NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY

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Processing fields Her-09-Q2b1x1

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 0

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Her-09-Q2b1x1 reference image: Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits
Field Her-09-Q2b1x1 reference image: Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits
Field Her-09-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
Field Her-09-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## 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
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
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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: 
Her-09-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Her-09-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Her-09-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 784054 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 784054 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits_preview.png'
Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits

renamed 'Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits_preview.png'
Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits


Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold. ---------------------------------------------- INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 441.7211 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 588.5241 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1448.3037 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 591.6660 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1451.3346 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 590.6434 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 3.27877 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.002 INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 9.89999961853027 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 11.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-11-03T19:52:22.3625933' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-11-04T01:52:22.3625933' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61348.078036597 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-11-04T01:52:32.2657579' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61348.0781512153 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 253.332178111006 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 13.9997394821933 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 19.2925 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 274.2125 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 3.0024615048276 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'East' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Her-09' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '16 53 20' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+14 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 20701 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20701 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 9.89999961853027 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 9.89999961853027 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 7.7 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 80.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 903.18 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 11.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 153.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 3.600288 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 2.900232 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/d_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits :) Spent 0.920434 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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/d_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 9.9399995803833 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 11.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-11-03T19:53:12.0010804' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-11-04T01:53:12.0010804' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61348.0786111229 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-11-04T01:53:21.9044350' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61348.0787257408 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-84137c4dbbbd119a9' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU2' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 253.332178137141 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = 13.9997395098523 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 19.1191666666667 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 274.324166666667 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 3.02815802387257 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'East' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1009.5 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7482925 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958319 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Her-09' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '16 53 20' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '+14 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 20701 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 20701 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 9.9399995803833 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 9.9399995803833 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 7.7 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 80.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 903.18 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 11.0 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 153.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 3.600288 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 2.900232 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/d_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits :) Spent 0.989892 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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/d_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits


fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits


Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.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: 2461348.57815234 Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt '../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt '../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt '../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt' Plate-solving the images wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 16:53:19.683 +13:59:49.65 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Image size: 938.3'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 16:53:23.425 +13:58:34.50 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 16:53:19.683 +13:59:49.65 Second-epoch image center 16:53:23.425 +13:58:34.50 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0258 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits Image size: 938.3'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 16:53:20.350 +13:58:19.80 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 16:53:19.683 +13:59:49.65 Second-epoch image center 16:53:20.350 +13:58:19.80 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0251 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 16:53:23.425 +13:58:34.50 Second-epoch second image center 16:53:20.350 +13:58:19.80 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01309 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/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XjADlkHrwK Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits &> /tmp/tmp.QRq3cJK4EL Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits &> /tmp/tmp.r8OjzSonbx Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits &> /tmp/tmp.gGKzAwKs1r Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits ____ Start of magnitude calibration ____ PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits and wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race) Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2 Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits and wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits and wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 13636 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.1099 to 261.5894 deg, Dec +8.6668 to +19.2472 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 245.1099 to 261.5894 deg, Dec 8.6668 to 19.2472 deg Loaded 7647 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): 6255 out of 6564 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 6564 out of 13636 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.777300 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.777300 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.17 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.61 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.61
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 13636 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.1099 to 261.5894 deg, Dec +8.6668 to +19.2472 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 245.1099 to 261.5894 deg, Dec 8.6668 to 19.2472 deg Loaded 7647 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): 6255 out of 6564 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 6564 out of 13636 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits (aperture=6.1) Read 12007 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.1094 to 261.5893 deg, Dec +8.6668 to +19.2601 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 245.1094 to 261.5893 deg, Dec 8.6668 to 19.2601 deg Loaded 7652 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): 6261 out of 6516 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 6516 out of 12007 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits (aperture=6.1) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 3 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.2 pix Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits 2.2 pix Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits 2.2 pix fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits 2.2 pix fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.6 mag. Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits 15.5 mag. Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits 15.0 mag. fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits 15.0 mag. fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.0 (SNR ) 11.9 (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.XjADlkHrwK (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.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=852, bad_region=2882, passed=13636 Got 13636 stars (including 10036 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13636 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4919 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4917 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11347 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4919 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11347 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11347 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Excluding outliers - 4917 stars left (next iteration limit 5408) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits N_match=4917 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.401 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.364 n_q1=1589 n_q2=810 n_q3=1643 n_q4=875 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.085 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4917 N_valid=4917 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.023 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.009 median_sep_arcsec=0.298 p95_sep_arcsec=0.962 n_q1=1589 n_q2=810 n_q3=1643 n_q4=875 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits -region wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.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.QRq3cJK4EL (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.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=704, bad_region=2314, passed=12007 Got 12007 stars (including 9083 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 12007 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4918 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4916 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10184 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4918 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10184 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10184 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Excluding outliers - 4916 stars left (next iteration limit 5407) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits N_match=4916 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.376 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.395 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.397 n_q1=1609 n_q2=771 n_q3=1700 n_q4=836 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.057 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4916 N_valid=4916 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.007 bias_dec_arcsec=0.001 median_sep_arcsec=0.301 p95_sep_arcsec=0.945 n_q1=1609 n_q2=771 n_q3=1700 n_q4=836 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits -region wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.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.r8OjzSonbx (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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.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=477, bad_region=1422, passed=8301 Got 8301 stars (including 6458 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8301 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013032 (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 0.010426 (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 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4916 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4906 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7193 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4914 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4907 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7193 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4907 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7193 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Excluding outliers - 4907 stars left (next iteration limit 5396) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4907 robust_rms=6.987 arcsec worst_region_rms=11.075 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=11.075 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4907 robust_rms=0.522 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.738 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.738 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4907 robust_rms=0.403 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.536 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.536 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4907 robust_rms_before=0.762 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.384 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.403 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.545 worst_region_rms_after=0.536 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.032 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.536 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.545 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.545 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.384 arcsec matched=4907 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits N_match=4907 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.406 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.423 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.384 n_q1=1666 n_q2=756 n_q3=1708 n_q4=777 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.043 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4907 N_valid=4907 bias_ra_arcsec=0.259 bias_dec_arcsec=0.268 median_sep_arcsec=0.658 p95_sep_arcsec=1.564 n_q1=1666 n_q2=756 n_q3=1708 n_q4=777 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.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.gGKzAwKs1r (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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.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=540, bad_region=1386, passed=8354 Got 8354 stars (including 6476 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8354 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013032 (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 0.010426 (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 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4914 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4905 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4905 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4905 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7267 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" 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 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4913 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7267 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7267 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Excluding outliers - 4906 stars left (next iteration limit 5395) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4906 robust_rms=6.907 arcsec worst_region_rms=11.206 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=11.206 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4906 robust_rms=0.469 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.766 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.766 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4906 robust_rms=0.382 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.561 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.561 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4906 robust_rms_before=0.695 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.365 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.382 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.566 worst_region_rms_after=0.561 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.995 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.561 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.566 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.566 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.365 arcsec matched=4906 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits N_match=4906 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.323 n_q1=1656 n_q2=744 n_q3=1714 n_q4=792 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.095 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4906 N_valid=4906 bias_ra_arcsec=0.237 bias_dec_arcsec=0.259 median_sep_arcsec=0.592 p95_sep_arcsec=1.452 n_q1=1656 n_q2=744 n_q3=1714 n_q4=792 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits sigma_overall=0.369 worst_q_ratio=1.085 ref2=Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits sigma_overall=0.376 worst_q_ratio=1.057 new1=fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits sigma_overall=0.406 worst_q_ratio=1.043 new2=fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits sigma_overall=0.378 worst_q_ratio=1.095 reference average sigma_overall=0.3725 worst_q_ratio=1.071 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222_astrometric_residuals.png (4917 matched stars from wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212_astrometric_residuals.png (4916 matched stars from wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080_astrometric_residuals.png (4907 matched stars from wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081_astrometric_residuals.png (4906 matched stars from wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-09-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 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 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 20245_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 20245_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    10.52    16:59:28.22 +12:19:47.1   3895 4196   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits **** FOUND 16:59:28.20 +12:19:47.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 20252_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 20252_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    11.13    17:14:32.59 +10:05:32.2   1643 5559   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits **** FOUND 17:14:32.59 +10:05:32.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 05287_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 05287_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    7.56    16:51:53.96 +14:56:29.4   4992 2607   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits **** FOUND 16:51:53.96 +14:56:29.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_tycho2.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 3s Prepared the HTML report for the field Her-09-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images Plate-solving the images wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 16:53:19.683 +13:59:49.65 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Image size: 938.3'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 16:53:23.425 +13:58:34.50 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 16:53:19.683 +13:59:49.65 Second-epoch image center 16:53:23.425 +13:58:34.50 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0258 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits Image size: 938.3'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 16:53:20.350 +13:58:19.80 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 16:53:19.683 +13:59:49.65 Second-epoch image center 16:53:20.350 +13:58:19.80 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0251 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 16:53:23.425 +13:58:34.50 Second-epoch second image center 16:53:20.350 +13:58:19.80 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01309 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/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Kit3LpnLZ2 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ekAJDITpk3 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits &> /tmp/tmp.J6mHFR5nef Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits &> /tmp/tmp.1QJq6NtqU0 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits ____ Start of magnitude calibration ____ PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits and wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race) Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2 Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits and wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits and wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 86318 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.0911 to 261.5893 deg, Dec +8.6668 to +19.2600 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 245.0911 to 261.5893 deg, Dec 8.6668 to 19.2600 deg Loaded 7658 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): 5660 out of 6617 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 6617 out of 86318 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.634300 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.634300 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -6.85 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.78 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.78
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 86318 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.0911 to 261.5893 deg, Dec +8.6668 to +19.2600 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 245.0911 to 261.5893 deg, Dec 8.6668 to 19.2600 deg Loaded 7658 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): 5660 out of 6617 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 6617 out of 86318 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits (aperture=4.6) Read 75738 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.0933 to 261.5962 deg, Dec +8.6668 to +19.2648 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 245.0933 to 261.5962 deg, Dec 8.6668 to 19.2648 deg Loaded 7663 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): 5779 out of 6595 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 6595 out of 75738 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits (aperture=4.7) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 29 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.1 pix Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits 2.1 pix Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits 2.1 pix fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits 2.1 pix fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.8 mag. Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits 15.6 mag. Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits 15.2 mag. fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits 15.1 mag. fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.1 (SNR ) 14.3 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.Kit3LpnLZ2 (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.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=21, blended=5750, bad_region=11837, passed=86297 Got 86297 stars (including 69417 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 86297 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4918 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4915 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 77579 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4918 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 77579 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 77579 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Excluding outliers - 4915 stars left (next iteration limit 5406) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits N_match=4915 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.386 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.393 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.369 n_q1=1589 n_q2=814 n_q3=1640 n_q4=872 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.041 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4915 N_valid=4915 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.031 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.001 median_sep_arcsec=0.290 p95_sep_arcsec=0.999 n_q1=1589 n_q2=814 n_q3=1640 n_q4=872 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits -region wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.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.ekAJDITpk3 (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.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=19, blended=4828, bad_region=9770, passed=75719 Got 75719 stars (including 61970 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 75719 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4920 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4917 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 68506 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4920 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 68506 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 68506 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Excluding outliers - 4917 stars left (next iteration limit 5408) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits N_match=4917 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.391 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.385 n_q1=1592 n_q2=782 n_q3=1692 n_q4=851 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.051 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4917 N_valid=4917 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.013 bias_dec_arcsec=0.005 median_sep_arcsec=0.296 p95_sep_arcsec=0.968 n_q1=1592 n_q2=782 n_q3=1692 n_q4=851 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits -region wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.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.J6mHFR5nef (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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.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=3225, bad_region=6192, passed=57058 Got 57058 stars (including 48115 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 57058 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013032 (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 0.010426 (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 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4910 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4901 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4901 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4901 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 52515 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4908 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4901 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 52515 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4901 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 52515 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Excluding outliers - 4901 stars left (next iteration limit 5391) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.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=4901 robust_rms=6.894 arcsec worst_region_rms=11.175 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=11.175 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4901 robust_rms=0.517 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.723 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.723 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4901 robust_rms=0.403 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.544 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.544 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4901 robust_rms_before=0.769 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.379 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.403 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.559 worst_region_rms_after=0.544 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.024 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.544 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.559 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.559 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.379 arcsec matched=4901 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits N_match=4901 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.390 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.427 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.381 n_q1=1663 n_q2=746 n_q3=1725 n_q4=767 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.072 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4901 N_valid=4901 bias_ra_arcsec=0.250 bias_dec_arcsec=0.276 median_sep_arcsec=0.665 p95_sep_arcsec=1.562 n_q1=1663 n_q2=746 n_q3=1725 n_q4=767 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.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.1QJq6NtqU0 (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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.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=3087, bad_region=6189, passed=55899 Got 55899 stars (including 47092 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 55899 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013032 (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 0.010426 (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 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4914 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4907 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4907 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4907 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 51306 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4913 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4907 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 51306 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4907 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 51306 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Excluding outliers - 4907 stars left (next iteration limit 5397) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.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=4907 robust_rms=6.867 arcsec worst_region_rms=11.127 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=11.127 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4907 robust_rms=0.473 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.775 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.775 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4907 robust_rms=0.383 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.559 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.559 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4907 robust_rms_before=0.702 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.358 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.383 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.562 worst_region_rms_after=0.559 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.989 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.559 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.562 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.562 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.358 arcsec matched=4907 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits N_match=4907 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.337 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.334 n_q1=1669 n_q2=740 n_q3=1713 n_q4=785 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.104 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4907 N_valid=4907 bias_ra_arcsec=0.225 bias_dec_arcsec=0.263 median_sep_arcsec=0.603 p95_sep_arcsec=1.447 n_q1=1669 n_q2=740 n_q3=1713 n_q4=785 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL) Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.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_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/wcs_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-09-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits at 16:46:35.04 +16:58:11.4: 14.11 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits at 16:44:08.66 +13:31:18.4: 14.07 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits at 16:38:22.88 +14:19:52.9: 13.37 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits at 17:02:03.52 +16:38:36.7: 13.32 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits at 17:20:51.84 +10:05:29.2: 13.92 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits at 17:12:53.42 +16:48:33.3: 13.30 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits at 17:05:37.76 +11:53:23.9: 13.75 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits at 16:38:22.88 +14:19:52.9: 13.43 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits at 16:44:08.66 +13:31:18.4: 14.19 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.40 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.11 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:44:08.66 +13:31:18.4: ref_mag=14.11 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.0813 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:38:22.88 +14:19:52.9: ref_mag=13.40 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.5271 delta=-0.13 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits at 17:05:37.76 +11:53:23.9: 13.71 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.73 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:05:37.76 +11:53:23.9: ref_mag=13.73 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.9206 delta=-0.19 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits at 16:46:35.04 +16:58:11.4: 14.21 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits at 17:12:53.42 +16:48:33.3: 13.20 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.15 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:46:35.04 +16:58:11.4: ref_mag=14.15 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.0693 delta=0.08 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits at 17:20:51.84 +10:05:29.2: 13.57 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.26 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits at 17:02:03.52 +16:38:36.7: 13.17 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:12:53.42 +16:48:33.3: ref_mag=13.26 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.4459 delta=-0.19 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.73 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.25 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:20:51.84 +10:05:29.2: ref_mag=13.73 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.0400 delta=-0.31 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:02:03.52 +16:38:36.7: ref_mag=13.25 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.4609 delta=-0.21 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits at 17:20:44.06 +17:03:42.6: 13.94 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits at 17:20:44.06 +17:03:42.6: 13.75 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.85 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:20:44.06 +17:03:42.6: ref_mag=13.85 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.8459 delta=0.00 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits at 17:14:28.76 +17:16:06.9: 15.36 +/- 0.19 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits at 17:03:39.95 +13:41:04.4: 14.31 +/- 0.08 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits at 17:17:06.90 +11:26:28.0: 14.02 +/- 0.08 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits at 17:07:12.02 +12:08:45.5: 14.00 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits at 16:59:40.12 +11:32:28.1: 15.26 +/- 0.16 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_01-52-05_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0222.fits at 17:01:22.71 +09:44:30.2: 15.42 +/- 0.19 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits at 17:14:28.76 +17:16:06.9: 14.99 +/- 0.17 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.16 +/- 0.13 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:14:28.76 +17:16:06.9: ref_mag=15.16 +/- 0.13 new_mean_mag=14.8199 delta=0.34 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits at 17:03:39.95 +13:41:04.4: 14.32 +/- 0.09 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits at 17:17:06.90 +11:26:28.0: 13.82 +/- 0.08 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.32 +/- 0.06 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:03:39.95 +13:41:04.4: ref_mag=14.32 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=14.1530 delta=0.16 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.92 +/- 0.06 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:17:06.90 +11:26:28.0: ref_mag=13.92 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=13.8407 delta=0.08 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits at 17:01:22.71 +09:44:30.2: 15.09 +/- 0.18 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits at 16:59:40.12 +11:32:28.1: 15.65 +/- 0.29 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.25 +/- 0.13 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:01:22.71 +09:44:30.2: ref_mag=15.25 +/- 0.13 new_mean_mag=14.6921 delta=0.56 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.35 +/- 0.14 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:59:40.12 +11:32:28.1: ref_mag=15.35 +/- 0.14 new_mean_mag=14.7619 delta=0.59 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_01-07-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0212.fits at 17:07:12.02 +12:08:45.5: 13.89 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.96 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:07:12.02 +12:08:45.5: ref_mag=13.96 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.0487 delta=-0.09 (need > 0.90) make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 4s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99108_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99108_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    14.38    16:47:23.88 +15:40:51.2   5641 2149   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits **** FOUND 16:47:23.89 +15:40:50.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99128_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99128_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 11 04.07815    2461348.57815    14.12    16:44:08.67 +13:31:18.8   6148 3446   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    14.05    16:44:08.65 +13:31:18.0   6141 3444   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99136_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99136_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 11 04.07815    2461348.57815    14.05    16:46:34.99 +16:58:11.6   5754 1368   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    14.10    16:46:35.09 +16:58:11.2   5746 1366   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99140_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99140_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 11 04.07815    2461348.57815    14.02    17:05:37.75 +11:53:24.1   2992 4468   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    13.85    17:05:37.76 +11:53:23.7   2984 4466   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99143_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99143_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 11 04.07815    2461348.57815    14.10    17:20:51.84 +10:05:29.9   0695 5558   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    13.99    17:20:51.84 +10:05:28.4   0687 5556   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99145_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99145_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    13.98    17:07:15.45 +17:10:23.4   2754 1264   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (13.4") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99151_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99151_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 11 04.07815    2461348.57815    13.66    16:38:22.85 +14:19:53.4   6983 2935   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    13.45    16:38:22.91 +14:19:52.4   6976 2933   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99165_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99165_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 11 04.07815    2461348.57815    13.46    17:02:03.50 +16:38:37.3   3516 1590   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    13.46    17:02:03.53 +16:38:36.1   3509 1588   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99170_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99170_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 11 04.07815    2461348.57815    13.39    17:12:53.40 +16:48:33.0   1940 1480   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    13.52    17:12:53.44 +16:48:33.6   1933 1477   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99177_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99177_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    12.20    17:13:22.88 +12:49:08.3   1837 3900   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits **** FOUND 17:13:22.90 +12:49:09.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99178_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99178_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    10.89    17:10:43.10 +14:26:44.5   2240 2916   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits **** FOUND 17:10:43.08 +14:26:44.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99212_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99212_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    11.50    17:02:57.71 +14:04:02.1   3379 3148   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits **** FOUND 17:02:57.68 +14:04:02.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99306_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99306_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    12.79    16:59:04.01 +11:32:25.3   3957 4673   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits **** FOUND 16:59:04.01 +11:32:25.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99382_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99382_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    13.17    17:01:29.22 +11:10:46.4   3599 4894   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits **** FOUND 17:01:29.25 +11:10:47.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99386_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99386_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    12.96    16:43:18.65 +12:51:28.5   6271 3842   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits **** FOUND 16:43:18.65 +12:51:28.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99494_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99494_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 11 04.07815    2461348.57815    13.82    17:20:44.11 +17:03:42.9   0791 1303   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    13.88    17:20:44.01 +17:03:42.3   0784 1301   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99562_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99562_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 11 04.07815    2461348.57815    13.89    17:17:06.81 +11:26:29.8   1276 4736   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    13.80    17:17:06.98 +11:26:26.2   1268 4735   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99593_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99593_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    13.65    16:48:49.37 +14:05:16.4   5449 3115   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits **** FOUND 16:48:49.36 +14:05:16.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99664_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99664_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 11 04.07815    2461348.57815    14.05    17:07:12.10 +12:08:45.4   2759 4313   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    14.05    17:07:11.95 +12:08:45.5   2752 4311   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99743_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99743_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    13.89    16:46:20.42 +17:50:57.0   5772 0831   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits **** FOUND 16:46:20.42 +17:50:55.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99751_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99751_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 11 04.07815    2461348.57815    14.16    17:03:39.99 +13:41:02.9   3283 3382   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    14.15    17:03:39.91 +13:41:05.9   3276 3379   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99755_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99755_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    13.96    16:44:40.75 +14:31:03.6   6050 2844   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits **** FOUND 16:44:40.79 +14:31:04.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99956_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99956_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 11 04.07815    2461348.57815    14.84    17:14:28.80 +17:16:07.8   1710 1196   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    14.80    17:14:28.73 +17:16:05.9   1703 1194   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 99979_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 99979_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 11 04.07815    2461348.57815    14.70    17:01:22.81 +09:44:29.1   3624 5770   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    14.68    17:01:22.60 +09:44:31.4   3617 5768   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 100005_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 100005_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 11 04.07815    2461348.57815    14.77    16:59:40.13 +11:32:28.6   3875 4676   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-52-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    14.75    16:59:40.12 +11:32:27.6   3868 4673   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 68562_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 68562_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    11.26    17:14:32.58 +10:05:32.3   1644 5559   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits **** FOUND 17:14:32.58 +10:05:32.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 32549_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 32549_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    7.77    16:51:53.96 +14:56:29.5   4992 2607   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits **** FOUND 16:51:53.96 +14:56:29.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_tycho2.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 84792_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 84792_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    10.59    16:59:28.19 +12:19:47.3   3895 4196   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits **** FOUND 16:59:28.18 +12:19:47.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 10513_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 The candidate 10513_fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 11 04.07873    2461348.57873    12.85    17:03:17.13 +17:45:11.1   3330 0914   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Her-09-Q2b1x1_195639_TTUQ2b1x1_2393187_qlb6X0fY/fd_Her-09-Q2b1x1_2026-11-03_19-53-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits Rejecting candidate due to large distance (46.7") between the two second-epoch detections make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 4s Prepared the HTML report for the field Her-09-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### ########### Completed Her-09-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 #### ################################################################################### 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). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461348.57815234 -observatory V36 14:39:27.26 -16:06:39.8 Mercury (6.2mag) 13:24:30.81 -13:18:38.7 Venus (-4.4mag) 09:30:56.85 +16:27:39.8 Mars (0.8mag) 09:47:24.45 +14:04:39.6 Jupiter (-2.0mag) 00:36:15.77 +00:59:43.0 Saturn (0.5mag) 04:08:55.25 +20:49:50.4 Uranus (5.6mag) 00:08:16.92 -00:38:36.0 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:24:29.93 -23:41:25.9 Pluto (14.5mag) 10:41:21.40 +06:24:40.2 Moon (-9.6mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 361 Nov 3 20:14 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461348.57815234: 09:47:27.92 +14:04:19.9 Io (6.0mag) 09:47:15.27 +14:05:31.9 Europa (6.1mag) 09:47:28.77 +14:04:15.6 Ganymede (5.5mag) 09:47:55.35 +14:01:44.0 Callisto (6.8mag) 09:48:54.43 +14:13:42.0 Himalia (15.5mag) 09:47:22.33 +14:04:52.3 Thebe (16.3mag) 09:47:12.87 +14:29:42.2 Elara (17.4mag) 09:48:06.57 +13:32:35.3 Pasiphae (17.7mag) 09:44:23.37 +14:36:40.7 Carme (18.7mag) 00:36:26.63 +00:59:18.3 Titan (8.3mag) 00:36:11.28 +00:59:47.4 Rhea (9.6mag) 00:36:47.17 +01:00:30.2 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:36:07.03 +00:59:18.5 Hyperion (14.2mag) 00:34:29.03 +00:47:35.0 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Nov 3 20:14 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461348.57815234: 04:38:17.17 +17:07:02.2 JWST 16:51:42.28 +43:23:13.8 Chandra 10:07:04.55 -56:03:34.1 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Nov 3 20:14 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461348.57815234 -observatory V36 03:33:09.48 +19:55:50.1 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 07:46:50.40 +38:25:56.8 17.8mag P/2004 V5 (LINEAR-Hill) 07:46:55.77 +38:25:43.9 17.8mag P/2004 V5-A (LINEAR-Hill) 07:46:14.19 +38:26:04.2 17.8mag P/2004 V5-B (LINEAR-Hill) 05:01:44.34 +38:59:36.0 17.7mag P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski) 18:48:49.70 -32:51:26.1 15.0mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:45:20.26 -73:56:53.3 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:11:18.26 +35:19:36.5 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 07:35:45.98 +25:20:21.5 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 09:08:37.39 +38:37:34.9 16.4mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 18:37:27.25 +40:51:59.5 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 05:42:50.27 -13:32:26.9 16.3mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 14:16:00.32 -04:38:21.5 16.3mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 20:17:16.02 +52:39:01.0 15.2mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 13:08:12.69 +17:04:46.9 17.7mag A/2026 E1 15:58:57.86 -65:49:58.0 14.6mag P/2026 R2 (Leonard) 19:34:43.36 -05:22:43.0 17.1mag P/2026 T1 (ATLAS) 23:27:22.35 +13:53:06.5 16.8mag 2P/Encke 23:26:56.34 -25:35:20.3 15.4mag 10P/Tempel 02:40:44.60 +30:12:52.0 16.3mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 12:26:34.29 -10:05:22.8 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 00:10:27.29 -09:00:39.3 15.9mag 65P/Gunn 08:00:42.56 +13:31:12.0 14.0mag 78P/Gehrels 09:01:57.85 +46:05:30.4 17.1mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 09:52:22.89 +05:20:30.8 17.8mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 12:28:10.04 +07:53:54.8 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley 19:47:26.23 +14:35:12.3 10.2mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 11:13:32.42 -03:13:28.8 16.2mag 169P/NEAT 09:41:50.94 +23:28:02.6 18.0mag 186P/Garradd 03:10:04.27 +02:08:29.1 15.3mag 220P/McNaught 06:22:41.07 +49:52:51.6 15.6mag 260P/McNaught 07:57:09.44 +25:03:48.0 17.5mag 266P/Christensen -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 1.6K Nov 3 20:14 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 02:29:41.13 -71:57:55.60 ASASSN-26fr 2026-11-1.22 13.7 21:27:22.43 -18:15:42.10 SN 2026agsu 2026-10-29.85 -1.08 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 18:25:12.74 -22:25:28.60 V8055 2026-08-30.22 10.89 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 23:47:50.89 +49:28:51.30 SN2026wjs 2026-08-9.24 17.09 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 01:21:27.83 -10:37:05.00 SN2026vbh 2026-07-25.61 15.97 21:17:31.59 +22:25:50.90 ASASSN-26eq 2026-07-24.37 15.13 18:53:36.89 +16:56:43.60 ASASSN-26ep 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Nov 3 20:14 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 19:45:06.48 +18:22:42.2 PNV J19450648+1822422 2026-08-25.1278 9.0mag 00:42:54.65 +41:22:59.3 PNV J00425465+4122593 2026-08-25.4712 18.9mag 00:42:50.38 +41:18:58.76 PNV J00425038+4118587 2026-09-04.1512 18.2mag 00:42:12.76 +41:16:28.4 PNV J00421276+4116284 2026-09-10.9176 18.67Cmag 17:52:06.80 -23:43:20.7 TCP J17520680-2343207 2026-09-08.7896 12.6mag 00:42:40.94 +41:15:37.1 PNV J00424094+4115371 2026-09-17.8925 18.3mag 08:49:20.13 -09:19:15.8 TCP J08492013-0919158 2026-09-18.4698 13.3mag 00:42:13.93 +41:16:35.6 PNV J00421393+4116356 2026-09-22.6597 19.66Cmag 18:14:01.58 +15:13:55.5 TCP J18140158+1513555 2026-09-24.4645 14.1mag 00:42:36.61 +41:13:50.5 TCP J00423661+4113505 2026-09-29.7462 17.4mag 22:03:46.29 -11:07:57.8 TCP J22034629-1107578 2026-09-29.7438 14.51Cmag 22:05:02.06 +20:49:01.2 TCP J22050206+2049012 2026-10-03.5715 17.13Cmag 00:38:15.01 +41:14:47.2 TCP J00381501+4114472 2026-10-08.5978 17.72Cmag 01:06:05.83 +09:51:20.4 TCP J01060583+0951204 2026-10-10.8543 14.54Cmag 17:54:18.76 -27:36:36.2 TCP J17541876-2736362 2026-10-12.3993 10.8mag 09:56:00.79 +69:06:15.2 PNV J09560079+6906152 2026-10-14.9274 19.38Cmag 00:43:30.83 +41:26:55.3 PNV J00433083+4126553 2026-10-17.5651 18.61Cmag 04:57:32.08 +30:15:41.6 TCP J04573208+3015416 2026-10-17.7818 18.21Cmag 05:21:07.64 +23:38:21.3 TCP J05210764+2338213 2026-10-18.4020 10.3mag 05:34:11.01 +28:45:30.5 TCP J05341101+2845305 2026-10-18.3604 16.6mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 191K Nov 3 20:14 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 11:49:07.467 +20:28:27.00 AT 2026afvq 2026-10-18.54 19.0025 05:21:07.640 +23:38:21.30 AT 2026afvp 2026-10-18.40 10.3 09:31:51.300 -05:51:50.06 AT 2026afvo 2026-10-18.53 19.3989 11:47:33.570 +15:53:59.36 AT 2026afvn 2026-10-18.54 17.9673 04:08:22.865 -01:57:41.49 AT 2026afvm 2026-10-03.57 20.74 02:57:23.229 +23:15:05.14 AT 2026afvl 2026-10-14.38 21.6 03:39:38.127 +00:06:23.78 AT 2026afvk 2026-10-03.54 20.86 06:28:56.066 -21:10:56.44 AT 2026afvj 2026-10-17.61 20.66 22:36:58.814 +12:17:43.08 AT 2026afvi 2026-10-18.22 20.88 22:19:44.739 +14:32:54.10 AT 2026afvh 2026-10-18.22 21.11 03:33:51.668 +02:12:48.26 AT 2026afvg 2026-10-18.34 20.3423 01:50:59.284 -14:35:47.52 AT 2026afvf 2026-10-15.29 19.8509 03:33:40.648 +03:15:42.84 AT 2026afve 2026-10-18.41 20.2098 05:47:54.576 +66:31:16.59 AT 2026afvd 2026-10-15.40 19.7645 01:21:24.040 +10:11:02.74 AT 2026afvc 2026-10-13.74 21.71 00:04:52.660 +28:32:15.80 AT 2026afvb 2026-10-13.53 19.96 23:32:22.880 +13:42:51.02 AT 2026afva 2026-10-17.77 20.92 07:39:44.850 +58:14:11.33 AT 2026afuz 2026-10-08.88 21.51 23:05:43.620 +33:22:00.16 AT 2026afuy 2026-10-08.85 21.74 23:59:42.800 +15:17:57.90 AT 2026afux 2026-10-05.79 21.82 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 89K Nov 3 20:14 tns_transients_list.txt

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