Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 11 03.1836  2461347.6836  14.19  01:08:30.98 -08:11:45.1
135.77576 -70.64053 galactic  Cet  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.5" and 6.0 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
783 Nora                    -1     -1       1  14.2     0   -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 01:08:30.98 -08:11:45.1:  15.85 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 01:08:30.98 -08:11:45.1:  15.83 +/- 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.

Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits


fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits


fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits  wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits -crosshair 7357.40381 4253.93555 image    wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits -crosshair 7354.21143 4258.95801 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF

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 11 03.18361 01 08 30.98 -08 11 45.1          14.2 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 11 03.18328 01 08 31.03 -08 11 45.0          14.1 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 11 03.18394 01 08 30.93 -08 11 45.2          14.2 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 11 03.1836*  01 08 30.98 -08 11 45.1  14.2 U             Cet       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,2461347.6836,14.19,0.05,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 20261103.1836 14.19CV NMW


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

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

Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 11 03.1836  2461347.6836  12.80  00:53:17.83 -06:56:15.9
124.26858 -69.80467 galactic  Cet  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.1" and 5.9 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
191 Kolga                   -2     -0       2  13.1     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:53:17.83 -06:56:15.9:  14.72 +/- 0.12  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:53:17.83 -06:56:15.9:  14.66 +/- 0.12  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.69 +/- 0.08
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.

Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits


Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits


fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits


fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs   wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits -crosshair 4477.12305 1352.98047 image    wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits -crosshair 4477.00977 1347.64026 image    wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits -crosshair 5080.95654 5041.27441 image    wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits -crosshair 5078.00000 5046.35156 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF

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 11 03.18361 00 53 17.83 -06 56 15.9          12.8 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 11 03.18328 00 53 17.82 -06 56 15.9          12.8 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 11 03.18394 00 53 17.83 -06 56 15.9          12.8 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 11 03.1836*  00 53 17.83 -06 56 15.9  12.8 U             Cet       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,2461347.6836,12.80,0.05,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 20261103.1836 12.80CV 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 Cet-06-Q2b1x1 reference image: Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Field Cet-06-Q2b1x1 reference image: Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Field Cet-06-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Field Cet-06-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461032.61603037 23.12.2025 02:46:55.024   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
First image: 2461032.61603037 23.12.2025 02:46:55.024   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Last  image: 2461347.68393966 03.11.2026 04:24:42.387   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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.:  -7.57
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: 6 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):  4722
Objects passed selection criteria:  4712
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.0    4.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.0    4.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 3678
Average stars matched: 3368 (91.5715 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   230980 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Thu Oct 15 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-241-g3eca6a38
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-15)
GNU bash, version 5.3.20(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Tue Nov  3 00:35:00 CST 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: 2461032.61603037 23.12.2025 02:46:55.024   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
First image: 2461032.61603037 23.12.2025 02:46:55.024   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Last  image: 2461347.68393966 03.11.2026 04:24:42.387   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 16
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.28
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: 27 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):  23739
Objects passed selection criteria:  23668
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.1    4.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.1    4.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 19220.2
Average stars matched: 17513 (91.1174 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   246168 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Thu Oct 15 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-241-g3eca6a38
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-15)
GNU bash, version 5.3.20(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Tue Nov  3 00:36:28 CST 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=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Cet-06-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Cet-06-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Cet-06-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 968043 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 968043 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.png' -> 'transient_report/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits_preview.png'

Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits


renamed 'Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.png' -> 'transient_report/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits_preview.png'

Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits




Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 888.8278
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 475.8528
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1297.7301
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 476.7450
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1295.0084
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 476.2990
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 1.46005
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.001
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     12.8299999237061 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 13.5 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/d_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits :)

Spent 0.789291 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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/d_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =      12.789999961853 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 13.5 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/d_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits :)

Spent 0.782696 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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/d_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits



fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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: 2461347.68327720
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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Image size: 941.5'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: 00:51:25.673 -10:00:21.48 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.3'  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: 00:51:25.551 -09:59:40.06 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 00:51:25.673 -10:00:21.48
Second-epoch image center 00:51:25.551 -09:59:40.06
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0115 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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.3'  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: 00:51:26.729 -10:00:09.79 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 00:51:25.673 -10:00:21.48
Second-epoch image center 00:51:26.729 -10:00:09.79
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0054 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  00:51:25.551 -09:59:40.06
Second-epoch second image center 00:51:26.729 -10:00:09.79
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00957 deg.
###################################
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5Kqen7gvHP
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits &> /tmp/tmp.nNMGQ12a10
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Gz44vqtY5p
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JrCL053uyB
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits and wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits and wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits and wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5092 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.8432 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3223 to -4.5646 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 4.8432 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3223 to -4.5646 deg
Loaded 3952 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): 3142 out of 3267 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3267 out of 5092 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.892100
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.892100
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.57
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.32

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.32

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5092 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.8432 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3223 to -4.5646 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 4.8432 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3223 to -4.5646 deg
Loaded 3952 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): 3142 out of 3267 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3267 out of 5092 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits (aperture=6.2)
Read 5085 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.8433 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3261 to -4.5647 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.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 4.8433 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3261 to -4.5647 deg
Loaded 3953 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): 3150 out of 3266 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3266 out of 5085 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.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:
 2.1 pix  Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
 2.1 pix  Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
 2.4 pix  fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
 2.5 pix  fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.3 mag.  Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
 15.3 mag.  Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
 15.0 mag.  fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
 15.0 mag.  fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  15.0 (SNR )  12.0 (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.5Kqen7gvHP (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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=365, bad_region=1203, passed=5092
Got 5092 stars (including 3612 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5092 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3543 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3540 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3540 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3540 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4141 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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3543 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3540 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4141 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3540 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4141 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 
Excluding outliers - 3540 stars left (next iteration limit 3894)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits N_match=3540 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.271 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.299 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.241 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.236 n_q1=1035 n_q2=684 n_q3=1126 n_q4=695 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.146
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=3540 N_valid=3540 bias_ra_arcsec=0.001 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.001 median_sep_arcsec=0.223 p95_sep_arcsec=0.592 n_q1=1035 n_q2=684 n_q3=1126 n_q4=695 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits -region wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.nNMGQ12a10 (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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.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=357, bad_region=1183, passed=5085
Got 5085 stars (including 3633 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5085 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3563 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3561 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3561 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3561 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4154 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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3563 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3561 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4154 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3561 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4154 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 
Excluding outliers - 3561 stars left (next iteration limit 3917)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits N_match=3561 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.253 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.272 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.223 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.213 n_q1=1046 n_q2=691 n_q3=1120 n_q4=704 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.227
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=3561 N_valid=3561 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.003 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.002 median_sep_arcsec=0.229 p95_sep_arcsec=0.587 n_q1=1046 n_q2=691 n_q3=1120 n_q4=704 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits -region wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.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.Gz44vqtY5p (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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.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=301, bad_region=1026, passed=4552
Got 4552 stars (including 3313 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4552 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3240 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3239 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3239 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3239 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3740 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 

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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3241 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3239 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3740 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3239 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3740 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Excluding outliers - 3239 stars left (next iteration limit 3562)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3239 robust_rms=7.219 arcsec worst_region_rms=13.132 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=13.132 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3239 robust_rms=0.696 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.964 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.964 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3239 robust_rms=0.366 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.497 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.497 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3239 robust_rms_before=0.997 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.331 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.366 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.452 worst_region_rms_after=0.497 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.730 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.497
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.452 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.452 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.331 arcsec matched=3239
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits N_match=3239 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.327 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.287 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.395 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.307 n_q1=1071 n_q2=595 n_q3=1023 n_q4=550 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.199
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=3239 N_valid=3239 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.118 bias_dec_arcsec=0.318 median_sep_arcsec=0.854 p95_sep_arcsec=2.259 n_q1=1071 n_q2=595 n_q3=1023 n_q4=550 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.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.JrCL053uyB (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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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=299, bad_region=1012, passed=4535
Got 4535 stars (including 3305 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4535 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3232 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3230 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3230 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3230 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3736 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3232 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3230 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3736 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3230 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3736 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Excluding outliers - 3230 stars left (next iteration limit 3553)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3230 robust_rms=7.249 arcsec worst_region_rms=12.862 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=12.862 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3230 robust_rms=0.709 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.946 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.946 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3230 robust_rms=0.361 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.479 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.479 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3230 robust_rms_before=1.013 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.328 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.361 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.418 worst_region_rms_after=0.479 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.712 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.479
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.418 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.418 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.328 arcsec matched=3230
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits N_match=3230 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.272 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.324 n_q1=1076 n_q2=583 n_q3=1025 n_q4=546 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.153
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=3230 N_valid=3230 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.079 bias_dec_arcsec=0.313 median_sep_arcsec=0.841 p95_sep_arcsec=2.193 n_q1=1076 n_q2=583 n_q3=1025 n_q4=546 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits sigma_overall=0.271 worst_q_ratio=1.146
ref2=Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits sigma_overall=0.253 worst_q_ratio=1.227
new1=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits sigma_overall=0.330 worst_q_ratio=1.199
new2=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits sigma_overall=0.334 worst_q_ratio=1.153
reference average sigma_overall=0.262 worst_q_ratio=1.1865
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069_astrometric_residuals.png (3540 matched stars from wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.24 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070_astrometric_residuals.png (3561 matched stars from wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.23 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232_astrometric_residuals.png (3239 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233_astrometric_residuals.png (3230 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:54:41.46 -09:31:47.0:  12.12 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:54:41.46 -09:31:47.0:  12.15 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.14 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:54:41.46 -09:31:47.0: ref_mag=12.14 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.0710 delta=0.07 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 2s
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 20982_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 20982_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 03.18328    2461347.68328    12.08    00:54:41.48 -09:31:46.8   5277 3472   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 03.18394    2461347.68394    12.06    00:54:41.45 -09:31:47.3   5274 3477   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits

make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 3s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Image size: 941.5'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: 00:51:25.673 -10:00:21.48 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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.3'  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: 00:51:25.551 -09:59:40.06 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 00:51:25.673 -10:00:21.48
Second-epoch image center 00:51:25.551 -09:59:40.06
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0115 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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.3'  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: 00:51:26.729 -10:00:09.79 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 00:51:25.673 -10:00:21.48
Second-epoch image center 00:51:26.729 -10:00:09.79
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0054 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  00:51:25.551 -09:59:40.06
Second-epoch second image center 00:51:26.729 -10:00:09.79
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00957 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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits &> /tmp/tmp.SHvyQKKpCq
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits &> /tmp/tmp.pb1M4euLyD
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits &> /tmp/tmp.HphPqAO2LK
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Sk1bpYyTeQ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits and wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits and wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits and wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 26253 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.8317 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3222 to -4.5543 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 4.8317 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3222 to -4.5543 deg
Loaded 3954 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): 3110 out of 3352 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3352 out of 26253 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.778800
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.778800
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.28
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 26253 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.8317 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3222 to -4.5543 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 4.8317 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3222 to -4.5543 deg
Loaded 3954 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): 3110 out of 3352 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3352 out of 26253 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 25987 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.8346 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3332 to -4.5616 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 4.8346 to 21.0419 deg, Dec -15.3332 to -4.5616 deg
Loaded 3957 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): 3129 out of 3354 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3354 out of 25987 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits (aperture=5.0)
____ 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:
 2.1 pix  Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
 2.1 pix  Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.5 mag.  Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
 15.5 mag.  Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
 15.2 mag.  fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
 15.2 mag.  fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  15.2 (SNR )  14.4 (80% of stars)  with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of  following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). 
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. 
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=1010, bad_region=5219, passed=26246
Got 26246 stars (including 20219 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 26246 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4864 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4858 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22242 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 

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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4864 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22242 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22242 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 
Excluding outliers - 4858 stars left (next iteration limit 5343)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits N_match=4858 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.313 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.298 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.251 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.237 n_q1=1487 n_q2=898 n_q3=1531 n_q4=942 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.141
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4858 N_valid=4858 bias_ra_arcsec=0.001 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.002 median_sep_arcsec=0.233 p95_sep_arcsec=0.607 n_q1=1487 n_q2=898 n_q3=1531 n_q4=942 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits -region wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.pb1M4euLyD (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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.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/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=998, bad_region=5125, passed=25977
Got 25977 stars (including 20039 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25977 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4863 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4857 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22053 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 

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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4863 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22053 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4857 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22053 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 
Excluding outliers - 4857 stars left (next iteration limit 5342)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits N_match=4857 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.270 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.304 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.243 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.240 n_q1=1484 n_q2=897 n_q3=1538 n_q4=938 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.129
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4857 N_valid=4857 bias_ra_arcsec=0.002 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.001 median_sep_arcsec=0.236 p95_sep_arcsec=0.603 n_q1=1484 n_q2=897 n_q3=1538 n_q4=938 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits -region wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.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.HphPqAO2LK (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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=920, bad_region=5243, passed=23034
Got 23034 stars (including 17057 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 23034 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4814 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4804 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4804 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4804 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18935 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4816 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4805 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18935 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4805 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18935 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Excluding outliers - 4805 stars left (next iteration limit 5284)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.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=4805 robust_rms=7.263 arcsec worst_region_rms=13.391 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=13.391 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4805 robust_rms=0.700 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.972 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.972 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4805 robust_rms=0.390 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.512 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.512 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4805 robust_rms_before=1.036 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.358 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.390 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.459 worst_region_rms_after=0.512 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.831 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.512
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.459 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.459 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.358 arcsec matched=4805
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits N_match=4805 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.447 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.332 n_q1=1591 n_q2=942 n_q3=1453 n_q4=819 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.251
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4805 N_valid=4805 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.096 bias_dec_arcsec=0.308 median_sep_arcsec=0.895 p95_sep_arcsec=2.216 n_q1=1591 n_q2=942 n_q3=1453 n_q4=819 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.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.Sk1bpYyTeQ (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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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=22, blended=927, bad_region=5257, passed=23048
Got 23048 stars (including 17039 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 23048 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4810 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4803 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4803 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4803 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18962 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4810 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4802 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18962 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4802 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18962 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" 
Excluding outliers - 4802 stars left (next iteration limit 5283)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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=4802 robust_rms=7.252 arcsec worst_region_rms=13.145 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=13.145 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4802 robust_rms=0.722 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.997 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.997 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4802 robust_rms=0.389 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.518 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.518 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4802 robust_rms_before=1.060 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.353 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.389 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.484 worst_region_rms_after=0.518 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.872 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.518
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.484 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.484 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.353 arcsec matched=4802
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits N_match=4802 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.293 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.440 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.316 n_q1=1586 n_q2=944 n_q3=1456 n_q4=816 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.249
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4802 N_valid=4802 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.055 bias_dec_arcsec=0.316 median_sep_arcsec=0.907 p95_sep_arcsec=2.281 n_q1=1586 n_q2=944 n_q3=1456 n_q4=816 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/wcs_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:53:17.83 -06:56:15.9:  14.72 +/- 0.12  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 01:03:23.07 -08:43:09.1:  14.34 +/- 0.09  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:40:35.22 -12:23:59.2:  14.77 +/- 0.14  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:50:25.14 -11:40:45.9:  15.70 +/- 0.30  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:47:09.17 -14:07:24.3:  14.21 +/- 0.10  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:33:29.47 -06:43:51.7:  13.30 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 01:08:30.98 -08:11:45.1:  15.85 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:48:50.44 -10:17:41.2:  12.31 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-46-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:35:55.51 -10:57:28.0:  14.69 +/- 0.13  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:35:55.51 -10:57:28.0:  14.78 +/- 0.14  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:50:25.14 -11:40:45.9:  15.30 +/- 0.21  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 01:03:23.07 -08:43:09.1:  14.54 +/- 0.11  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:53:17.83 -06:56:15.9:  14.66 +/- 0.12  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:40:35.22 -12:23:59.2:  15.03 +/- 0.18  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:33:29.47 -06:43:51.7:  13.27 +/- 0.04  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:47:09.17 -14:07:24.3:  14.19 +/- 0.10  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 01:08:30.98 -08:11:45.1:  15.83 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.73 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.43 +/- 0.07
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  15.43 +/- 0.17
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.69 +/- 0.08
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.87 +/- 0.11
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.20 +/- 0.07
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.28 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:35:55.51 -10:57:28.0: ref_mag=14.73 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.6334 delta=0.10 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:50:25.14 -11:40:45.9: ref_mag=15.43 +/- 0.17 new_mean_mag=14.7065 delta=0.73 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:03:23.07 -08:43:09.1: ref_mag=14.43 +/- 0.07 new_mean_mag=14.6268 delta=-0.20 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 00:53:17.83 -06:56:15.9: ref_mag=14.69 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=12.8063 delta=1.89 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:40:35.22 -12:23:59.2: ref_mag=14.87 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=14.6812 delta=0.19 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:47:09.17 -14:07:24.3: ref_mag=14.20 +/- 0.07 new_mean_mag=14.0446 delta=0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:33:29.47 -06:43:51.7: ref_mag=13.28 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5177 delta=-0.23 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-47-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:48:50.44 -10:17:41.2:  12.29 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  12.30 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:48:50.44 -10:17:41.2: ref_mag=12.30 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.4587 delta=-0.16 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out05460.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out34712.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 53s
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: 3s
  
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Considering the candidate 31295_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 31295_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 03.18328    2461347.68328    14.59    01:03:23.08 -08:43:08.8   6581 3948   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 03.18394    2461347.68394    14.68    01:03:23.07 -08:43:09.5   6578 3953   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 31304_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 31304_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 03.18328    2461347.68328    12.48    00:48:50.43 -10:17:41.4   4404 3016   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 03.18394    2461347.68394    12.44    00:48:50.44 -10:17:40.9   4401 3021   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 33877_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 33877_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 03.18328    2461347.68328    13.50    00:33:29.58 -06:43:52.4   2099 5174   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 03.18394    2461347.68394    13.54    00:33:29.36 -06:43:51.0   2095 5179   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 34428_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 34428_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 03.18328    2461347.68328    14.02    00:47:09.20 -14:07:24.5   4147 0697   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 03.18394    2461347.68394    14.07    00:47:09.13 -14:07:24.0   4144 0702   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 34712_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
Preparing report for the candidate 34712_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
  
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Considering the candidate 35500_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 35500_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 03.18328    2461347.68328    14.66    00:50:25.15 -11:40:45.7   4634 2178   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 03.18394    2461347.68394    14.87    00:50:25.13 -11:40:46.1   4631 2183   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 35589_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 35589_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 03.18328    2461347.68328    14.62    00:35:55.62 -10:57:27.8   2483 2612   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 03.18394    2461347.68394    14.65    00:35:55.41 -10:57:28.2   2479 2617   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 35662_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 35662_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 03.18328    2461347.68328    14.67    00:40:35.22 -12:24:00.0   3179 1742   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-23-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 03.18394    2461347.68394    14.69    00:40:35.21 -12:23:58.3   3176 1747   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_001224_TTUQ2b1x1_2326435_ojUJYzpF/fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits

  
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Considering the candidate 05460_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
Preparing report for the candidate 05460_fd_Cet-06-Q2b1x1_2026-11-02_22-24-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 56s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
00:53:17.83 -06:56:15.9
01:08:30.98 -08:11:45.1
########### Completed Cet-06-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
01:08:30.98 -08:11:45.1
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01:08:30.98 -08:11:45.1  -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list)
00:53:17.83 -06:56:15.9  -- 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)2461347.68327720 -observatory V36
14:43:41.50 -16:45:07.3 Mercury (5.2mag)
13:25:35.46 -13:39:15.8 Venus (-4.3mag)
09:29:10.42 +16:34:58.1 Mars (0.8mag)
09:47:00.18 +14:06:32.7 Jupiter (-2.0mag)
00:36:27.79 +01:00:51.5 Saturn (0.5mag)
04:09:03.73 +20:50:12.5 Uranus (5.6mag)
00:08:20.90 -00:38:11.6 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:24:27.97 -23:41:34.6 Pluto (14.5mag)
09:59:52.42 +11:41:24.9 Moon (-9.9mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 361 Nov  3 00:35 planets.txt
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461347.68327720:
09:46:57.60 +14:06:48.5 Io (6.0mag)
09:46:55.11 +14:07:04.1 Europa (6.1mag)
09:47:15.20 +14:05:06.6 Ganymede (5.5mag)
09:47:28.91 +14:03:49.0 Callisto (6.8mag)
09:48:26.38 +14:16:10.8 Himalia (15.5mag)
09:46:59.06 +14:06:38.9 Thebe (16.3mag)
09:46:45.49 +14:31:32.8 Elara (17.4mag)
09:47:46.72 +13:34:08.4 Pasiphae (17.7mag)
09:44:02.57 +14:38:25.5 Carme (18.7mag)
00:36:35.94 +01:00:22.3 Titan (8.3mag)
00:36:29.86 +01:00:49.9 Rhea (9.6mag)
00:36:57.78 +01:01:27.7 Iapetus (11.0mag)
00:36:15.88 +01:00:33.2 Hyperion (14.2mag)
00:34:41.05 +00:48:41.5 Phoebe (16.4mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461347.68327720:
04:35:37.75 +17:22:58.9 JWST
12:46:09.58 +52:49:16.6 Chandra
06:13:45.97 +22:34:24.1 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461347.68327720 -observatory V36
03:33:49.49 +19:57:08.9 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
07:46:33.88 +38:22:04.8 17.9mag P/2004 V5 (LINEAR-Hill)
07:46:39.23 +38:21:51.8 17.9mag P/2004 V5-A (LINEAR-Hill)
07:45:57.83 +38:22:11.4 17.9mag P/2004 V5-B (LINEAR-Hill)
05:01:58.36 +39:08:57.4 17.8mag P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski)
18:47:49.25 -32:53:04.3 15.0mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:45:17.34 -73:53:29.6 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:11:32.60 +35:18:08.5 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
07:35:41.63 +25:20:21.6 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
09:08:33.25 +38:29:52.7 16.4mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
18:36:51.44 +40:52:26.9 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
05:43:08.23 -13:33:34.5 16.3mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
14:15:01.36 -04:34:11.8 16.3mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
20:13:54.39 +53:14:11.1 15.2mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
13:07:22.48 +16:57:14.7 17.7mag A/2026 E1
16:01:08.23 -65:16:53.2 14.5mag P/2026 R2 (Leonard)
19:33:50.60 -05:21:58.2 17.1mag P/2026 T1 (ATLAS)
23:29:26.49 +14:07:07.7 16.8mag 2P/Encke
23:25:46.45 -25:50:30.7 15.4mag 10P/Tempel
02:39:42.28 +30:41:33.6 16.3mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR
12:26:01.07 -10:01:03.4 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
00:10:45.76 -09:01:36.7 15.8mag 65P/Gunn
08:00:01.80 +13:36:33.1 14.0mag 78P/Gehrels
08:59:03.05 +45:53:59.2 17.1mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
09:50:42.91 +05:40:55.9 17.8mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
12:26:26.67 +08:05:48.9 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley
19:49:28.44 +14:21:10.8 10.2mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
11:11:41.60 -03:04:00.2 16.2mag 169P/NEAT
09:41:28.88 +23:30:28.9 18.0mag 186P/Garradd
03:10:55.53 +02:12:16.8 15.3mag 220P/McNaught
06:22:38.39 +49:43:45.0 15.6mag 260P/McNaught
07:56:15.07 +25:04:46.6 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/ :
07:41:25.037 +21:02:16.50  SN 2026afqs  2026-10-13.18 19.73
08:37:58.823 +12:32:25.90  SN 2026afqr  2026-10-17.23 19.93
04:51:17.403 -26:27:57.01  AT 2026afqq  2026-10-17.26 19.449
04:37:45.596 -24:04:12.02  AT 2026afqp  2026-10-17.26 19.535
01:25:03.389 -32:39:10.49  AT 2026afqo  2026-10-12.21 19.322
03:17:26.864 -15:58:34.85  AT 2026afqn  2026-10-17.30 19.375
17:53:52.220 +41:47:24.16  AT 2026afqm  2026-10-16.83 19.331
06:23:17.419 +70:33:15.10  SN 2026afql  2026-10-17.15 18.737
02:38:36.934 +41:55:58.84  AT 2026afqk  2026-10-17.04 19.369
05:26:14.588 -27:06:01.24  AT 2026afqj  2026-10-17.29 19.31
02:01:09.758 -36:18:14.69  AT 2026afqi  2026-10-12.26 19.361
09:44:49.328 +38:11:23.47  SN 2026afqh  2026-10-17.22 18.467
17:38:02.102 +55:52:14.30  AT 2026afqg  2026-10-16.84 19.253
02:35:38.526 -36:21:14.39  AT 2026afqf  2026-10-17.25 19.522
00:43:30.828 +41:26:55.48  AT 2026afqe  2026-10-17.57 18.61
00:25:27.859 +20:14:37.33  SN 2026afqd  2026-10-17.09 19.18
08:07:08.624 +06:16:20.09  SN 2026afqc  2026-10-11.25 19.94
04:47:31.739 +04:21:53.97  SN 2026afqb  2026-10-05.43 20.6842
03:07:45.440 -28:00:44.28  AT 2026afqa  2026-09-13.29 19.318
05:09:31.456 +75:44:45.10  AT 2026afpz  2026-10-11.55 19.477
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Tue Nov  3 00:31:38 CST 2026
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TIMING SExtractor: 5 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 1 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 0 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 6s (0.10 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 39s (0.65 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 11s (0.18 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: 6s (0.10 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 3s (0.05 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 66s (1.10 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 12 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 2 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 5 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 5 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 29s (0.48 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 1s (0.02 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 35s (0.58 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 56s (0.93 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 123s (2.05 min)
FIELD_Cet-06-Q2b1x1: 207s (3.45 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 385s (6.42 min)
Finished: Tue Nov  3 00:38:03 CST 2026