:18.240 +10:57:46.23  AT 2026aesr  2026-10-05.52 19.89
19:23:47.930 -12:36:03.40  AT 2026aesq  2026-10-06.12 18.38
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Tue Oct 27 21:19:00 CDT 2026
=======================================
TIMING SExtractor: 2 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 1 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 5s (0.08 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 42s (0.70 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 17s (0.28 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 0s (0.00 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 4s (0.07 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 0s (0.00 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 68s (1.13 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 8 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 2 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 2 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 3 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 20s (0.33 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: 16s (0.27 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: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 2s (0.03 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 40s (0.67 min)
FIELD_Her-06-Q2b1x1: 129s (2.15 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 307s (5.12 min)
Finished: Tue Oct 27 21:24:07 CDT 2026