Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 10 28.3025  2461341.8025  13.24  04:31:39.52 +02:13:20.2
193.09440 -29.45297 galactic  Tau  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 1.8 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
618 Elfriede                -0     -1       1  13.5    -0   -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits at 04:31:39.52 +02:13:20.2:  15.90 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 04:31:39.52 +02:13:20.2:  15.75 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits


fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits


fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits  wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits -crosshair 6973.13770 880.38843 image    wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits -crosshair 6972.33887 878.78522 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2

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

     TAU0008  C2026 10 28.30252 04 31 39.52 +02 13 20.2          13.2 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 10 28.30230 04 31 39.50 +02 13 20.5          13.2 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 10 28.30273 04 31 39.54 +02 13 20.0          13.2 R      V36

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

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

TCP 2026 10 28.3025*  04 31 39.52 +02 13 20.2  13.2 U             Tau       9 0

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

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461341.8025,13.24,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS


 **** VSNET file format ****

# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829   <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746    12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732    12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261028.3025 13.24CV NMW


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

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

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Tau-08-Q2b1x1 reference image: Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
Field Tau-08-Q2b1x1 reference image: Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
Field Tau-08-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
Field Tau-08-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461061.69103028 21.01.2026 04:34:55.016   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
First image: 2461061.69103028 21.01.2026 04:34:55.016   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
Last  image: 2461341.80273317 28.10.2026 07:15:46.146   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.42
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 4 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  10.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     55000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.37            # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  6472
Objects passed selection criteria:  6428
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.4    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.4    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 4067.75
Average stars matched: 3921 (96.3924 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   233192 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Thu Oct 15 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-241-g3eca6a38
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-15)
GNU bash, version 5.3.20(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Wed Oct 28 02:27:27 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461061.69103028 21.01.2026 04:34:55.016   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
First image: 2461061.69103028 21.01.2026 04:34:55.016   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
Last  image: 2461341.80273317 28.10.2026 07:15:46.146   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 10
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.09
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 8 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  2.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     57000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.83            # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  41107
Objects passed selection criteria:  40998
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.5    2.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    2.5    2.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 27208
Average stars matched: 25986 (95.5087 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   264876 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Thu Oct 15 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-241-g3eca6a38
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-15)
GNU bash, version 5.3.20(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Wed Oct 28 02:28:14 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################

######## 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: 
Tau-08-Q2b1x1
#######################################
########### Starting Tau-08-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Tau-08-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 220565 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 220565 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.png' -> 'transient_report/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits_preview.png'

Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits


renamed 'Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.png' -> 'transient_report/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits_preview.png'

Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits




Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
----------------------------------------------
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 692.6543
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 582.5630
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 9945.0947
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 2195.5310
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 10133.9062
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 2258.4325
----------------------------------------------
INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 14.3579
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.028
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
----------------------------------------------
Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     15.9799995422363 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 16.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.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= '2026-10-28T02:15:08.8344894' / Time of observation (local)" status=0
Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-10-28T07:15:08.8344894' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0
Record 13: "MJD-OBS =     61341.3021855787 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0
Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-10-28T07:15:18.7350738' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0
Record 15: "MJD-AVG =     61341.3023001738 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0
Record 16: "XBINNING=                    1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
Record 17: "YBINNING=                    1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
Record 18: "GAIN    =                   30 / Sensor gain" status=0
Record 19: "OFFSET  =                   30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0
Record 20: "XPIXSZ  =                 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0
Record 21: "YPIXSZ  =                 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0
Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M'            / Imaging instrument name" status=0
Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
Record 25: "CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0
Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0'             / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT=                   50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2'       / Name of telescope" status=0
Record 29: "FOCALLEN=                135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0
Record 30: "FOCRATIO=                  2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0
Record 31: "RA      =     64.2852615215742 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0
Record 32: "DEC     =     5.99980320367606 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0
Record 33: "CENTALT =     56.1219444444444 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0
Record 34: "CENTAZ  =     140.087777777778 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0
Record 35: "AIRMASS =     1.20389893316325 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0
Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'West'               / Telescope pointing state" status=0
Record 37: "SITEELEV=               1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0
Record 38: "SITELAT =           33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0
Record 39: "SITELONG=          -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0
Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky'         / Observer name" status=0
Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview'        / Observatory name" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/d_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits :)

Spent 0.664688 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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/d_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     15.9099998474121 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 16.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/d_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits :)

Spent 0.543418 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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/d_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits



fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.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/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.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/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.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: 2461341.80230132
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.1'  15.7(deg)x10.5(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 04:17:16.928 +05:58:49.14 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.2'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 04:17:06.922 +06:00:58.73 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 04:17:16.928 +05:58:49.14
Second-epoch image center 04:17:06.922 +06:00:58.73
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0549 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.2'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 04:17:07.289 +06:01:08.06 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 04:17:16.928 +05:58:49.14
Second-epoch image center 04:17:07.289 +06:01:08.06
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0555 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  04:17:06.922 +06:00:58.73
Second-epoch second image center 04:17:07.289 +06:01:08.06
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00300 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits &> /tmp/tmp.gM2KoX7gYK
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits &> /tmp/tmp.k6qNnVWv5F
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits &> /tmp/tmp.o3xxSaUBIT
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits &> /tmp/tmp.6lgX3ZRydi
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits and wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits and wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits and wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 8663 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 56.3081 to 72.2820 deg, Dec +0.6924 to +11.2683 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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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 56.3081 to 72.2820 deg, Dec 0.6924 to 11.2683 deg
Loaded 5018 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): 4111 out of 4342 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4342 out of 8663 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.922800
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.922800
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.42
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.50

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.50

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 8663 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 56.3081 to 72.2820 deg, Dec +0.6924 to +11.2683 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.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 56.3081 to 72.2820 deg, Dec 0.6924 to 11.2683 deg
Loaded 5018 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): 4111 out of 4342 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4342 out of 8663 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits (aperture=6.0)
Read 7732 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 56.2889 to 72.2642 deg, Dec +0.7253 to +11.3032 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 56.2889 to 72.2642 deg, Dec 0.7253 to 11.3032 deg
Loaded 5008 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): 4066 out of 4298 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4298 out of 7732 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.0 pix  Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
 2.1 pix  Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
 2.4 pix  fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.5 mag.  Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
 15.4 mag.  Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
 13.8 mag.  fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
 13.8 mag.  fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  13.8 (SNR )  10.6 (80% of stars)  with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of  following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). 
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. 
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
############ /tmp/tmp.gM2KoX7gYK (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/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.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/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.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=654, bad_region=1709, passed=8663
Got 8663 stars (including 6418 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8663 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4906 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4899 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4899 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4899 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7295 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.22" 

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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4906 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4899 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7295 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4899 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7295 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 
Excluding outliers - 4899 stars left (next iteration limit 5388)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits N_match=4899 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.254 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.304 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.236 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.234 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.207 n_q1=1740 n_q2=718 n_q3=1781 n_q4=660 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.197
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4899 N_valid=4899 bias_ra_arcsec=0.007 bias_dec_arcsec=0.001 median_sep_arcsec=0.215 p95_sep_arcsec=0.697 n_q1=1740 n_q2=718 n_q3=1781 n_q4=660 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits -region wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.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.k6qNnVWv5F (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/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.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/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.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=626, bad_region=1495, passed=7732
Got 7732 stars (including 5720 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7732 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4906 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4899 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4899 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4899 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6528 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4906 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4899 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6528 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4899 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6528 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Excluding outliers - 4899 stars left (next iteration limit 5388)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits N_match=4899 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.354 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.441 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.360 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.308 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.311 n_q1=1755 n_q2=718 n_q3=1774 n_q4=652 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.246
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4899 N_valid=4899 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.002 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.009 median_sep_arcsec=0.286 p95_sep_arcsec=0.796 n_q1=1755 n_q2=718 n_q3=1774 n_q4=652 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits -region wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.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.o3xxSaUBIT (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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.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=373, bad_region=717, passed=2325
Got 2325 stars (including 1340 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2325 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1310 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1310 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1309 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1310 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1691 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1310 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1309 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1691 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1309 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1691 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Excluding outliers - 1309 stars left (next iteration limit 1441)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1309 robust_rms=7.892 arcsec worst_region_rms=13.229 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=13.229 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1309 robust_rms=0.637 arcsec worst_region_rms=1.343 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=1.343 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1309 robust_rms=0.381 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.519 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.519 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1309 robust_rms_before=0.931 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.393 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.381 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.556 worst_region_rms_after=0.519 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.211 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.519
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.556 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.556 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.393 arcsec matched=1309
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits N_match=1309 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.333 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.531 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.356 n_q1=383 n_q2=283 n_q3=402 n_q4=241 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.326
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=1309 N_valid=1309 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.174 bias_dec_arcsec=0.458 median_sep_arcsec=0.810 p95_sep_arcsec=1.960 n_q1=383 n_q2=283 n_q3=402 n_q4=241 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.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.6lgX3ZRydi (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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=384, bad_region=689, passed=2245
Got 2245 stars (including 1279 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2245 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1249 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1248 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1248 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1248 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1634 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1249 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1248 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1634 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1248 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1634 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Excluding outliers - 1248 stars left (next iteration limit 1372)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1248 robust_rms=7.947 arcsec worst_region_rms=13.481 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=13.481 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1248 robust_rms=0.746 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.976 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.966 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1248 robust_rms=0.451 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.572 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.572 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1248 robust_rms_before=0.982 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.439 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.451 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.566 worst_region_rms_after=0.572 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.080 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.572
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.566 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.566 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.439 arcsec matched=1248
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits N_match=1248 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.401 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.450 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.549 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.427 n_q1=365 n_q2=266 n_q3=384 n_q4=233 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.216
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=1248 N_valid=1248 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.218 bias_dec_arcsec=0.441 median_sep_arcsec=0.843 p95_sep_arcsec=1.977 n_q1=365 n_q2=266 n_q3=384 n_q4=233 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits sigma_overall=0.254 worst_q_ratio=1.197
ref2=Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits sigma_overall=0.354 worst_q_ratio=1.246
new1=fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits sigma_overall=0.400 worst_q_ratio=1.326
new2=fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits sigma_overall=0.451 worst_q_ratio=1.216
reference average sigma_overall=0.304 worst_q_ratio=1.2215
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################

Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193_astrometric_residuals.png (4899 matched stars from wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.22 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108_astrometric_residuals.png (4899 matched stars from wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398_astrometric_residuals.png (1309 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399_astrometric_residuals.png (1248 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.40 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-08-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
  
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Considering the candidate 01031_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399
The candidate 01031_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 28.30273    2461341.80273    9.79    04:29:11.65 +09:56:41.6   6614 5564   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits

**** FOUND  04:29:11.65 +09:56:41.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Tau-08-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/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.1'  15.7(deg)x10.5(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 04:17:16.928 +05:58:49.14 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.2'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 04:17:06.922 +06:00:58.73 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 04:17:16.928 +05:58:49.14
Second-epoch image center 04:17:06.922 +06:00:58.73
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0549 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.2'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 04:17:07.289 +06:01:08.06 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 04:17:16.928 +05:58:49.14
Second-epoch image center 04:17:07.289 +06:01:08.06
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0555 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  04:17:06.922 +06:00:58.73
Second-epoch second image center 04:17:07.289 +06:01:08.06
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00300 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EGO99dC4tM
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits &> /tmp/tmp.72OMLXphoO
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Ae0u2E6zjx
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits &> /tmp/tmp.e99Efjv71P
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits and wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits and wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits and wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 52195 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 56.3081 to 72.2950 deg, Dec +0.6737 to +11.2686 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 56.3081 to 72.2950 deg, Dec 0.6737 to 11.2686 deg
Loaded 5032 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): 3858 out of 4399 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4399 out of 52195 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.791450
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.791450
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.09
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.70

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.70

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 52195 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 56.3081 to 72.2950 deg, Dec +0.6737 to +11.2686 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 56.3081 to 72.2950 deg, Dec 0.6737 to 11.2686 deg
Loaded 5032 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): 3858 out of 4399 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4399 out of 52195 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits (aperture=4.6)
Read 48772 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 56.2863 to 72.2652 deg, Dec +0.7157 to +11.3031 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 56.2863 to 72.2652 deg, Dec 0.7157 to 11.3031 deg
Loaded 5015 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): 3858 out of 4392 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4392 out of 48772 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 9 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.0 pix  Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
 1.9 pix  Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
 2.0 pix  fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.7 mag.  Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
 15.6 mag.  Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
 14.0 mag.  fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
 14.0 mag.  fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  14.0 (SNR )  13.3 (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.EGO99dC4tM (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/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.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/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=2672, bad_region=8043, passed=52186
Got 52186 stars (including 41786 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 52186 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4918 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: 0.23" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 45893 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" 

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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4918 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 45893 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 45893 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 
Excluding outliers - 4913 stars left (next iteration limit 5404)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits N_match=4913 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.246 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.304 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.232 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.225 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.207 n_q1=1732 n_q2=718 n_q3=1791 n_q4=672 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.233
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4913 N_valid=4913 bias_ra_arcsec=0.009 bias_dec_arcsec=0.002 median_sep_arcsec=0.213 p95_sep_arcsec=0.718 n_q1=1732 n_q2=718 n_q3=1791 n_q4=672 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits -region wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.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.72OMLXphoO (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/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.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/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.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=2468, bad_region=7460, passed=48761
Got 48761 stars (including 39142 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 48761 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4916 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4911 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 42973 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4916 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 42973 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 42973 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Excluding outliers - 4911 stars left (next iteration limit 5402)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits N_match=4911 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.417 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.302 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.294 n_q1=1733 n_q2=718 n_q3=1797 n_q4=663 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.233
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4911 N_valid=4911 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.000 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.004 median_sep_arcsec=0.276 p95_sep_arcsec=0.814 n_q1=1733 n_q2=718 n_q3=1797 n_q4=663 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits -region wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.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.Ae0u2E6zjx (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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.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=3, blended=581, bad_region=4648, passed=16606
Got 16606 stars (including 11551 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16606 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4895 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4887 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4887 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4887 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13057 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4894 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13057 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13057 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Excluding outliers - 4886 stars left (next iteration limit 5375)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4886 robust_rms=7.860 arcsec worst_region_rms=15.024 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=15.024 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4886 robust_rms=0.706 arcsec worst_region_rms=1.315 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=1.315 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4886 robust_rms=0.483 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.694 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.694 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4886 robust_rms_before=0.957 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.477 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.483 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.699 worst_region_rms_after=0.694 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.459 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.694
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.699 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.699 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.477 arcsec matched=4886
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits N_match=4886 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.476 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.442 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.434 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.600 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.443 n_q1=1355 n_q2=1131 n_q3=1365 n_q4=1035 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.260
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4886 N_valid=4886 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.140 bias_dec_arcsec=0.486 median_sep_arcsec=0.839 p95_sep_arcsec=2.037 n_q1=1355 n_q2=1131 n_q3=1365 n_q4=1035 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.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.e99Efjv71P (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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.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=2, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=600, bad_region=4659, passed=16736
Got 16736 stars (including 11657 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16736 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4896 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4888 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4888 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4888 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13173 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" 

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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4895 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4887 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13173 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4887 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13173 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49" 
Excluding outliers - 4887 stars left (next iteration limit 5376)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.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=4887 robust_rms=7.778 arcsec worst_region_rms=15.317 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=15.317 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4887 robust_rms=0.762 arcsec worst_region_rms=1.111 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=1.111 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4887 robust_rms=0.529 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.687 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.687 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4887 robust_rms_before=0.995 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.521 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.529 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.676 worst_region_rms_after=0.687 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.410 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.687
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.676 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.676 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.521 arcsec matched=4887
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits N_match=4887 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.529 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.468 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.515 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.620 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.503 n_q1=1347 n_q2=1140 n_q3=1371 n_q4=1029 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.172
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4887 N_valid=4887 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.184 bias_dec_arcsec=0.481 median_sep_arcsec=0.867 p95_sep_arcsec=2.014 n_q1=1347 n_q2=1140 n_q3=1371 n_q4=1029 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.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_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/wcs_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-08-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits at 04:34:04.52 +02:15:19.4:  12.45 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_22-34-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0193.fits at 04:31:39.52 +02:13:20.2:  15.90 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 04:34:04.52 +02:15:19.4:  12.45 +/- 0.02  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_21-44-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 04:31:39.52 +02:13:20.2:  15.75 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.45 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:34:04.52 +02:15:19.4: ref_mag=12.45 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.8427 delta=-0.39 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out66436.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 30s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
  
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Considering the candidate 64434_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399
The candidate 64434_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 10 28.30230    2461341.80230    12.78    04:34:04.57 +02:15:20.3   7341 0898   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0398.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.30273    2461341.80273    12.94    04:34:04.47 +02:15:18.6   7340 0896   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 64757_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399
The candidate 64757_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.30273    2461341.80273    10.84    04:33:56.11 +03:56:39.4   7319 1924   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (10.5") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 64890_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399
The candidate 64890_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.30273    2461341.80273    11.09    04:11:01.94 +06:04:08.6   3875 3235   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (10.7") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 65552_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399
The candidate 65552_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.30273    2461341.80273    12.24    04:07:26.26 +05:32:29.8   3330 2923   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (10.9") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 65856_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399
The candidate 65856_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.30273    2461341.80273    12.81    04:26:53.69 +07:07:14.3   6261 3851   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits

**** FOUND  04:26:53.70 +07:07:14.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 66084_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399
The candidate 66084_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.30273    2461341.80273    12.94    04:12:04.62 +04:21:57.4   4020 2204   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (10.5") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 66105_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399
The candidate 66105_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 10 28.30273    2461341.80273    12.88    04:20:56.16 +06:17:23.2   5363 3354   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (10.8") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 66436_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399
Preparing report for the candidate 66436_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399
  
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Considering the candidate 04926_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399
The candidate 04926_fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 10 28.30273    2461341.80273    9.95    04:29:11.62 +09:56:41.4   6614 5564   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-28_CI_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_022313_TTUQ2b1x1_2270318_lpqyNSh2/fd_Tau-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-28_02-15-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0399.fits

**** FOUND  04:29:11.62 +09:56:41.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 31s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Tau-08-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
04:31:39.52 +02:13:20.2
########### Completed Tau-08-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 ####
04:31:39.52 +02:13:20.2
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04:31:39.52 +02:13:20.2  -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list)
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO  ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461341.80230132 -observatory V36
15:05:12.45 -19:57:16.8 Mercury (1.3mag)
13:35:03.66 -16:02:41.5 Venus (-4.3mag)
09:17:11.04 +17:23:01.2 Mars (0.9mag)
09:44:09.36 +14:19:49.5 Jupiter (-2.0mag)
00:37:51.66 +01:08:57.9 Saturn (0.4mag)
04:09:57.23 +20:52:31.3 Uranus (5.6mag)
00:08:48.61 -00:35:20.0 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:24:17.53 -23:42:24.5 Pluto (14.5mag)
04:02:43.23 +25:36:38.0 Moon (-12.0mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461341.80230132:
09:44:16.51 +14:19:09.3 Io (6.0mag)
09:44:04.96 +14:20:13.4 Europa (6.1mag)
09:44:07.85 +14:19:59.0 Ganymede (5.5mag)
09:43:44.79 +14:22:07.1 Callisto (6.8mag)
09:45:10.08 +14:33:06.0 Himalia (15.5mag)
09:44:06.76 +14:20:04.4 Thebe (16.4mag)
09:43:34.86 +14:44:22.0 Elara (17.4mag)
09:45:24.15 +13:45:29.8 Pasiphae (17.7mag)
09:41:35.00 +14:50:40.7 Carme (18.7mag)
00:37:37.48 +01:09:02.4 Titan (8.2mag)
00:37:53.92 +01:08:40.0 Rhea (9.6mag)
00:38:08.61 +01:08:18.6 Iapetus (11.0mag)
00:37:44.79 +01:09:16.9 Hyperion (14.2mag)
00:36:05.44 +00:56:37.7 Phoebe (16.4mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461341.80230132:
04:14:58.20 +18:50:40.7 JWST
19:01:42.22 +03:07:58.4 Chandra
06:49:07.04 +02:49:51.1 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461341.80230132 -observatory V36
03:37:56.89 +20:04:28.3 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
07:44:25.60 +37:57:34.8 17.9mag P/2004 V5 (LINEAR-Hill)
07:44:30.74 +37:57:22.0 17.9mag P/2004 V5-A (LINEAR-Hill)
07:43:50.50 +37:57:38.4 17.9mag P/2004 V5-B (LINEAR-Hill)
05:02:50.03 +40:04:29.0 17.8mag P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski)
18:41:22.47 -33:03:27.0 14.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:44:38.23 -73:30:50.2 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:12:59.42 +35:08:19.1 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
04:28:19.37 +47:36:44.9 17.8mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
07:34:56.23 +25:20:53.5 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
09:07:42.72 +37:41:09.6 16.4mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
18:33:17.73 +40:57:45.6 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
05:44:46.01 -13:38:35.9 16.4mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
12:49:48.38 +14:38:09.9 15.8mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
14:08:37.90 -04:06:24.1 16.4mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
19:51:17.50 +56:53:14.7 15.4mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
13:01:49.96 +16:10:15.2 17.7mag A/2026 E1
16:14:06.84 -60:28:59.3 14.0mag P/2026 R2 (Leonard)
19:28:16.47 -05:15:33.9 16.8mag P/2026 T1 (ATLAS)
23:43:44.14 +15:36:45.5 17.0mag 2P/Encke
23:18:16.91 -27:28:24.6 15.2mag 10P/Tempel
02:32:44.62 +33:33:46.4 16.4mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR
12:22:19.16 -09:32:31.6 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
00:13:06.37 -09:05:24.6 15.8mag 65P/Gunn
07:55:00.78 +14:12:35.9 13.9mag 78P/Gehrels
02:41:24.81 +13:24:13.2 18.0mag 88P/Howell
08:39:18.43 +44:35:28.0 17.1mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
09:39:19.70 +07:54:37.9 17.7mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
12:14:59.97 +09:24:43.0 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley
20:05:45.47 +12:36:08.2 10.0mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
10:59:00.78 -01:58:39.7 15.7mag 169P/NEAT
03:16:28.04 +02:41:27.5 15.1mag 220P/McNaught
06:20:55.53 +48:40:14.5 15.6mag 260P/McNaught
07:49:50.11 +25:11:57.9 17.6mag 266P/Christensen
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
17:54:18.84 -27:36:35.70  TCP J17541876-2736362  2026-10-24.76 9.92
10:38:47.97 +53:30:34.00  SN2026sqf  2026-10-24.6 13.27
21:49:53.30 +14:07:44.90  ASASSN-26fq  2026-10-23.23 14.82
01:00:14.36 +34:04:05.90  ASASSN-26fp  2026-10-23.34 12.9
01:06:23.14 -63:46:37.10  ASASSN-26fo  2026-10-19.79 -4.88
00:25:28.03 +20:14:39.10  SN2026afqd  2026-10-19.36 -0.77
22:14:03.37 -45:07:18.60  ASASSN-26fm  2026-10-13.75 14.42
01:57:48.19 -33:14:42.30  SN 2026aedl  2026-10-12.33 15.3
18:05:22.06 +17:52:41.00  ASASSN-26fn  2026-10-11.74 15.23
21:50:55.86 -02:51:49.30  SN2026acyb  2026-10-9.85 16.83
03:40:34.04 +02:31:56.70  SN2026acvp  2026-10-9.95 17.75
04:33:25.91 -13:41:04.20  SN2026adhl  2026-10-9.94 17.52
09:20:05.05 +27:03:12.40  SN2026aeif  2026-10-9.47 15.93
02:58:07.77 -65:18:52.90  ASASSN-26fl  2026-10-7.9 -0.85
02:49:03.98 -49:55:57.00  SN 2026adfy  2026-10-4.88 16.61
22:03:46.31 -11:07:57.70  AT2026adgn  2026-10-4.28 -2.56
15:03:12.98 +49:51:05.40  ASASSN-26fj  2026-10-2.06 15.91
08:07:27.96 -65:51:03.90  ASASSN-26fi  2026-10-1.36 15.82
21:02:34.66 +23:57:26.20  ASASSN-26fh  2026-10-1.27 15.94
20:00:16.62 +03:26:29.90  AT2026adfv  2026-10-1.3 16.42
00:08:42.74 -32:33:16.50  SN2026abhc  2026-09-29.15 15.57
21:02:30.26 -19:27:41.80  SN2026acxa  2026-09-29.13 14.65
04:39:17.45 -28:06:12.40  ASASSN-26fg  2026-09-23.25 15.73
05:25:07.80 +04:38:32.40  SN2026aajs  2026-09-21.32 17.04
19:56:12.67 +08:25:27.70  AT2026acgs  2026-09-18.14 15.84
00:02:34.06 +52:55:18.90  ASASSN-26ff  2026-09-16.38 15.41
23:44:33.18 +17:46:12.20  SN2026yjv  2026-09-15.38 18.32
16:21:12.24 +57:37:51.30  SN 2026aafh  2026-09-14.11 15.02
23:36:00.27 -19:28:18.00  SN 2026aaks  2026-09-14.44 16.89
16:35:24.86 -05:32:38.20  SN2026aasi  2026-09-12.99 16.58
16:46:08.71 +37:25:21.80  SN2026aafk  2026-09-13.25 17.4
23:48:37.86 +50:25:24.60  SN2026aafs  2026-09-13.47 17
21:20:27.02 +02:10:42.50  SN2026aagh   -------
08:02:26.85 -24:37:44.10  ASASSN-26fe  2026-09-13.34 13.67
02:29:34.91 +23:06:56.30  SN2026aars  2026-09-12.27 16.93
02:47:25.52 -32:58:34.50  SN 2026znh  2026-09-9.92 16.26
04:59:14.53 -83:27:58.80  ASASSN-26fd  2026-09-9.11 17.27
17:52:06.79 -23:43:20.70  ASASSN-26fc  2026-09-8.79 12.14
03:52:53.26 -14:19:28.70  SN 2026zfw  2026-09-8 17.78
01:53:26.46 +10:07:25.10  SN2026aacj  2026-09-7.17 16.27
20:04:34.47 +62:38:38.10  SN2026zji  2026-09-7.14 15.87
22:37:05.64 +34:24:35.00  SN2026aaiv  2026-09-7.25 13.48
22:24:21.29 -10:25:31.60  ASASSN-26fb  2026-09-5.3 13.93
00:44:54.28 +41:33:10.50  AT2026aabo  2026-09-3.29 15.02
00:52:12.40 -58:22:08.60  SN 2026zhl  2026-08-31.92 16.51
19:53:57.87 +61:00:19.70  ASASSN-26fa  2026-08-31.18 14.63
00:21:50.96 -09:29:16.30  AT2026zwp  2026-08-31.41 15.59
19:45:06.20 +18:22:48.80  V488  2026-08-30.13 9.37
18:25:12.79 -22:25:29.10  V8055  2026-08-30 10.76
17:17:45.96 +64:31:40.10  ASASSN-26ez  2026-08-25.13 10.87
19:02:47.09 +58:08:21.00  AT2026zwo  2026-08-24.16 15.78
04:20:07.58 -42:26:59.90  AT2026zjy  2026-08-23.03 15.91
03:08:18.02 +11:54:46.50  SN2026ymb  2026-08-23.4 16.44
20:22:32.48 -50:45:14.30  SN2026yid  2026-08-22.82 15.13
04:24:28.39 -56:20:21.60  ASASSN-26ey  2026-08-20.02 15.55
16:46:37.81 -63:14:59.80  ASASSN-26ex  2026-08-18.78 3.63
21:28:47.85 +20:31:03.60  SN 2026sfn  2026-08-16.3 17.09
23:01:28.67 -61:00:39.00  SN 2026yib  2026-08-14.85 17.36
00:22:23.20 -32:16:02.70  SN 2026whu  2026-08-14.96 16.5
19:56:21.71 -37:24:19.90  ASASSN-26ew  2026-08-13.82 14.73
13:53:14.21 +00:26:52.00  SN 2026wkv  2026-08-10.12 15.83
05:21:07.61 +23:38:20.10  TCP J05210763+2338194  2026-08-10.59 9.34
01:28:20.49 +40:13:27.10  SN2026wpd  2026-08-9.34 16.37
23:47:50.87 +49:28:49.80  SN2026wjs  2026-08-9.35 17.12
16:03:20.92 +17:43:23.70  AT2026xau  2026-08-9.3 17.71
01:10:22.05 -09:34:08.50  SN2026weo  2026-08-7.46 15.76
00:56:54.35 -35:55:29.40  AT2026wdy  2026-08-5.05 16.08
22:08:07.63 -53:03:58.90  AT2026wek  2026-08-3.82 17.17
14:51:51.34 +66:13:24.60  ASASSN-26ev  2026-08-2.15 14.02
12:06:50.79 -36:16:06.20  SN2026wgm  2026-08-1.73 15.61
16:56:36.90 -59:29:26.00  ASASSN-26er  2026-07-25.82 15.09
01:21:27.89 -10:37:05.90  SN2026vbh  2026-07-25.05 15.79
21:17:31.59 +22:25:50.90  ASASSN-26eq  2026-07-24.37 15.13
18:53:36.89 +16:56:43.60  ASASSN-26ep  2026-07-23.47 -4.06
12:18:47.98 -30:48:47.50  ASASSN-26et  2026-07-22.76 13.98
13:00:47.82 +15:42:17.60  SN2026uwk  2026-07-21.75 16.38
18:52:31.11 -32:28:00.90  ASASSN-26en  2026-07-21.77 14.63
14:42:58.01 -62:32:59.10  ASASSN-26es  2026-07-20.79 15.36
20:12:45.57 -32:53:13.00  ASASSN-26em  2026-07-20.94 16.83
18:54:24.33 -46:11:51.70  ASASSN-26eu  2026-07-20.93 14.86
03:18:56.99 -80:55:10.40  AT2026ugi  2026-07-20.03 17.12
18:43:58.40 +24:22:41.80  ASASSN-26eo  2026-07-19.36 16.16
04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80  ASASSN-26ej  2026-07-16.17 17.02
18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90  ASASSN-26ek  2026-07-16.24 15.73
17:07:43.61 -44:21:53.50  ASASSN-26el  2026-07-15.86 16.01
14:45:08.35 +24:13:12.30  ASASSN-26ei  2026-07-16.17 16.46
10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10  AT 2023mhb  2026-07-14.73 16.67
14:39:37.45 -11:22:36.20  AT 2026unl  2026-07-15.27 17.11
10:49:42.57 -11:25:55.80  ASASSN-26eh  2026-07-14.72 16.58
19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80  ASASSN-22le  2026-07-14.15 15.5
02:45:40.52 -27:55:30.30  ASASSN-26ef  2026-07-12.35 15.86
23:26:43.80 +04:42:39.70  SN 2026qtn  2026-07-12.22 16.47
02:19:17.26 +28:57:15.40  ASASSN-26ec  2026-07-11.53 2.78
18:31:15.56 -05:34:31.50  AT2026stb  2026-07-11.28 -1.29
13:36:08.24 +23:29:05.00  AT2026pjf  2026-07-10.18 -0.72
17:33:39.82 +04:22:36.70  SN2026pir  2026-07-9.86 -0.66
11:21:41.26 -50:33:36.30  ASASSN-26ed  2026-07-8.8 -1.3
23:41:42.11 +26:29:49.10  AT2026qil  2026-07-9.3 16.15
20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10  ASASSN-26ee  2026-07-7.22 15.53
19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80  AT2026ryu  2026-07-7.17 14.88
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
19:45:06.48 +18:22:42.2  PNV J19450648+1822422  2026-08-25.1278  9.0mag
00:42:54.65 +41:22:59.3  PNV J00425465+4122593  2026-08-25.4712  18.9mag
00:42:50.38 +41:18:58.76  PNV J00425038+4118587  2026-09-04.1512  18.2mag
00:42:12.76 +41:16:28.4  PNV J00421276+4116284  2026-09-10.9176  18.67Cmag
17:52:06.80 -23:43:20.7  TCP J17520680-2343207  2026-09-08.7896  12.6mag
00:42:40.94 +41:15:37.1  PNV J00424094+4115371  2026-09-17.8925  18.3mag
08:49:20.13 -09:19:15.8  TCP J08492013-0919158  2026-09-18.4698  13.3mag
00:42:13.93 +41:16:35.6  PNV J00421393+4116356  2026-09-22.6597  19.66Cmag
18:14:01.58 +15:13:55.5  TCP J18140158+1513555  2026-09-24.4645  14.1mag
00:42:36.61 +41:13:50.5  TCP J00423661+4113505  2026-09-29.7462  17.4mag
22:03:46.29 -11:07:57.8  TCP J22034629-1107578  2026-09-29.7438  14.51Cmag
22:05:02.06 +20:49:01.2  TCP J22050206+2049012  2026-10-03.5715  17.13Cmag
00:38:15.01 +41:14:47.2  TCP J00381501+4114472  2026-10-08.5978  17.72Cmag
01:06:05.83 +09:51:20.4  TCP J01060583+0951204  2026-10-10.8543  14.54Cmag
17:54:18.76 -27:36:36.2  TCP J17541876-2736362  2026-10-12.3993  10.8mag
09:56:00.79 +69:06:15.2  PNV J09560079+6906152  2026-10-14.9274  19.38Cmag
00:43:30.83 +41:26:55.3  PNV J00433083+4126553  2026-10-17.5651  18.61Cmag
04:57:32.08 +30:15:41.6  TCP J04573208+3015416  2026-10-17.7818  18.21Cmag
05:21:07.64 +23:38:21.3  TCP J05210764+2338213  2026-10-18.4020  10.3mag
05:34:11.01 +28:45:30.5  TCP J05341101+2845305  2026-10-18.3604  16.6mag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
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
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Wed Oct 28 02:25:16 CDT 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 2 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 0 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 4s (0.07 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 29s (0.48 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 5s (0.08 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 2s (0.03 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 1s (0.02 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 43s (0.72 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 4 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 1 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 9s (0.15 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 0s (0.00 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 9s (0.15 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 0s (0.00 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 31s (0.52 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 50s (0.83 min)
FIELD_Tau-08-Q2b1x1: 109s (1.82 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 220s (3.67 min)
Finished: Wed Oct 28 02:28:56 CDT 2026