Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits
fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x
| Date (UTC) | JD(UTC) | mag. | R.A. & Dec.(J2000) | X & Y (pix) | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference image | 2026 02 11.15100 | 2461082.65100 | 9.69 | 05:54:12.40 -22:41:48.8 | 3515 1265 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits |
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 02 12.13803 | 2461083.63803 | 9.61 | 05:54:12.41 -22:41:48.0 | 3526 1262 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 10 28.29055 | 2461341.79055 | 8.57 | 05:54:12.41 -22:41:48.4 | 6012 5179 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits |
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 10 28.29105 | 2461341.79105 | 8.53 | 05:54:12.40 -22:41:48.7 | 6007 5183 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits |
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 10 28.2908 2461341.7908 8.55 05:54:12.41 -22:41:48.6
227.92678 -22.26273 galactic Lep Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.3" and 6.5 pix
The object was found in VSX
1" AA Lep
Type: M
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
9.080 V 12.100 V 2453826.00000 435.000000000000 C
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits at 05:54:12.41 -22:41:48.6: 9.68 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits at 05:54:12.41 -22:41:48.6: 9.59 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 9.62 +/- 0.00
Check this position in TNS. Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
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Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
######## Processing parameters ######## AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1 CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5 FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55 FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0 FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5 FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5 FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600 GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100 DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000 MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18 MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12 MPC_CODE= V36 NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000 NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000 OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3 ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242 STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5 SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0 TELESCOP= TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2 FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no ####################################### HOSTNAME= tau USER= HOME= ####################################### SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=esa_tap (lib/gaia_dr2_cone_search.sh -> ESA Gaia Archive TAP service) INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes FITS_FILE_EXT=fits CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX= Fields in the data directory: Lep-02-Q2b1x1 ####################################### ########### Starting Lep-02-Q2b1x1 ########### Processing Lep-02-Q2b1x1 server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 231173 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 231173 MB at . Checking input images (2 new) REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits Small preview (one of the new images):
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.png' -> 'transient_report/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits_preview.png'
Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
renamed 'Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.png' -> 'transient_report/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits_preview.png'
Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits
Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK Mean value check the input FITS images... 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/d_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits :) Spent 0.538503 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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/d_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 16.0699996948242 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 16.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-10-28T01:58:56.6864445' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-10-28T06:58:56.6864445' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61341.2909338656 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/d_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits :) Spent 0.539660 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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/d_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.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/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.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/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.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: 2461341.79054976 Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt '../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt '../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt' Plate-solving the images 'tocp_transients_list.txt' -> '../tocp_transients_list.txt' wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits Image size: 941.7'x627.5' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:45:33.799 -25:59:34.10 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits Image size: 939.7'x625.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:45:37.352 -26:00:57.63 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 05:45:33.799 -25:59:34.10 Second-epoch image center 05:45:37.352 -26:00:57.63 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0267 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits Image size: 939.6'x625.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:45:39.499 -26:01:21.70 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 05:45:33.799 -25:59:34.10 Second-epoch image center 05:45:39.499 -26:01:21.70 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0367 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 05:45:37.352 -26:00:57.63 Second-epoch second image center 05:45:39.499 -26:01:21.70 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01046 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for a parallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits &> /tmp/tmp.rJkFApOB45 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ua3KyQndqq Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xQxRtYjMRz Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xqHmtb5xhG Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.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_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits and wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.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_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits and wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits and wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits) and catalog (wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 9984 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 77.5055 to 95.6779 deg, Dec -31.3421 to -20.2591 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 77.5055 to 95.6779 deg, Dec -31.3421 to -20.2591 deg Loaded 12666 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): 7845 out of 8244 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 8244 out of 9984 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.775300 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.775300 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.85 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.93 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.93
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 9984 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 77.5055 to 95.6779 deg, Dec -31.3421 to -20.2591 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 77.5055 to 95.6779 deg, Dec -31.3421 to -20.2591 deg Loaded 12666 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): 7845 out of 8244 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 8244 out of 9984 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits (aperture=6.1) Read 9826 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 77.5057 to 95.7014 deg, Dec -31.3549 to -20.2689 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 77.5057 to 95.7014 deg, Dec -31.3549 to -20.2689 deg Loaded 12695 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): 7737 out of 8127 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 8127 out of 9826 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits (aperture=5.7) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.1 pix Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits 2.0 pix Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits 2.3 pix fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 2.3 pix fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 14.9 mag. Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits 15.0 mag. Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits 13.2 mag. fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 13.2 mag. fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.2 (SNR ) 10.3 (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 ############ /tmp/tmp.rJkFApOB45 (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits' -> 'wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.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/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.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=872, bad_region=1847, passed=9984 Got 9984 stars (including 7408 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9984 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 350 (Dec -31.3 to -20.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4940 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: 0.28" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8486 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 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 293 to 350 (Dec -31.3 to -20.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4940 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8486 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8486 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Excluding outliers - 4928 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_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits N_match=4928 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.256 n_q1=1765 n_q2=749 n_q3=1655 n_q4=759 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.175 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4928 N_valid=4928 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.005 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.002 median_sep_arcsec=0.273 p95_sep_arcsec=0.800 n_q1=1765 n_q2=749 n_q3=1655 n_q4=759 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits -region wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.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.ua3KyQndqq (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits' -> 'wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.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/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.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=859, bad_region=1839, passed=9826 Got 9826 stars (including 7257 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9826 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 350 (Dec -31.4 to -20.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4936 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4922 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8342 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" 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 293 to 350 (Dec -31.4 to -20.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4936 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8342 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8342 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Excluding outliers - 4922 stars left (next iteration limit 5414) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits N_match=4922 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.420 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.307 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.269 n_q1=1755 n_q2=759 n_q3=1632 n_q4=776 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.254 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4922 N_valid=4922 bias_ra_arcsec=0.007 bias_dec_arcsec=0.004 median_sep_arcsec=0.283 p95_sep_arcsec=0.839 n_q1=1755 n_q2=759 n_q3=1632 n_q4=776 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits -region wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.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.xQxRtYjMRz (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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.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=310, bad_region=666, passed=2683 Got 2683 stars (including 1802 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2683 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013051 (47.0 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010441 (37.6 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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1759 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1754 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1755 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1754 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2109 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48" 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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1759 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1755 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2109 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1755 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2109 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" Excluding outliers - 1755 stars left (next iteration limit 1929) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1755 robust_rms=6.819 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.272 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.272 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1755 robust_rms=0.751 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.762 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.734 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1755 robust_rms=0.512 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.555 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.555 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1755 robust_rms_before=1.239 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.473 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.512 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.622 worst_region_rms_after=0.555 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.064 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.555 verification OK: wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.sip_refit.Jvupyy/candidate.fits verification OK: wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.sip_refit.Jvupyy/candidate.fits Image size: 939.7'x625.1' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:45:37.366 -26:00:58.57 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ### ### Converted positions of 2683 stars ### 'wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.sip_refit.Jvupyy/candidate.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction_1778240.cat.log' 'wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.sip_refit.Jvupyy/candidate.wcscat.xy2sky.oFWLUt' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction_1778240.cat.log' SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 1.239 -> 0.512 arcsec) SIP_REFIT: re-matching the catalog with the refit solution (cycle 1, search radius 3.0 arcsec, 1755 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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1704 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success SIP_REFIT: re-match found 1704 pairs (1755 from the previous matching) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1704 robust_rms=6.781 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.136 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.136 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1704 robust_rms=0.750 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.761 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.727 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1704 robust_rms=0.512 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.543 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.541 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1704 robust_rms_before=0.512 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.512 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.512 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.559 worst_region_rms_after=0.543 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.559 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.541 verification OK: wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.sip_refit.v5GyZD/candidate.fits verification OK: wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.sip_refit.v5GyZD/candidate.fits Image size: 939.7'x625.1' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:45:37.365 -26:00:58.57 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ### ### Converted positions of 2683 stars ### 'wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.sip_refit.v5GyZD/candidate.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction_1798057.cat.log' 'wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.sip_refit.v5GyZD/candidate.wcscat.xy2sky.3REpvt' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction_1798057.cat.log' SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.512 -> 0.512 arcsec) Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1704 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2109 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1704 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2108 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits N_match=1704 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.533 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.497 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.578 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.569 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.524 n_q1=520 n_q2=277 n_q3=566 n_q4=341 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.085 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=1704 N_valid=1704 bias_ra_arcsec=0.012 bias_dec_arcsec=0.008 median_sep_arcsec=0.420 p95_sep_arcsec=1.064 n_q1=520 n_q2=277 n_q3=566 n_q4=341 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits -region wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.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.xqHmtb5xhG (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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.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=308, bad_region=672, passed=2707 Got 2707 stars (including 1822 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2707 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013050 (47.0 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010440 (37.6 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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1783 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1779 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1779 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1779 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2124 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48" 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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 1782 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1779 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2124 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1779 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2124 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" Excluding outliers - 1779 stars left (next iteration limit 1956) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1779 robust_rms=6.779 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.569 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.569 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1779 robust_rms=0.736 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.753 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.716 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1779 robust_rms=0.492 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.548 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.548 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1779 robust_rms_before=1.215 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.498 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.492 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.560 worst_region_rms_after=0.548 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.053 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.548 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.560 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.560 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.498 arcsec matched=1779 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits N_match=1779 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.495 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.458 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.510 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.558 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.445 n_q1=544 n_q2=294 n_q3=589 n_q4=352 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.127 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=1779 N_valid=1779 bias_ra_arcsec=0.249 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.160 median_sep_arcsec=1.036 p95_sep_arcsec=2.385 n_q1=544 n_q2=294 n_q3=589 n_q4=352 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits -region wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.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_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits sigma_overall=0.317 worst_q_ratio=1.175 ref2=Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits sigma_overall=0.335 worst_q_ratio=1.254 new1=fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits sigma_overall=0.533 worst_q_ratio=1.085 new2=fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits sigma_overall=0.495 worst_q_ratio=1.127 reference average sigma_overall=0.326 worst_q_ratio=1.2145 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079_astrometric_residuals.png (4928 matched stars from wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082_astrometric_residuals.png (4922 matched stars from wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378_astrometric_residuals.png (1704 matched stars from wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379_astrometric_residuals.png (1779 matched stars from wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.44 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Lep-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 No candidates found here Prepared the HTML report for the field Lep-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.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_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits Image size: 941.7'x627.5' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:45:33.799 -25:59:34.10 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits Image size: 939.7'x625.1' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:45:37.365 -26:00:58.57 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 05:45:33.799 -25:59:34.10 Second-epoch image center 05:45:37.365 -26:00:58.57 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0270 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits Image size: 939.6'x625.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 05:45:39.499 -26:01:21.70 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 05:45:33.799 -25:59:34.10 Second-epoch image center 05:45:39.499 -26:01:21.70 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0367 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 05:45:37.365 -26:00:58.57 Second-epoch second image center 05:45:39.499 -26:01:21.70 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01025 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for a parallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits &> /tmp/tmp.BmqESGyLfM Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits &> /tmp/tmp.rTpjS26bWK Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits &> /tmp/tmp.vftOG1WtQW Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits &> /tmp/tmp.dmUS4qQY9X Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.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_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits and wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.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_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits and wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits and wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits) and catalog (wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 69326 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 77.4666 to 95.7201 deg, Dec -31.3440 to -20.2486 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 77.4666 to 95.7201 deg, Dec -31.3440 to -20.2486 deg Loaded 12757 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): 8789 out of 10030 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 10030 out of 69326 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.606600 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.606600 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.49 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.12 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.12
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 69326 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 77.4666 to 95.7201 deg, Dec -31.3440 to -20.2486 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 77.4666 to 95.7201 deg, Dec -31.3440 to -20.2486 deg Loaded 12757 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): 8789 out of 10030 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 10030 out of 69326 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits (aperture=4.5) Read 71602 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 77.4940 to 95.7624 deg, Dec -31.3548 to -20.2484 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 77.4940 to 95.7624 deg, Dec -31.3548 to -20.2484 deg Loaded 12794 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): 8900 out of 10020 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 10020 out of 71602 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits (aperture=4.4) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 5 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 1.9 pix Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits 1.8 pix Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits 2.0 pix fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 2.0 pix fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.1 mag. Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits 15.2 mag. Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits 13.5 mag. fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 13.5 mag. fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.5 (SNR ) 12.9 (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.BmqESGyLfM (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits' -> 'wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.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/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.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=11, blended=4166, bad_region=9840, passed=69315 Got 69315 stars (including 55770 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 69315 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 350 (Dec -31.3 to -20.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4940 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4929 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 61675 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" 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 293 to 350 (Dec -31.3 to -20.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4940 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 61675 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 61675 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Excluding outliers - 4929 stars left (next iteration limit 5421) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.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_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits N_match=4929 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.308 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.323 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.244 n_q1=1719 n_q2=735 n_q3=1696 n_q4=779 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.173 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4929 N_valid=4929 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.002 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.001 median_sep_arcsec=0.269 p95_sep_arcsec=0.825 n_q1=1719 n_q2=735 n_q3=1696 n_q4=779 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits -region wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.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.rTpjS26bWK (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits' -> 'wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.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/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.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=10, blended=3837, bad_region=9872, passed=71592 Got 71592 stars (including 58285 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 71592 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 350 (Dec -31.4 to -20.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4938 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: 0.29" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 63969 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" 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 293 to 350 (Dec -31.4 to -20.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4938 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(), 63969 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4926 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 63969 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 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_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.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_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits N_match=4926 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.313 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.272 n_q1=1710 n_q2=760 n_q3=1667 n_q4=789 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.222 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4926 N_valid=4926 bias_ra_arcsec=0.009 bias_dec_arcsec=0.012 median_sep_arcsec=0.276 p95_sep_arcsec=0.840 n_q1=1710 n_q2=760 n_q3=1667 n_q4=789 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits -region wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.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.vftOG1WtQW (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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.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=1, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=680, bad_region=5051, passed=22745 Got 22745 stars (including 17174 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 22745 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013051 (47.0 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010441 (37.6 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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4925 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4912 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18896 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4926 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(), 18896 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18903 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Excluding outliers - 4915 stars left (next iteration limit 5403) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.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=6.747 arcsec worst_region_rms=13.077 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=13.077 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4915 robust_rms=0.760 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.915 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.915 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4915 robust_rms=0.554 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.633 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.633 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4915 robust_rms_before=0.555 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.482 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.554 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.616 worst_region_rms_after=0.633 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.625 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.633 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.616 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.616 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.482 arcsec matched=4915 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits N_match=4915 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.486 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.444 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.511 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.575 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.442 n_q1=1440 n_q2=913 n_q3=1445 n_q4=1117 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.182 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4915 N_valid=4915 bias_ra_arcsec=0.020 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.002 median_sep_arcsec=0.463 p95_sep_arcsec=1.212 n_q1=1440 n_q2=913 n_q3=1445 n_q4=1117 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits -region wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.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.dmUS4qQY9X (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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.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=705, bad_region=5097, passed=22998 Got 22998 stars (including 17369 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 22998 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013050 (47.0 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010440 (37.6 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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4925 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4913 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19133 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4925 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4914 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19133 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4914 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19135 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Excluding outliers - 4914 stars left (next iteration limit 5404) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.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=4914 robust_rms=6.707 arcsec worst_region_rms=12.886 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=12.886 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4914 robust_rms=0.741 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.872 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.872 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4914 robust_rms=0.539 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.629 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.629 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4914 robust_rms_before=1.227 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.473 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.539 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.592 worst_region_rms_after=0.629 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.084 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.629 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.592 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.592 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.473 arcsec matched=4914 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits N_match=4914 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.479 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.448 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.477 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.585 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.401 n_q1=1458 n_q2=916 n_q3=1434 n_q4=1106 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.222 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4914 N_valid=4914 bias_ra_arcsec=0.191 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.080 median_sep_arcsec=1.038 p95_sep_arcsec=2.303 n_q1=1458 n_q2=916 n_q3=1434 n_q4=1106 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits -region wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.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_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.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_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/wcs_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Lep-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits at 05:47:24.87 -27:09:04.3: 12.69 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits at 05:49:16.38 -29:02:51.5: 12.62 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_21-37-16_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0079.fits at 05:54:12.41 -22:41:48.6: 9.68 +/- 0.00 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits at 05:49:16.38 -29:02:51.5: 12.61 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits at 05:47:24.87 -27:09:04.3: 12.67 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.61 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.68 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:49:16.38 -29:02:51.5: ref_mag=12.61 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.6866 delta=-0.07 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:47:24.87 -27:09:04.3: ref_mag=12.68 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.6405 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-18-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0082.fits at 05:54:12.41 -22:41:48.6: 9.59 +/- 0.00 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 9.62 +/- 0.00 Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 05:54:12.41 -22:41:48.6: ref_mag=9.62 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=8.5510 delta=1.07 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out13668.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 4s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 85742_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379 The candidate 85742_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379 did not pass the final checksDiscovery image 1 2026 10 28.29055 2461341.79055 12.65 05:49:16.36 -29:02:51.8 5246 1359 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 88634_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379 The candidate 88634_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 10 28.29105 2461341.79105 12.73 05:49:16.39 -29:02:51.3 5242 1364 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits Discovery image 1 2026 10 28.29055 2461341.79055 12.67 05:47:24.88 -27:09:04.9 5020 2508 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-13_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 60184_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379 The candidate 60184_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 10 28.29105 2461341.79105 12.61 05:47:24.87 -27:09:03.8 5016 2512 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits **** FOUND 05:26:12.89 -28:50:18.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 19909_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379 The candidate 19909_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3 2026 10 28.29105 2461341.79105 11.69 05:26:12.89 -28:50:18.6 2187 1467 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits **** FOUND 05:42:33.28 -23:41:43.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 13668_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379 Preparing report for the candidate 13668_fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379 make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 5s Prepared the HTML report for the field Lep-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 05:54:12.41 -22:41:48.6 ########### Completed Lep-02-Q2b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### 05:54:12.41 -22:41:48.6 ################################################################################### 05:54:12.41 -22:41:48.6 -- not an asteroid (will add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' 05:54:12.41 -22:41:48.6 -- does not seem to be a hot pixel (will add it to exclusion list) 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) 05:54:12.41 -22:41:48.6 -- a known variable star Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 1 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN= NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Adding the following to the exclusion list #### 05:54:12.41 -22:41:48.6 #################################################### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461341.79054976 -observatory V36 15:05:13.92 -19:57:31.5 Mercury (1.3mag) 13:35:04.87 -16:02:58.7 Venus (-4.3mag) 09:17:09.56 +17:23:06.9 Mars (0.9mag) 09:44:08.99 +14:19:51.2 Jupiter (-2.0mag) 00:37:51.84 +01:08:58.9 Saturn (0.4mag) 04:09:57.33 +20:52:31.5 Uranus (5.6mag) 00:08:48.67 -00:35:19.6 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:24:17.52 -23:42:24.6 Pluto (14.5mag) 04:02:13.12 +25:34:04.2 Moon (-12.0mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Oct 28 02:10 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461341.79054976: 09:44:16.13 +14:19:11.0 Io (6.0mag) 09:44:04.40 +14:20:16.2 Europa (6.1mag) 09:44:07.66 +14:19:59.6 Ganymede (5.5mag) 09:43:44.35 +14:22:09.2 Callisto (6.8mag) 09:45:09.66 +14:33:08.1 Himalia (15.5mag) 09:44:06.21 +14:20:07.1 Thebe (16.4mag) 09:43:34.46 +14:44:23.5 Elara (17.4mag) 09:45:23.84 +13:45:31.2 Pasiphae (17.7mag) 09:41:34.69 +14:50:42.2 Carme (18.7mag) 00:37:37.67 +01:09:03.5 Titan (8.2mag) 00:37:54.02 +01:08:41.0 Rhea (9.6mag) 00:38:08.75 +01:08:19.5 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:37:45.02 +01:09:18.0 Hyperion (14.2mag) 00:36:05.62 +00:56:38.7 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Oct 28 02:10 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461341.79054976: 04:14:58.80 +18:50:43.3 JWST 18:59:04.55 +04:11:55.9 Chandra 06:46:09.98 +04:47:21.0 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Oct 28 02:10 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461341.79054976 -observatory V36 03:37:57.38 +20:04:29.0 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 07:44:25.31 +37:57:31.9 17.9mag P/2004 V5 (LINEAR-Hill) 07:44:30.46 +37:57:19.1 17.9mag P/2004 V5-A (LINEAR-Hill) 07:43:50.22 +37:57:35.4 17.9mag P/2004 V5-B (LINEAR-Hill) 05:02:50.08 +40:04:34.9 17.8mag P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski) 18:41:21.71 -33:03:28.3 14.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:44:38.12 -73:30:47.4 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:12:59.58 +35:08:17.9 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 04:28:20.96 +47:36:49.8 17.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 07:34:56.12 +25:20:53.6 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 09:07:42.58 +37:41:03.9 16.4mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 18:33:17.33 +40:57:46.5 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 05:44:46.18 -13:38:36.2 16.4mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 12:49:46.96 +14:38:13.1 15.8mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 14:08:37.13 -04:06:20.7 16.4mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 19:51:14.72 +56:53:39.9 15.4mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 13:01:49.29 +16:10:09.8 17.7mag A/2026 E1 16:14:08.12 -60:28:16.0 14.0mag P/2026 R2 (Leonard) 19:28:15.82 -05:15:33.0 16.8mag P/2026 T1 (ATLAS) 23:43:45.94 +15:36:56.0 17.0mag 2P/Encke 23:18:16.05 -27:28:36.3 15.2mag 10P/Tempel 02:32:43.87 +33:34:05.2 16.4mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 12:22:18.71 -09:32:28.2 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 00:13:06.70 -09:05:24.8 15.8mag 65P/Gunn 07:55:00.12 +14:12:40.3 13.9mag 78P/Gehrels 02:41:25.65 +13:24:15.7 18.0mag 88P/Howell 08:39:16.01 +44:35:17.9 17.1mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 09:39:18.29 +07:54:53.8 17.7mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 12:14:58.57 +09:24:52.5 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley 20:05:47.76 +12:35:54.1 10.0mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 10:58:59.19 -01:58:31.5 15.7mag 169P/NEAT 03:16:28.72 +02:41:31.4 15.1mag 220P/McNaught 06:20:55.21 +48:40:06.2 15.6mag 260P/McNaught 07:49:49.30 +25:11:58.7 17.6mag 266P/Christensen -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 1.7K Oct 28 02:10 comets.txt ############################################################ 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Oct 28 02:10 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 19:45:06.48 +18:22:42.2 PNV J19450648+1822422 2026-08-25.1278 9.0mag 00:42:54.65 +41:22:59.3 PNV J00425465+4122593 2026-08-25.4712 18.9mag 00:42:50.38 +41:18:58.76 PNV J00425038+4118587 2026-09-04.1512 18.2mag 00:42:12.76 +41:16:28.4 PNV J00421276+4116284 2026-09-10.9176 18.67Cmag 17:52:06.80 -23:43:20.7 TCP J17520680-2343207 2026-09-08.7896 12.6mag 00:42:40.94 +41:15:37.1 PNV J00424094+4115371 2026-09-17.8925 18.3mag 08:49:20.13 -09:19:15.8 TCP J08492013-0919158 2026-09-18.4698 13.3mag 00:42:13.93 +41:16:35.6 PNV J00421393+4116356 2026-09-22.6597 19.66Cmag 18:14:01.58 +15:13:55.5 TCP J18140158+1513555 2026-09-24.4645 14.1mag 00:42:36.61 +41:13:50.5 TCP J00423661+4113505 2026-09-29.7462 17.4mag 22:03:46.29 -11:07:57.8 TCP J22034629-1107578 2026-09-29.7438 14.51Cmag 22:05:02.06 +20:49:01.2 TCP J22050206+2049012 2026-10-03.5715 17.13Cmag 00:38:15.01 +41:14:47.2 TCP J00381501+4114472 2026-10-08.5978 17.72Cmag 01:06:05.83 +09:51:20.4 TCP J01060583+0951204 2026-10-10.8543 14.54Cmag 17:54:18.76 -27:36:36.2 TCP J17541876-2736362 2026-10-12.3993 10.8mag 09:56:00.79 +69:06:15.2 PNV J09560079+6906152 2026-10-14.9274 19.38Cmag 00:43:30.83 +41:26:55.3 PNV J00433083+4126553 2026-10-17.5651 18.61Cmag 04:57:32.08 +30:15:41.6 TCP J04573208+3015416 2026-10-17.7818 18.21Cmag 05:21:07.64 +23:38:21.3 TCP J05210764+2338213 2026-10-18.4020 10.3mag 05:34:11.01 +28:45:30.5 TCP J05341101+2845305 2026-10-18.3604 16.6mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 191K Oct 28 02:10 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 00:24:47.391 -02:59:42.80 SN 2026aett 2026-10-08.29 20.1822 02:59:10.941 -20:30:34.93 AT 2026aets 2026-10-06.37 19.7659 05:53:12.927 +45:08:05.58 AT 2026aetr 2026-10-04.49 19.6205 06:25:25.402 +52:26:28.41 AT 2026aetq 2026-10-08.47 18.185 01:27:10.008 +12:53:26.88 TDE 2026aetp 2026-10-06.86 20.42 06:50:16.761 +21:22:25.66 AT 2026aeto 2026-10-07.46 19.0121 19:50:47.681 +36:22:07.63 AT 2026aetn 2026-10-05.31 19.441 07:21:33.096 +24:38:24.50 AT 2026aetl 2026-10-07.22 19.8 08:30:03.915 +01:34:45.41 AT 2026aetk 2026-10-05.52 19.5934 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 89K Oct 28 02:10 tns_transients_list.txt Discovery image 3 2026 10 28.29105 2461341.79105 9.82 05:42:33.28 -23:41:44.0 4378 4602 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_020511_TTUQ2b1x1_1693955_CLu0C10x/fd_Lep-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_01-58-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0379.fits
