Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits
fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits
fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8
| Date (UTC) | JD(UTC) | mag. | R.A. & Dec.(J2000) | X & Y (pix) | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference image | 2026 05 12.36519 | 2461172.86519 | 9.07 | 17:10:36.97 +27:35:32.8 | 3365 4629 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits |
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 07 18.23904 | 2461239.73904 | 9.03 | 17:10:36.96 +27:35:33.0 | 3373 4617 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 11 05.11278 | 2461349.61278 | 8.03 | 17:10:36.97 +27:35:31.6 | 3311 4566 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits |
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 11 05.11334 | 2461349.61334 | 8.02 | 17:10:36.98 +27:35:31.7 | 3317 4570 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits |
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461172.86519: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461239.73904: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=4. SATURATED - magnitude unreliable.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=0.
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 11 05.1131 2461349.6131 8.03 17:10:36.97 +27:35:31.7
49.60184 33.16887 galactic Her Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.2" and 7.3 pix
The object was found in VSX
2" CX Her
Type: SRB
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
10.010 V Y 0.370 V 2452814.30000 114.000000000000 : M7III
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 17:10:36.97 +27:35:31.7: 9.08 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits at 17:10:36.97 +27:35:31.7: 8.97 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 9.03 +/- 0.00
Check this position in TNS. Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs. WISE atlas Aladin Lite SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
######## Processing parameters ######## AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1 CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.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/TTUQ1b1x1/flats FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100 GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100 DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000 MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18 MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12 MPC_CODE= V36 NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000 NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000 OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3 ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242 STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5 SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0 TELESCOP= TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2 FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no ####################################### HOSTNAME= tau USER= HOME= ####################################### SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=local (lib/catalogs/local_star_catalog -> local copy: Gaia DR2 gaia_source, G < 19.0, built from https://cdn.gea.esac.esa.int/Gaia/gdr2/gaia_source/csv on 2026-11-04) The APASS known-star check of the candidates is disabled (see the note in util/transients/report_transient.sh) WARNING: VizieR is unreachable (no mirror answered the test query) - the online identification of candidates is degraded for this run INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes FITS_FILE_EXT=fits CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX= Fields in the data directory: Her-04-Q1b1x1 ####################################### ########### Starting Her-04-Q1b1x1 ########### Processing Her-04-Q1b1x1 server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 671484 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 671484 MB at . Checking input images (2 new) REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits Small preview (one of the new images):
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits_preview.png'
Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits
renamed 'Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.png' -> 'transient_report/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits_preview.png'
Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.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. Field altitude during imaging: 17.8 deg (FITS keyword CENTALT) Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Field altitude during imaging: 17.6 deg (FITS keyword CENTALT) Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits ---------------------------------------------- INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 377.9211 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 572.4627 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1467.8590 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 563.1761 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1470.8802 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 562.2385 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 3.88404 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: 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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= '2026-11-04T20:42:14.0314045' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-11-05T02:42:14.0314045' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61349.1126623959 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-11-05T02:42:23.9337657' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61349.1127770022 / 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 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_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_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/d_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits :) Spent 0.846756 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/d_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 15.289999961853 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 12.9 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_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_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/d_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits :) Spent 0.822993 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/d_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.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_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits
fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits
Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.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: 2461349.61277814 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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits Image size: 937.3'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: 17:00:01.889 +29:59:45.71 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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Image size: 942.4'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 17:00:00.528 +29:59:56.62 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 17:00:01.889 +29:59:45.71 Second-epoch image center 17:00:00.528 +29:59:56.62 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0058 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits Image size: 942.4'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 17:00:03.355 +30:00:17.72 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 17:00:01.889 +29:59:45.71 Second-epoch image center 17:00:03.355 +30:00:17.72 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0103 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 17:00:00.528 +29:59:56.62 Second-epoch second image center 17:00:03.355 +30:00:17.72 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01176 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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits &> /tmp/tmp.z2HkE6YQ5V Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Aj67HdFb4a Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PefIyEZ81u Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JylrJBOeek Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 13902 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.5493 to 264.5390 deg, Dec +24.5130 to +35.2559 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 245.5493 to 264.5390 deg, Dec 24.5130 to 35.2559 deg Loaded 9276 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): 6936 out of 7275 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7275 out of 13902 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.831300 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.831300 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.13 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.70 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.70
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 13902 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.5493 to 264.5390 deg, Dec +24.5130 to +35.2559 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 245.5493 to 264.5390 deg, Dec 24.5130 to 35.2559 deg Loaded 9276 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): 6936 out of 7275 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7275 out of 13902 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits (aperture=6.4) Read 11496 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.5485 to 264.5041 deg, Dec +24.4929 to +35.2344 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 245.5485 to 264.5041 deg, Dec 24.4929 to 35.2344 deg Loaded 9266 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): 6910 out of 7196 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7196 out of 11496 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits (aperture=6.3) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.2 pix Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits 2.2 pix Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits 4.5 pix fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits 4.5 pix fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.7 mag. Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits 15.5 mag. Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits 14.6 mag. fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits 14.6 mag. fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.6 (SNR ) 11.8 (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.z2HkE6YQ5V (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 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=844, bad_region=0, passed=13902 Got 13902 stars (including 13050 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13902 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4932 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4929 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13902 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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4932 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13902 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13902 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Excluding outliers - 4929 stars left (next iteration limit 5421) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits N_match=4929 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.306 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.461 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.468 n_q1=1378 n_q2=1076 n_q3=1407 n_q4=1068 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.249 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4929 N_valid=4929 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.005 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.006 median_sep_arcsec=0.282 p95_sep_arcsec=1.591 n_q1=1378 n_q2=1076 n_q3=1407 n_q4=1068 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits -region wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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.Aj67HdFb4a (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 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=710, bad_region=0, passed=11496 Got 11496 stars (including 10775 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11496 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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4930 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4928 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11496 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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4930 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11496 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11496 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Excluding outliers - 4928 stars left (next iteration limit 5420) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits N_match=4928 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.439 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.502 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.422 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.522 n_q1=1386 n_q2=1072 n_q3=1424 n_q4=1046 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.188 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4928 N_valid=4928 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.026 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.000 median_sep_arcsec=0.335 p95_sep_arcsec=1.749 n_q1=1386 n_q2=1072 n_q3=1424 n_q4=1046 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits -region wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.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.PefIyEZ81u (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_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.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_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 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=327, bad_region=0, passed=7956 Got 7956 stars (including 7626 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7956 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013089 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010471 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4932 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4925 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7956 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" 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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4932 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7956 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7956 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" Excluding outliers - 4925 stars left (next iteration limit 5417) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4925 robust_rms=10.270 arcsec worst_region_rms=24.611 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=24.611 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4925 robust_rms=0.584 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.883 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.883 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4925 robust_rms=0.501 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.702 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.702 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4925 robust_rms_before=1.236 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.485 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.501 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.738 worst_region_rms_after=0.702 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.962 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.702 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.738 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.738 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.485 arcsec matched=4925 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits N_match=4925 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.488 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.478 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.588 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.460 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.506 n_q1=1530 n_q2=987 n_q3=1530 n_q4=878 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.203 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4925 N_valid=4925 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.480 bias_dec_arcsec=0.425 median_sep_arcsec=1.077 p95_sep_arcsec=2.932 n_q1=1530 n_q2=987 n_q3=1530 n_q4=878 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.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.JylrJBOeek (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_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.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_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 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=327, bad_region=0, passed=7907 Got 7907 stars (including 7577 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7907 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013089 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010471 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4930 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4922 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7907 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" 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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4929 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7907 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4922 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7907 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" Excluding outliers - 4922 stars left (next iteration limit 5414) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4922 robust_rms=10.314 arcsec worst_region_rms=24.490 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=24.490 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4922 robust_rms=0.619 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.962 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.962 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4922 robust_rms=0.514 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.701 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.701 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4922 robust_rms_before=1.299 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.487 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.514 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.763 worst_region_rms_after=0.701 outer_annulus_rms_before=2.085 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.701 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.763 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.763 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.487 arcsec matched=4922 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits N_match=4922 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.480 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.468 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.574 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.453 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.507 n_q1=1532 n_q2=977 n_q3=1533 n_q4=880 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.196 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4922 N_valid=4922 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.497 bias_dec_arcsec=0.464 median_sep_arcsec=1.146 p95_sep_arcsec=3.130 n_q1=1532 n_q2=977 n_q3=1533 n_q4=880 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits sigma_overall=0.374 worst_q_ratio=1.249 ref2=Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits sigma_overall=0.439 worst_q_ratio=1.188 new1=fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits sigma_overall=0.488 worst_q_ratio=1.203 new2=fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits sigma_overall=0.480 worst_q_ratio=1.196 reference average sigma_overall=0.4065 worst_q_ratio=1.2185 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355_astrometric_residuals.png (4929 matched stars from wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195_astrometric_residuals.png (4928 matched stars from wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096_astrometric_residuals.png (4925 matched stars from wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.44 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097_astrometric_residuals.png (4922 matched stars from wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.43 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-04-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 12675_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 The candidate 12675_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 did not pass the final checksDiscovery image 3 2026 11 05.11334 2461349.61334 10.62 17:04:12.81 +26:20:19.5 4128 5376 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
**** FOUND 17:04:12.80 +26:20:19.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 2s Prepared the HTML report for the field Her-04-Q1b1x1 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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits Image size: 937.3'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: 17:00:01.889 +29:59:45.71 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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Image size: 942.4'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 17:00:00.528 +29:59:56.62 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 17:00:01.889 +29:59:45.71 Second-epoch image center 17:00:00.528 +29:59:56.62 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0058 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits Image size: 942.4'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 17:00:03.355 +30:00:17.72 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 17:00:01.889 +29:59:45.71 Second-epoch image center 17:00:03.355 +30:00:17.72 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0103 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 17:00:00.528 +29:59:56.62 Second-epoch second image center 17:00:03.355 +30:00:17.72 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01176 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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Llis3XZpOC Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits &> /tmp/tmp.yzf9DNx8RJ Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits &> /tmp/tmp.8XdTnJIF93 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits &> /tmp/tmp.vZ9bj9OfOo Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_
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JD 2461239.73904: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=0..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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 76127 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.5361 to 264.5390 deg, Dec +24.4895 to +35.2605 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 245.5361 to 264.5390 deg, Dec 24.4895 to 35.2605 deg Loaded 9308 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): 6381 out of 7309 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7309 out of 76127 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.718400 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.718400 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -6.87 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.85 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.85
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 76127 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.5361 to 264.5390 deg, Dec +24.4895 to +35.2605 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 245.5361 to 264.5390 deg, Dec 24.4895 to 35.2605 deg Loaded 9308 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): 6381 out of 7309 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7309 out of 76127 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits (aperture=5.0) Read 68652 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 245.5342 to 264.5372 deg, Dec +24.4756 to +35.2344 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 245.5342 to 264.5372 deg, Dec 24.4756 to 35.2344 deg Loaded 9310 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): 6523 out of 7307 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 7307 out of 68652 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits (aperture=4.8) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 19 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.2 pix Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits 2.1 pix Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits 4.2 pix fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits 4.2 pix fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.8 mag. Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits 15.7 mag. Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits 14.6 mag. fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits 14.6 mag. fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.6 (SNR ) 13.7 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.Llis3XZpOC (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 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=18, blended=4941, bad_region=0, passed=76109 Got 76109 stars (including 71076 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 76109 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4928 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4923 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76109 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4928 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76109 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76109 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Excluding outliers - 4923 stars left (next iteration limit 5415) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits N_match=4923 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.360 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.287 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.454 n_q1=1364 n_q2=1080 n_q3=1394 n_q4=1085 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.261 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4923 N_valid=4923 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.010 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.002 median_sep_arcsec=0.280 p95_sep_arcsec=1.532 n_q1=1364 n_q2=1080 n_q3=1394 n_q4=1085 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits -region wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.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.yzf9DNx8RJ (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 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=33, blended=3872, bad_region=0, passed=68619 Got 68619 stars (including 64652 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 68619 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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4922 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4919 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 68619 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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4922 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 68619 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 68619 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Excluding outliers - 4919 stars left (next iteration limit 5410) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits N_match=4919 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.425 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.484 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.416 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.516 n_q1=1389 n_q2=1056 n_q3=1408 n_q4=1066 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.216 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4919 N_valid=4919 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.021 bias_dec_arcsec=0.005 median_sep_arcsec=0.328 p95_sep_arcsec=1.696 n_q1=1389 n_q2=1056 n_q3=1408 n_q4=1066 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits -region wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.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.8XdTnJIF93 (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_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.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_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 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=32, blended=1696, bad_region=46, passed=33946 Got 33946 stars (including 32178 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33946 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013089 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010471 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 570 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4928 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4920 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33946 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 570 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4928 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33946 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33946 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" Excluding outliers - 4920 stars left (next iteration limit 5412) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.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=4920 robust_rms=10.360 arcsec worst_region_rms=24.543 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=24.543 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4920 robust_rms=0.586 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.879 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.879 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4920 robust_rms=0.498 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.695 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.695 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4920 robust_rms_before=1.259 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.484 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.498 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.743 worst_region_rms_after=0.695 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.971 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.695 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.743 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.743 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.484 arcsec matched=4920 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits N_match=4920 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.484 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.467 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.587 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.468 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.500 n_q1=1532 n_q2=976 n_q3=1525 n_q4=887 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.211 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4920 N_valid=4920 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.483 bias_dec_arcsec=0.455 median_sep_arcsec=1.108 p95_sep_arcsec=2.987 n_q1=1532 n_q2=976 n_q3=1525 n_q4=887 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.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.vZ9bj9OfOo (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_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.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_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 50 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=26, blended=1796, bad_region=46, passed=34007 Got 34007 stars (including 32136 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 34007 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013089 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010471 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 570 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4924 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: 0.46" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34007 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 570 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4923 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(), 34007 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34007 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47" Excluding outliers - 4915 stars left (next iteration limit 5406) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4915 robust_rms=10.261 arcsec worst_region_rms=24.597 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=24.597 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4915 robust_rms=0.621 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.935 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.935 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4915 robust_rms=0.511 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.695 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.695 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4915 robust_rms_before=1.323 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.489 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.511 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.740 worst_region_rms_after=0.695 outer_annulus_rms_before=2.089 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.695 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.740 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.740 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.489 arcsec matched=4915 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits N_match=4915 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.484 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.478 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.568 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.458 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.495 n_q1=1530 n_q2=967 n_q3=1537 n_q4=881 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.175 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4915 N_valid=4915 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.491 bias_dec_arcsec=0.491 median_sep_arcsec=1.170 p95_sep_arcsec=3.178 n_q1=1530 n_q2=967 n_q3=1537 n_q4=881 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.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_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.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_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/wcs_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-04-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 17:29:45.22 +33:01:13.2: 13.86 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 16:50:41.19 +32:59:21.2: 13.86 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 17:10:23.27 +29:08:32.4: 13.54 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 17:04:44.69 +28:42:16.6: 13.18 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 17:25:20.17 +27:39:34.0: 13.32 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 16:28:29.71 +34:31:55.3: 13.49 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 17:33:40.02 +26:58:19.2: 13.08 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 17:19:52.12 +29:07:28.3: 13.98 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 17:27:17.66 +28:35:58.2: 13.63 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits at 17:10:23.27 +29:08:32.4: 13.45 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits at 17:33:40.02 +26:58:19.2: 13.06 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.50 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 16:56:57.45 +27:06:57.6: 13.49 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:10:23.27 +29:08:32.4: ref_mag=13.50 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.2742 delta=0.22 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.07 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits at 16:50:41.19 +32:59:21.2: 13.95 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:33:40.02 +26:58:19.2: ref_mag=13.07 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0474 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits at 17:25:20.17 +27:39:34.0: 13.26 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits at 16:28:29.71 +34:31:55.3: 13.39 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.90 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.29 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:25:20.17 +27:39:34.0: ref_mag=13.29 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.1590 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:50:41.19 +32:59:21.2: ref_mag=13.90 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.6177 delta=0.28 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits at 17:04:44.69 +28:42:16.6: 13.28 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.44 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.22 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:28:29.71 +34:31:55.3: ref_mag=13.44 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.5028 delta=-0.06 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits at 17:29:45.22 +33:01:13.2: 13.88 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:04:44.69 +28:42:16.6: ref_mag=13.22 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0958 delta=0.12 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits at 17:27:17.66 +28:35:58.2: 13.65 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits at 17:19:52.12 +29:07:28.3: 13.93 +/- 0.05 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.87 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:29:45.22 +33:01:13.2: ref_mag=13.87 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.9427 delta=-0.07 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.64 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.96 +/- 0.04 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:27:17.66 +28:35:58.2: ref_mag=13.64 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5497 delta=0.09 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:19:52.12 +29:07:28.3: ref_mag=13.96 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.8854 delta=0.07 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits at 16:56:57.45 +27:06:57.6: 13.49 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.49 +/- 0.03 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:56:57.45 +27:06:57.6: ref_mag=13.49 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.4544 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 17:26:36.18 +31:03:44.2: 13.98 +/- 0.06 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 17:05:41.90 +25:32:05.3: 13.29 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 17:13:20.36 +26:55:49.4: 13.17 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_03-45-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits at 17:10:36.97 +27:35:31.7: 9.08 +/- 0.00 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits at 17:26:36.18 +31:03:44.2: 14.03 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.00 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:26:36.18 +31:03:44.2: ref_mag=14.00 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.9131 delta=0.08 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits at 17:05:41.90 +25:32:05.3: 13.37 +/- 0.04 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.32 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:05:41.90 +25:32:05.3: ref_mag=13.32 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0443 delta=0.28 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits at 17:13:20.36 +26:55:49.4: 13.17 +/- 0.03 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.17 +/- 0.02 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:13:20.36 +26:55:49.4: ref_mag=13.17 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.8721 delta=0.30 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-18_00-44-03_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0195.fits at 17:10:36.97 +27:35:31.7: 8.97 +/- 0.00 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 9.03 +/- 0.00 Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 17:10:36.97 +27:35:31.7: ref_mag=9.03 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=8.0250 delta=1.00 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out69905.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 10s 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 89525_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 The candidate 89525_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 did not pass the final checksDiscovery image 1 2026 11 05.11278 2461349.61278 13.88 17:19:52.16 +29:07:28.2 2157 3552 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.11334 2461349.61334 13.89 17:19:52.09 +29:07:28.5 2163 3556 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 89527_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 The candidate 89527_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=0.Discovery image 1 2026 11 05.11278 2461349.61278 13.53 16:28:29.71 +34:31:56.0 8852 0472 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.11334 2461349.61334 13.49 16:28:29.71 +34:31:54.5 8858 0476 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 89530_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 The candidate 89530_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=3.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=2.Discovery image 1 2026 11 05.11278 2461349.61278 13.94 17:29:45.19 +33:01:14.4 1107 1075 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.11334 2461349.61334 13.94 17:29:45.25 +33:01:12.1 1113 1080 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 89532_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 The candidate 89532_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=3.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=0.Discovery image 1 2026 11 05.11278 2461349.61278 13.65 16:50:41.20 +32:59:20.2 6047 1433 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.11334 2461349.61334 13.59 16:50:41.17 +32:59:22.2 6053 1437 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 89994_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 The candidate 89994_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=2.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=0.Discovery image 1 2026 11 05.11278 2461349.61278 13.05 17:33:40.03 +26:58:19.6 0169 4671 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.11334 2461349.61334 13.04 17:33:40.01 +26:58:18.8 0176 4676 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 90070_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 The candidate 90070_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=3.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=2.Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.11334 2461349.61334 13.08 17:17:16.42 +25:24:37.6 2317 5827 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
**** FOUND 17:17:16.38 +25:24:37.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 90082_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 The candidate 90082_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=0.Discovery image 1 2026 11 05.11278 2461349.61278 13.17 17:25:20.13 +27:39:33.3 1345 4370 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.11334 2461349.61334 13.15 17:25:20.20 +27:39:34.7 1351 4374 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 90112_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 The candidate 90112_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=1.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=1.Discovery image 1 2026 11 05.11278 2461349.61278 13.09 17:04:44.63 +28:42:15.6 4130 3943 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.11334 2461349.61334 13.10 17:04:44.74 +28:42:17.7 4136 3947 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 90185_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 The candidate 90185_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=1.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=1.Discovery image 1 2026 11 05.11278 2461349.61278 13.27 17:10:23.26 +29:08:32.3 3405 3636 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.11334 2461349.61334 13.27 17:10:23.28 +29:08:32.4 3411 3640 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 90254_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 The candidate 90254_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=0.Discovery image 1 2026 11 05.11278 2461349.61278 13.55 17:27:17.61 +28:35:59.0 1141 3777 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.11334 2461349.61334 13.55 17:27:17.72 +28:35:57.4 1147 3781 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 90323_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 The candidate 90323_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=1.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=1.Discovery image 1 2026 11 05.11278 2461349.61278 13.43 16:56:57.50 +27:06:56.5 5118 4946 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.11334 2461349.61334 13.48 16:56:57.40 +27:06:58.8 5125 4949 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 90449_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 The candidate 90449_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=0.Discovery image 1 2026 11 05.11278 2461349.61278 13.92 17:26:36.18 +31:03:46.5 1387 2302 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.11334 2461349.61334 13.90 17:26:36.18 +31:03:42.0 1393 2307 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 22783_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 The candidate 22783_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=0.Discovery image 3 2026 11 05.11334 2461349.61334 6.53 16:41:16.58 +31:36:22.6 7240 2283 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
**** FOUND 16:41:16.57 +31:36:22.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 87308_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 The candidate 87308_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461172.86519: SE_FLAGS=4. SATURATED - magnitude unreliable.
JD 2461239.73904: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=4. SATURATED - magnitude unreliable.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=4. SATURATED - magnitude unreliable.Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.11278 2461349.61278 13.04 17:05:41.83 +25:32:04.5 3894 5848 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Discovery image 3 2026 11 05.11334 2461349.61334 13.05 17:05:41.97 +25:32:06.0 3900 5852 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 15753_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 The candidate 15753_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461239.73904: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=0.Discovery image 3 2026 11 05.11334 2461349.61334 12.75 17:31:22.59 +32:36:07.0 0877 1308 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (43.7") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 43341_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 The candidate 43341_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461172.86519: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461239.73904: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=0.Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.11334 2461349.61334 12.49 16:35:19.23 +29:04:37.0 8022 3807 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (41.0") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 61629_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 The candidate 61629_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461172.86519: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=0.Discovery image 3 2026 11 05.11334 2461349.61334 10.62 17:04:12.82 +26:20:19.6 4128 5376 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
**** FOUND 17:04:12.81 +26:20:19.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 69905_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 Preparing report for the candidate 69905_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 65995_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 The candidate 65995_fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461172.86519: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461239.73904: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=0.Discovery image 1 2026 11 05.11278 2461349.61278 12.87 17:13:20.29 +26:55:50.4 2918 4941 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0096.fits Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.11334 2461349.61334 12.88 17:13:20.43 +26:55:48.4 2924 4945 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Her-04-Q1b1x1_204351_TTUQ1b1x1_2126093_kv9qWlh8/fd_Her-04-Q1b1x1_2026-11-04_20-43-02_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0097.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 11s Prepared the HTML report for the field Her-04-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 17:10:36.97 +27:35:31.7 ########### Completed Her-04-Q1b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### 17:10:36.97 +27:35:31.7 ################################################################################### 17:10:36.97 +27:35:31.7 -- not an asteroid (will add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' 17:10:36.97 +27:35:31.7 -- does not seem to be a hot pixel (will add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) 17:10:36.97 +27:35:31.7 -- a known variable star Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 1 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN= NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Adding the following to the exclusion list #### 17:10:36.97 +27:35:31.7 #################################################### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461349.61277814 -observatory V36 14:34:34.39 -15:21:20.0 Mercury (6.4mag) 13:23:25.85 -12:55:25.5 Venus (-4.4mag) 09:32:59.27 +16:19:14.3 Mars (0.8mag) 09:47:52.03 +14:02:31.7 Jupiter (-2.0mag) 00:36:02.09 +00:58:25.7 Saturn (0.5mag) 04:08:45.36 +20:49:24.6 Uranus (5.6mag) 00:08:12.41 -00:39:03.6 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:24:32.30 -23:41:15.4 Pluto (14.5mag) 11:30:24.98 +00:09:03.6 Moon (-9.3mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 361 Nov 4 20:53 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461349.61277814: 09:47:46.53 +14:03:04.1 Io (6.0mag) 09:47:59.94 +14:01:45.3 Europa (6.1mag) 09:47:41.48 +14:03:33.9 Ganymede (5.5mag) 09:48:21.26 +13:59:46.3 Callisto (6.8mag) 09:49:26.33 +14:10:52.1 Himalia (15.5mag) 09:47:53.97 +14:02:20.8 Thebe (16.3mag) 09:47:44.06 +14:27:36.7 Elara (17.4mag) 09:48:29.00 +13:30:51.5 Pasiphae (17.7mag) 09:44:46.96 +14:34:42.2 Carme (18.7mag) 00:36:14.20 +00:58:09.1 Titan (8.3mag) 00:35:56.13 +00:58:19.5 Rhea (9.6mag) 00:36:34.88 +00:59:25.1 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:35:57.61 +00:57:55.6 Hyperion (14.2mag) 00:34:15.36 +00:46:20.2 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Nov 4 20:53 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461349.61277814: 04:41:09.73 +16:51:46.6 JWST 18:41:53.36 +12:42:48.6 Chandra 05:30:05.92 +38:48:45.7 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Nov 4 20:53 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461349.61277814 -observatory V36 03:32:22.52 +19:54:17.2 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 07:47:08.62 +38:30:29.0 17.8mag P/2004 V5 (LINEAR-Hill) 07:47:14.01 +38:30:16.1 17.8mag P/2004 V5-A (LINEAR-Hill) 07:46:32.24 +38:30:36.6 17.8mag P/2004 V5-B (LINEAR-Hill) 05:01:26.19 +38:48:32.0 17.7mag P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski) 18:49:59.95 -32:49:30.4 15.0mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:45:22.66 -74:00:48.1 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:11:01.28 +35:21:17.5 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 21:43:04.79 +20:30:42.3 17.9mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 07:35:50.30 +25:20:23.2 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 09:08:41.12 +38:46:35.2 16.4mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 18:38:09.62 +40:51:33.7 17.5mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 05:42:28.56 -13:31:01.0 16.3mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 14:17:08.72 -04:43:08.7 16.3mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 20:21:06.90 +51:57:46.0 15.2mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 13:09:10.71 +17:13:37.5 17.7mag A/2026 E1 15:56:24.84 -66:25:17.9 14.7mag P/2026 R2 (Leonard) 19:35:44.83 -05:23:30.5 17.1mag P/2026 T1 (ATLAS) 10:46:42.62 +02:38:12.8 17.5mag P/2026 U1 (Gafton) 23:25:00.86 +13:36:51.7 16.9mag 2P/Encke 23:28:17.09 -25:17:43.5 15.5mag 10P/Tempel 02:42:01.60 +29:39:22.6 16.5mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 12:27:12.48 -10:10:21.4 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 00:10:06.76 -08:59:25.4 15.9mag 65P/Gunn 08:01:28.17 +13:25:04.8 14.0mag 78P/Gehrels 20:56:27.41 -24:20:41.7 16.5mag 84P/Giclas 10:41:38.35 +13:13:59.8 17.6mag 93P/Lovas 09:05:20.88 +46:18:36.7 16.8mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 09:54:17.50 +04:56:53.5 17.8mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 12:30:09.37 +07:40:11.2 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley 23:26:15.03 -00:56:56.8 17.4mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 19:45:11.91 +14:50:52.7 10.2mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 11:15:39.32 -03:24:16.8 16.3mag 169P/NEAT 09:42:15.92 +23:25:16.1 18.0mag 186P/Garradd 03:09:04.84 +02:04:19.8 15.4mag 220P/McNaught 06:22:41.93 +50:03:15.7 15.9mag 260P/McNaught 07:58:11.23 +25:02:44.2 17.5mag 266P/Christensen -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 1.9K Nov 4 20:53 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 00:58:35.28 +22:20:06.50 ASASSN-26fs 2026-11-2.4 12.31 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 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Nov 4 20:53 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 4 20:53 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 17:53:38.059 +65:08:44.42 AT 2026afyi 2026-09-27.00 27.21 17:54:21.568 +65:08:31.22 AT 2026afyh 2026-09-27.00 24.81 17:54:22.489 +65:08:12.98 AT 2026afyg 2026-09-27.00 27.34 17:54:12.363 +65:07:56.68 AT 2026afyf 2026-09-27.00 25.37 17:53:32.198 +65:12:13.26 AT 2026afye 2026-08-07.00 27.52 17:54:17.450 +65:10:55.80 AT 2026afyd 2026-08-07.00 26.19 17:53:34.001 +65:15:33.76 AT 2026afyc 2026-05-27.00 27.28 17:53:39.791 +65:16:43.84 AT 2026afyb 2026-03-28.00 26.7 01:07:23.505 +32:00:53.10 AT 2026afya 2026-10-11.48 20.5 06:56:31.236 +52:33:55.44 AT 2026afxz 2026-10-06.58 20.74 04:59:34.078 -09:52:21.92 AT 2026afxy 2026-10-12.52 19.8 01:14:09.805 -13:39:55.41 AT 2026afxx 2026-10-06.43 19.69 03:41:26.334 -01:30:43.79 AT 2026afxw 2026-10-19.42 20.5509 08:32:00.397 +26:40:21.34 AT 2026afxv 2026-10-16.45 19.9231 10:01:37.234 +18:45:25.97 AT 2026afxu 2026-10-20.53 19.8573 08:45:36.212 +41:19:58.26 AT 2026afxt 2026-10-20.63 19.42 04:00:58.299 -10:16:09.69 AT 2026afxs 2026-10-05.57 20.89 00:26:23.104 -25:15:00.48 AT 2026afxr 2026-10-10.41 20.04 00:41:01.438 -13:28:04.05 AT 2026afxq 2026-10-20.26 20.1648 04:11:43.326 +03:04:54.81 AT 2026afxp 2026-10-18.36 20.3153 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 89K Nov 4 20:53 tns_transients_list.txt
JD 2461172.86519: SE_FLAGS=3.
JD 2461349.61278: SE_FLAGS=3.
JD 2461349.61334: SE_FLAGS=3.
