Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 11 05.2424  2461349.7424  12.30  02:26:06.17 +15:25:45.1
154.11418 -41.64004 galactic  Ari  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.7" and 11.1 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
419 Aurelia                 -0     -0       0  12.4    -0   -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:26:06.17 +15:25:45.1:  16.02 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:26:06.17 +15:25:45.1:  15.99 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits


fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits


fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits  wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits -crosshair 2766.71753 4088.87915 image    wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits -crosshair 2759.41870 4080.54565 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR

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

     TAU0008  C2026 11 05.24243 02 26 06.17 +15 25 45.1          12.3 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 11 05.24212 02 26 06.20 +15 25 45.1          12.3 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 11 05.24274 02 26 06.14 +15 25 45.1          12.3 R      V36

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

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

TCP 2026 11 05.2424*  02 26 06.17 +15 25 45.1  12.3 U             Ari       9 0

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

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461349.7424,12.30,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS


 **** VSNET file format ****

# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829   <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746    12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732    12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261105.2424 12.30CV NMW


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

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

Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 11 05.2424  2461349.7424  12.71  02:39:01.92 +13:47:29.3
158.82626 -41.46142 galactic  Ari  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" and 11.1 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
149 Medusa                  -0      0       0  12.3     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:39:01.92 +13:47:29.3:  16.28 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:39:01.92 +13:47:29.3:  16.35 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits


fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits


fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits  wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits -crosshair 4643.92480 3068.06055 image    wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits -crosshair 4636.50342 3059.73950 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR

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

     TAU0008  C2026 11 05.24243 02 39 01.92 +13 47 29.3          12.7 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 11 05.24212 02 39 01.97 +13 47 29.2          12.7 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 11 05.24274 02 39 01.88 +13 47 29.4          12.7 R      V36

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

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

TCP 2026 11 05.2424*  02 39 01.92 +13 47 29.3  12.7 U             Ari       9 0

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

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461349.7424,12.71,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS


 **** VSNET file format ****

# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829   <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746    12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732    12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261105.2424 12.71CV NMW


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

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

Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 11 05.2424  2461349.7424  13.44  02:25:22.67 +14:46:47.4
154.32567 -42.29392 galactic  Ari  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.9" and 11.1 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
494 Virtus                  -0     -1       1  13.6    -0   -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:25:22.67 +14:46:47.4:  16.21 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:25:22.67 +14:46:47.4:  16.22 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits


fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits


fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits  wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits -crosshair 2651.57349 3698.22192 image    wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits -crosshair 2644.26733 3689.85400 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR

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

     TAU0008  C2026 11 05.24243 02 25 22.67 +14 46 47.4          13.4 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 11 05.24212 02 25 22.70 +14 46 47.5          13.5 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 11 05.24274 02 25 22.64 +14 46 47.3          13.4 R      V36

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

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

TCP 2026 11 05.2424*  02 25 22.67 +14 46 47.4  13.4 U             Ari       9 0

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

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461349.7424,13.44,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS


 **** VSNET file format ****

# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829   <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746    12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732    12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261105.2424 13.44CV NMW


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

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

Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 11 05.2424  2461349.7424  14.03  02:54:08.89 +17:08:48.5
160.35513 -36.65397 galactic  Ari  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.3" and 11.2 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
1424 Sundmania               -0     -1       1  14.2     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:54:08.89 +17:08:48.5:  15.99 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:54:08.89 +17:08:48.5:  16.00 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits


fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits


fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits  wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits -crosshair 6849.79932 5099.96533 image    wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits -crosshair 6842.59668 5091.41797 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR

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

     TAU0008  C2026 11 05.24243 02 54 08.89 +17 08 48.5          14.0 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 11 05.24212 02 54 08.89 +17 08 48.4          14.0 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 11 05.24274 02 54 08.88 +17 08 48.6          14.0 R      V36

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

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

TCP 2026 11 05.2424*  02 54 08.89 +17 08 48.5  14.0 U             Ari       9 0

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

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461349.7424,14.03,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS


 **** VSNET file format ****

# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829   <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746    12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732    12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261105.2424 14.03CV NMW


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

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

Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 11 05.2424  2461349.7424  14.17  02:25:13.20 +10:15:44.2
157.40626 -46.23741 galactic  Cet  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 11.1 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
1621 Druzhba                 -1     -0       1  13.6     0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:25:13.20 +10:15:44.2:  16.09 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:25:13.20 +10:15:44.2:  16.09 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits


fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits


fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits  wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits -crosshair 2562.86279 958.49182 image    wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits -crosshair 2555.45654 950.18292 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR

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

     TAU0008  C2026 11 05.24243 02 25 13.20 +10 15 44.2          14.2 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 11 05.24212 02 25 13.21 +10 15 44.0          14.2 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 11 05.24274 02 25 13.19 +10 15 44.5          14.1 R      V36

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

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

TCP 2026 11 05.2424*  02 25 13.20 +10 15 44.2  14.2 U             Cet       9 0

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

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461349.7424,14.17,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS


 **** VSNET file format ****

# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829   <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746    12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732    12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261105.2424 14.17CV NMW


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

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

Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 11 05.2424  2461349.7424  14.39  02:35:32.73 +13:54:41.2
157.78133 -41.80879 galactic  Ari  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.9" and 11.0 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
936 Kunigunde               -1     -0       1  14.5    -0    0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:35:32.73 +13:54:41.2:  16.27 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:35:32.73 +13:54:41.2:  16.32 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits


fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits


fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits  wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits -crosshair 4133.42480 3145.93799 image    wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits -crosshair 4126.21338 3137.62451 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR

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

     TAU0008  C2026 11 05.24243 02 35 32.73 +13 54 41.2          14.4 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 11 05.24212 02 35 32.74 +13 54 40.8          14.4 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 11 05.24274 02 35 32.72 +13 54 41.6          14.4 R      V36

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

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

TCP 2026 11 05.2424*  02 35 32.73 +13 54 41.2  14.4 U             Ari       9 0

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

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461349.7424,14.39,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS


 **** VSNET file format ****

# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829   <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746    12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732    12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261105.2424 14.39CV NMW


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

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

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Ari-04-Q2b1x1 reference image: Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Field Ari-04-Q2b1x1 reference image: Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
Field Ari-04-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Field Ari-04-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461049.65708573 09.01.2026 03:46:02.207   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
First image: 2461049.65708573 09.01.2026 03:46:02.207   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Last  image: 2461349.74273906 05.11.2026 05:49:22.655   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.32
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  10.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     55000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.37            # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  7097
Objects passed selection criteria:  7062
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.1    4.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.1    4.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 5603
Average stars matched: 5091.25 (90.8665 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   233340 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 16.2.1_p20260926 p1) 16.2.1 20260926
VaST compiled on  Wed Nov  4 18:14:02 CST 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-248-g4e5ec110
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-11-04)
GNU bash, version 5.3.20(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Wed Nov  4 23:56:12 CST 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461049.65708573 09.01.2026 03:46:02.207   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
First image: 2461049.65708573 09.01.2026 03:46:02.207   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Last  image: 2461349.74273906 05.11.2026 05:49:22.655   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 39
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.03
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 13 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  2.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     57000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.83            # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  40364
Objects passed selection criteria:  40232
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.1    4.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.1    4.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 32918
Average stars matched: 29796.5 (90.5173 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   259240 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 16.2.1_p20260926 p1) 16.2.1 20260926
VaST compiled on  Wed Nov  4 18:14:02 CST 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-248-g4e5ec110
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-11-04)
GNU bash, version 5.3.20(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Wed Nov  4 23:57:02 CST 2026
Host name: tau
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######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU
HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=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: 
Ari-04-Q2b1x1
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########### Starting Ari-04-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing Ari-04-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 588349 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 588349 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

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

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.png' -> 'transient_report/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits_preview.png'

Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits


renamed 'Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.png' -> 'transient_report/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits_preview.png'

Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.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: 68.1 deg (FITS keyword CENTALT)  Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Field altitude during imaging: 68.2 deg (FITS keyword CENTALT)  Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 583.6254
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 522.8741
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 998.1231
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 508.9410
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 997.4309
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 507.9902
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 1.71021
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
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
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SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     10.6099996566772 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 11.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/d_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits :)

Spent 0.493869 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/d_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     10.5299997329712 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 11.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits 
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Record 55: "DEWPOINT=                  7.7 / [degC] Dew point" status=0
Record 56: "HUMIDITY=                 78.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0
Record 57: "PRESSURE=               896.61 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0
Record 58: "AMBTEMP =                 11.4 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0
Record 59: "WINDDIR =                348.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0
Record 60: "WINDGUST=             7.200576 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0
Record 61: "WINDSPD =              4.00032 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0
Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN'           / FITS Image Orientation" status=0
Record 63: "EQUINOX =               2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0
Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0
Record 65: "QHY_EXP =            20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0
Record 66: "QHY_PP  =              13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0
Record 67: "QHY_LP  =              85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
Record 68: "GPS_LP  =              85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
Record 69: "QHY_FP  =           20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0
Record 70: "QHY_CPL =               6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0
Record 71: "QHY_LPF =             235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0
Record 72: "QHY_AET =           20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0
Record 73: "QHY_LEM =                    T / isLongExposureMode" status=0
Record 74: "QHY_OFF0=             3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0
Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/d_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits :)

Spent 0.483653 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/d_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits



fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits




Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.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: 2461349.74211640
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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.0'  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: 02:40:00.532 +13:59:54.76 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.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: 02:40:00.948 +14:00:13.48 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 02:40:00.532 +13:59:54.76
Second-epoch image center 02:40:00.948 +14:00:13.48
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0055 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.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: 02:40:03.863 +14:01:03.97 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 02:40:00.532 +13:59:54.76
Second-epoch image center 02:40:03.863 +14:01:03.97
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0235 deg.
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  02:40:00.948 +14:00:13.48
Second-epoch second image center 02:40:03.863 +14:01:03.97
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01832 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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits &> /tmp/tmp.MyiwFHhvG3
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0XLuDL3unC
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits &> /tmp/tmp.rHAPK1JrpP
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XeJOckT0Oi
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits and wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits and wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits and wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 7398 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.7516 to 48.3015 deg, Dec +8.6571 to +19.2857 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 31.7516 to 48.3015 deg, Dec 8.6571 to 19.2857 deg
Loaded 4349 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): 3551 out of 3736 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3736 out of 7398 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.943200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.943200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.32
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.62

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.62

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 7398 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.7516 to 48.3015 deg, Dec +8.6571 to +19.2857 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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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 31.7516 to 48.3015 deg, Dec 8.6571 to 19.2857 deg
Loaded 4349 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): 3551 out of 3736 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3736 out of 7398 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits (aperture=6.0)
Read 7374 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.7516 to 48.3014 deg, Dec +8.6570 to +19.2905 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 31.7516 to 48.3014 deg, Dec 8.6570 to 19.2905 deg
Loaded 4352 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): 3558 out of 3742 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3742 out of 7374 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits (aperture=6.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.0 pix  Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
 2.0 pix  Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.6 mag.  Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
 15.6 mag.  Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
 15.5 mag.  fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
 15.5 mag.  fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  15.5 (SNR )  12.3 (80% of stars)  with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of  following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). 
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. 
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
############ /tmp/tmp.MyiwFHhvG3 (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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=508, bad_region=1667, passed=7398
Got 7398 stars (including 5327 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7398 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4877 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4866 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6080 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4877 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6080 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6080 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 
Excluding outliers - 4866 stars left (next iteration limit 5352)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits N_match=4866 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.276 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.255 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.250 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.229 n_q1=1710 n_q2=892 n_q3=1393 n_q4=871 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.238
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4866 N_valid=4866 bias_ra_arcsec=0.001 bias_dec_arcsec=0.003 median_sep_arcsec=0.236 p95_sep_arcsec=0.685 n_q1=1710 n_q2=892 n_q3=1393 n_q4=871 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits -region wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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.0XLuDL3unC (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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=503, bad_region=1672, passed=7374
Got 7374 stars (including 5304 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7374 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4878 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4868 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6054 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4878 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6054 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6054 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26" 
Excluding outliers - 4868 stars left (next iteration limit 5354)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits N_match=4868 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.289 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.268 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.262 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.249 n_q1=1712 n_q2=887 n_q3=1379 n_q4=890 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.209
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4868 N_valid=4868 bias_ra_arcsec=0.002 bias_dec_arcsec=0.006 median_sep_arcsec=0.237 p95_sep_arcsec=0.702 n_q1=1712 n_q2=887 n_q3=1379 n_q4=890 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits -region wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.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.rHAPK1JrpP (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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=447, bad_region=1633, passed=7166
Got 7166 stars (including 5201 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7166 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4883 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4875 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5841 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4884 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5841 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5841 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" 
Excluding outliers - 4877 stars left (next iteration limit 5362)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4877 robust_rms=7.373 arcsec worst_region_rms=13.111 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=13.111 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4877 robust_rms=0.607 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.936 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.936 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4877 robust_rms=0.354 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.438 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.438 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4877 robust_rms_before=1.006 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.344 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.354 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.397 worst_region_rms_after=0.438 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.135 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.438
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.397 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.397 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.344 arcsec matched=4877
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits N_match=4877 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.375 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.420 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.376 n_q1=1525 n_q2=827 n_q3=1545 n_q4=980 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.144
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4877 N_valid=4877 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.470 bias_dec_arcsec=0.566 median_sep_arcsec=0.943 p95_sep_arcsec=1.741 n_q1=1525 n_q2=827 n_q3=1545 n_q4=980 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.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.XeJOckT0Oi (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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=454, bad_region=1631, passed=7171
Got 7171 stars (including 5203 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7171 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4890 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4879 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4879 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4879 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5845 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4891 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4880 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5845 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4880 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5845 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Excluding outliers - 4880 stars left (next iteration limit 5366)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4880 robust_rms=7.350 arcsec worst_region_rms=13.111 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=13.111 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4880 robust_rms=0.586 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.995 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.995 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4880 robust_rms=0.346 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.424 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.424 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4880 robust_rms_before=0.993 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.335 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.346 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.394 worst_region_rms_after=0.424 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.154 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.424
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.394 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.394 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.335 arcsec matched=4880
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits N_match=4880 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.391 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.353 n_q1=1531 n_q2=825 n_q3=1559 n_q4=965 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.118
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4880 N_valid=4880 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.430 bias_dec_arcsec=0.578 median_sep_arcsec=0.922 p95_sep_arcsec=1.737 n_q1=1531 n_q2=825 n_q3=1559 n_q4=965 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits'
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits sigma_overall=0.276 worst_q_ratio=1.238
ref2=Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits sigma_overall=0.289 worst_q_ratio=1.209
new1=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits sigma_overall=0.367 worst_q_ratio=1.144
new2=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits sigma_overall=0.350 worst_q_ratio=1.118
reference average sigma_overall=0.2825 worst_q_ratio=1.2235
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117_astrometric_residuals.png (4866 matched stars from wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.24 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118_astrometric_residuals.png (4868 matched stars from wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306_astrometric_residuals.png (4877 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307_astrometric_residuals.png (4880 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ari-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:26:06.17 +15:25:45.1:  16.02 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:26:06.17 +15:25:45.1:  15.99 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out21389.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 4s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
  
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Considering the candidate 21389_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
Preparing report for the candidate 21389_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
  
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Considering the candidate 05052_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 05052_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    11.37    02:44:45.39 +12:19:02.5   5474 2164   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461049.65709: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461049.65758: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=2.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=2.

**** FOUND  02:44:45.41 +12:19:02.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 5s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Ari-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
02:26:06.17 +15:25:45.1
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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.0'  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: 02:40:00.532 +13:59:54.76 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.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: 02:40:00.948 +14:00:13.48 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 02:40:00.532 +13:59:54.76
Second-epoch image center 02:40:00.948 +14:00:13.48
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0055 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.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: 02:40:03.863 +14:01:03.97 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 02:40:00.532 +13:59:54.76
Second-epoch image center 02:40:03.863 +14:01:03.97
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0235 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  02:40:00.948 +14:00:13.48
Second-epoch second image center 02:40:03.863 +14:01:03.97
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01832 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits &> /tmp/tmp.RX8H4WIM3g
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits &> /tmp/tmp.BCEIAQZ5xg
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits &> /tmp/tmp.yMV4Tn4Nax
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits &> /tmp/tmp.QZz8H3yFtX
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits and wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits and wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits and wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 42040 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.7291 to 48.3263 deg, Dec +8.6136 to +19.2864 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 31.7291 to 48.3263 deg, Dec 8.6136 to 19.2864 deg
Loaded 4379 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): 3380 out of 3762 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3762 out of 42040 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.828450
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.828450
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.03
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.80

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  15.80

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 42040 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.7291 to 48.3263 deg, Dec +8.6136 to +19.2864 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 31.7291 to 48.3263 deg, Dec 8.6136 to 19.2864 deg
Loaded 4379 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): 3380 out of 3762 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3762 out of 42040 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits (aperture=4.7)
Read 42245 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.7296 to 48.3258 deg, Dec +8.6525 to +19.2994 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 31.7296 to 48.3258 deg, Dec 8.6525 to 19.2994 deg
Loaded 4373 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): 3358 out of 3765 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3765 out of 42245 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 29 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.0 pix  Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
 1.9 pix  Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 15.8 mag.  Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
 15.8 mag.  Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
 15.7 mag.  fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
 15.7 mag.  fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  15.7 (SNR )  14.9 (80% of stars)  with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of  following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). 
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. 
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.RX8H4WIM3g (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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=1797, bad_region=7731, passed=42030
Got 42030 stars (including 32812 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 42030 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4884 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4879 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4879 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4879 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36016 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4884 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4879 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36016 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4879 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36016 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 
Excluding outliers - 4879 stars left (next iteration limit 5366)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits N_match=4879 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.263 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.239 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.245 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.219 n_q1=1713 n_q2=884 n_q3=1421 n_q4=861 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.232
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4879 N_valid=4879 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.002 bias_dec_arcsec=0.005 median_sep_arcsec=0.231 p95_sep_arcsec=0.676 n_q1=1713 n_q2=884 n_q3=1421 n_q4=861 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits -region wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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.BCEIAQZ5xg (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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=1828, bad_region=7788, passed=42236
Got 42236 stars (including 32941 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 42236 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4883 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4878 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36171 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4883 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36171 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36171 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25" 
Excluding outliers - 4878 stars left (next iteration limit 5365)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits N_match=4878 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.278 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.337 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.253 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.255 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.244 n_q1=1712 n_q2=873 n_q3=1421 n_q4=872 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.210
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4878 N_valid=4878 bias_ra_arcsec=0.001 bias_dec_arcsec=0.006 median_sep_arcsec=0.232 p95_sep_arcsec=0.688 n_q1=1712 n_q2=873 n_q3=1421 n_q4=872 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits -region wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.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.yMV4Tn4Nax (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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=23, blended=1780, bad_region=8567, passed=40402
Got 40402 stars (including 30443 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 40402 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4850 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4841 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4841 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4841 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33757 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4850 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4841 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33757 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4841 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33757 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Excluding outliers - 4841 stars left (next iteration limit 5325)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.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=4841 robust_rms=7.312 arcsec worst_region_rms=13.625 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=13.625 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4841 robust_rms=0.591 arcsec worst_region_rms=1.011 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=1.011 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4841 robust_rms=0.347 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.427 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.427 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4841 robust_rms_before=0.986 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.336 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.347 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.419 worst_region_rms_after=0.427 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.122 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.427
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.419 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.419 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.336 arcsec matched=4841
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits N_match=4841 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.420 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.358 n_q1=1521 n_q2=860 n_q3=1477 n_q4=983 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.178
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4841 N_valid=4841 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.455 bias_dec_arcsec=0.556 median_sep_arcsec=0.930 p95_sep_arcsec=1.654 n_q1=1521 n_q2=860 n_q3=1477 n_q4=983 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.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.QZz8H3yFtX (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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=1743, bad_region=8588, passed=40401
Got 40401 stars (including 30448 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 40401 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4853 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4843 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33783 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4855 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33783 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33783 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" 
Excluding outliers - 4843 stars left (next iteration limit 5327)
Stop iterations.


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

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.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=4843 robust_rms=7.361 arcsec worst_region_rms=13.836 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=13.836 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4843 robust_rms=0.570 arcsec worst_region_rms=1.013 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=1.013 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4843 robust_rms=0.339 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.427 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.427 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4843 robust_rms_before=0.971 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.333 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.339 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.415 worst_region_rms_after=0.427 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.161 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.427
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.415 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.415 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.333 arcsec matched=4843
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits N_match=4843 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.306 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.352 n_q1=1506 n_q2=875 n_q3=1470 n_q4=992 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.104
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4843 N_valid=4843 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.425 bias_dec_arcsec=0.570 median_sep_arcsec=0.917 p95_sep_arcsec=1.667 n_q1=1506 n_q2=875 n_q3=1470 n_q4=992 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ari-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Another copy of lib/update_offline_catalogs.sh is updating the catalogs right now - not downloading anything in this run
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:28:56.97 +12:56:23.8:  14.10 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:26:01.99 +10:24:43.9:  11.94 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:35:04.51 +14:05:16.1:  14.31 +/- 0.06  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:39:01.92 +13:47:29.3:  16.28 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:22:52.38 +11:20:50.9:  14.19 +/- 0.06  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:33:29.49 +12:40:09.1:  14.31 +/- 0.07  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:25:22.67 +14:46:47.4:  16.21 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:22:09.16 +13:02:38.6:  15.09 +/- 0.14  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:53:51.17 +15:25:52.7:  14.05 +/- 0.06  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:57:25.71 +10:28:44.1:  14.01 +/- 0.07  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:26:01.99 +10:24:43.9:  11.97 +/- 0.01  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:39:01.92 +13:47:29.3:  16.35 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:35:04.51 +14:05:16.1:  14.48 +/- 0.07  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:33:29.49 +12:40:09.1:  14.33 +/- 0.07  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:28:56.97 +12:56:23.8:  14.06 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:22:52.38 +11:20:50.9:  14.21 +/- 0.06  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:22:09.16 +13:02:38.6:  15.03 +/- 0.13  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:25:22.67 +14:46:47.4:  16.22 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.20 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.08 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  11.96 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.32 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.38 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  15.06 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:22:52.38 +11:20:50.9: ref_mag=14.20 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.3703 delta=-0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:26:01.99 +10:24:43.9: ref_mag=11.96 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1824 delta=-0.23 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:28:56.97 +12:56:23.8: ref_mag=14.08 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.4526 delta=-0.37 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:33:29.49 +12:40:09.1: ref_mag=14.32 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.5893 delta=-0.27 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:35:04.51 +14:05:16.1: ref_mag=14.38 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.5681 delta=-0.19 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:22:09.16 +13:02:38.6: ref_mag=15.06 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.9193 delta=0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:53:51.17 +15:25:52.7:  14.06 +/- 0.06  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.05 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:53:51.17 +15:25:52.7: ref_mag=14.05 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.9938 delta=0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:57:25.71 +10:28:44.1:  13.95 +/- 0.06  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  13.98 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:57:25.71 +10:28:44.1: ref_mag=13.98 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.0481 delta=-0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:30:30.12 +13:17:33.6:  14.09 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:36:27.74 +10:28:36.3:  15.15 +/- 0.14  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:25:13.20 +10:15:44.2:  16.09 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:50:24.13 +13:25:45.0:  14.58 +/- 0.10  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:54:08.89 +17:08:48.5:  15.99 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:35:32.73 +13:54:41.2:  16.27 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:39:27.75 +10:05:10.5:  15.29 +/- 0.17  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:48:38.58 +10:46:42.2:  14.73 +/- 0.10  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:30:30.12 +13:17:33.6:  14.04 +/- 0.05  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.06 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:30:30.12 +13:17:33.6: ref_mag=14.06 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.0647 delta=0.00 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:36:27.74 +10:28:36.3:  15.21 +/- 0.15  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:25:13.20 +10:15:44.2:  16.09 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:54:08.89 +17:08:48.5:  16.00 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  15.18 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:36:27.74 +10:28:36.3: ref_mag=15.18 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.8890 delta=0.29 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:50:24.13 +13:25:45.0:  14.52 +/- 0.09  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:35:32.73 +13:54:41.2:  16.32 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.55 +/- 0.07
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:50:24.13 +13:25:45.0: ref_mag=14.55 +/- 0.07 new_mean_mag=14.5144 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:39:27.75 +10:05:10.5:  15.12 +/- 0.14  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  15.19 +/- 0.11
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:39:27.75 +10:05:10.5: ref_mag=15.19 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=14.9961 delta=0.19 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:48:38.58 +10:46:42.2:  14.91 +/- 0.12  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.80 +/- 0.07
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:48:38.58 +10:46:42.2: ref_mag=14.80 +/- 0.07 new_mean_mag=14.8283 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:41:07.10 +13:54:36.7:  14.96 +/- 0.11  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:49:02.50 +13:56:53.9:  14.88 +/- 0.12  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:42:25.68 +15:09:07.5:  15.14 +/- 0.13  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:22:28.76 +15:01:54.9:  15.12 +/- 0.14  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:49:02.50 +13:56:53.9:  14.96 +/- 0.13  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.91 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:49:02.50 +13:56:53.9: ref_mag=14.91 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.9957 delta=-0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:41:07.10 +13:54:36.7:  15.04 +/- 0.11  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:25:17.61 +10:22:51.6:  15.23 +/- 0.16  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  15.00 +/- 0.08
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:41:07.10 +13:54:36.7: ref_mag=15.00 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=14.9327 delta=0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:42:25.68 +15:09:07.5:  15.36 +/- 0.16  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  15.23 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:42:25.68 +15:09:07.5: ref_mag=15.23 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.9810 delta=0.25 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:22:28.76 +15:01:54.9:  15.15 +/- 0.15  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  15.13 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:22:28.76 +15:01:54.9: ref_mag=15.13 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=15.0020 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:25:17.61 +10:22:51.6:  15.43 +/- 0.19  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  15.31 +/- 0.13
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:25:17.61 +10:22:51.6: ref_mag=15.31 +/- 0.13 new_mean_mag=15.0956 delta=0.22 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:37:49.28 +17:52:07.9:  15.93 +/- 0.30  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:49:25.22 +17:08:41.0:  15.51 +/- 0.21  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:42:16.29 +16:32:47.5:  14.82 +/- 0.10  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:49:25.22 +17:08:41.0:  15.30 +/- 0.18  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:37:49.28 +17:52:07.9:  15.20 +/- 0.15  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:42:16.29 +16:32:47.5:  15.10 +/- 0.13  detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  15.39 +/- 0.14
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:49:25.22 +17:08:41.0: ref_mag=15.39 +/- 0.14 new_mean_mag=15.0389 delta=0.35 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  15.35 +/- 0.13
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.93 +/- 0.08
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:37:49.28 +17:52:07.9: ref_mag=15.35 +/- 0.13 new_mean_mag=14.9955 delta=0.35 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:42:16.29 +16:32:47.5: ref_mag=14.93 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=14.8969 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out54066.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out55281.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out56516.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out56975.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out57516.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 5s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
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Done pre-generating finding charts.
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Considering the candidate 52544_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 52544_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    15.32    02:36:43.48 +16:24:45.2   4316 4647   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=0.

Rejecting candidate due to large distance (14.9") between the two second-epoch detections
  
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Considering the candidate 52546_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 52546_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    14.95    02:22:09.23 +13:02:37.9   2149 2658   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    14.89    02:22:09.10 +13:02:39.2   2142 2650   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=0.

  
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Considering the candidate 52554_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 52554_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    14.68    02:35:04.58 +14:05:15.0   4066 3253   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    14.50    02:35:04.44 +14:05:17.2   4058 3245   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=3.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=3.

  
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Considering the candidate 52556_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 52556_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    14.59    02:33:29.43 +12:40:10.6   3821 2399   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    14.58    02:33:29.55 +12:40:07.7   3814 2391   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=3.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=3.

  
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Considering the candidate 52558_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 52558_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    14.46    02:28:56.94 +12:56:23.8   3154 2574   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    14.45    02:28:57.00 +12:56:23.8   3146 2565   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=3.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=3.

  
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Considering the candidate 52561_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 52561_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    14.37    02:22:52.38 +11:20:50.9   2229 1626   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    14.37    02:22:52.38 +11:20:51.0   2221 1618   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=3.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=3.

  
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Considering the candidate 52569_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 52569_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    12.20    02:26:02.00 +10:24:43.5   2687 1048   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    12.17    02:26:01.99 +10:24:44.3   2680 1039   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=3.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=3.

  
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Considering the candidate 53686_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 53686_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    12.30    02:26:06.15 +15:25:45.1   2759 4081   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=0.

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Considering the candidate 54066_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
Preparing report for the candidate 54066_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
  
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Considering the candidate 55281_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
Preparing report for the candidate 55281_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
  
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Considering the candidate 56304_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 56304_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    14.04    02:57:25.74 +10:28:45.0   7372 1059   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    14.06    02:57:25.68 +10:28:43.3   7365 1050   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=1.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=1.

  
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Considering the candidate 56316_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 56316_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    13.99    02:53:51.18 +15:25:52.4   6813 4059   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    14.00    02:53:51.16 +15:25:53.0   6806 4050   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=1.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=0.

  
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Considering the candidate 56516_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
Preparing report for the candidate 56516_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
  
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Considering the candidate 56528_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 56528_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    14.06    02:30:30.16 +13:17:33.5   3387 2783   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    14.07    02:30:30.07 +13:17:33.7   3379 2775   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=3.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=3.

  
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Considering the candidate 56975_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
Preparing report for the candidate 56975_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
  
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Considering the candidate 57516_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
Preparing report for the candidate 57516_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
  
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Considering the candidate 57778_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 57778_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    14.51    02:50:24.07 +13:25:43.9   6313 2844   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    14.52    02:50:24.20 +13:25:46.1   6306 2836   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=1.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=1.

  
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Considering the candidate 58611_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 58611_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    14.78    02:36:27.71 +10:28:36.7   4244 1066   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    15.07    02:36:27.76 +10:28:35.8   4237 1057   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=0.

  
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Considering the candidate 58937_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 58937_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    14.90    02:39:27.74 +10:05:11.2   4689 0824   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    15.17    02:39:27.75 +10:05:09.9   4681 0815   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=0.

  
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Considering the candidate 59013_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 59013_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    14.89    02:48:38.54 +10:46:41.4   6058 1238   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    14.78    02:48:38.63 +10:46:42.9   6050 1230   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=3.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=2.

  
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Considering the candidate 59016_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 59016_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    14.91    02:42:25.70 +15:09:07.9   5146 3887   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    15.12    02:42:25.65 +15:09:07.1   5139 3878   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=0.

  
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Considering the candidate 59290_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 59290_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    14.98    02:49:02.42 +13:56:54.4   6112 3158   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    15.01    02:49:02.59 +13:56:53.3   6105 3149   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=0.

  
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Considering the candidate 59332_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 59332_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    14.97    02:41:07.10 +13:54:36.9   4950 3138   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    14.90    02:41:07.10 +13:54:36.4   4943 3129   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=0.

  
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Considering the candidate 59393_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 59393_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    14.99    02:22:28.95 +15:01:56.8   2230 3862   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    15.01    02:22:28.57 +15:01:53.0   2222 3853   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=0.

  
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Considering the candidate 59404_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 59404_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    15.03    02:25:17.55 +10:22:50.3   2575 1030   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    15.19    02:25:17.67 +10:22:53.0   2568 1023   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=0.

  
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Considering the candidate 59487_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 59487_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    15.03    02:49:25.26 +17:08:40.8   6164 5093   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    15.05    02:49:25.17 +17:08:41.3   6157 5084   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=0.

  
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Considering the candidate 59551_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 59551_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    15.02    02:42:16.31 +16:32:47.3   5128 4730   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    14.82    02:42:16.26 +16:32:47.7   5121 4722   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=3.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=0.

  
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Considering the candidate 59560_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 59560_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 1     2026 11 05.24212    2461349.74212    15.00    02:37:49.20 +17:52:05.8   4491 5537   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-48-28_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0306.fits
Discovery image 2     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    14.99    02:37:49.37 +17:52:10.0   4484 5529   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=0.

  
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Considering the candidate 41054_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307
The candidate 41054_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 3     2026 11 05.24274    2461349.74274    11.63    02:44:45.42 +12:19:03.9   5474 2164   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-04_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_235352_TTUQ2b1x1_213463_Yd2uQhVR/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-11-04_23-49-22_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0307.fits
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461049.65709: SE_FLAGS=2.
JD 2461049.65758: SE_FLAGS=2.
JD 2461349.74212: SE_FLAGS=2.
JD 2461349.74274: SE_FLAGS=2.

**** FOUND  02:44:45.40 +12:19:03.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 8s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Ari-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
02:26:06.17 +15:25:45.1
02:39:01.92 +13:47:29.3
02:25:22.67 +14:46:47.4
02:54:08.89 +17:08:48.5
02:25:13.20 +10:15:44.2
02:35:32.73 +13:54:41.2
########### Completed Ari-04-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
02:26:06.17 +15:25:45.1
02:39:01.92 +13:47:29.3
02:25:22.67 +14:46:47.4
02:54:08.89 +17:08:48.5
02:25:13.20 +10:15:44.2
02:35:32.73 +13:54:41.2
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02:26:06.17 +15:25:45.1  -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list)
02:39:01.92 +13:47:29.3  -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list)
02:25:22.67 +14:46:47.4  -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list)
02:54:08.89 +17:08:48.5  -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list)
02:25:13.20 +10:15:44.2  -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list)
02:35:32.73 +13:54:41.2  -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list)
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO  ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461349.74211640 -observatory V36
14:33:58.78 -15:15:38.8 Mercury (6.3mag)
13:23:19.66 -12:52:33.5 Venus (-4.5mag)
09:33:14.72 +16:18:11.9 Mars (0.8mag)
09:47:55.50 +14:02:16.0 Jupiter (-2.0mag)
00:36:00.36 +00:58:16.2 Saturn (0.5mag)
04:08:44.11 +20:49:21.5 Uranus (5.6mag)
00:08:11.84 -00:39:07.0 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:24:32.59 -23:41:14.0 Pluto (14.5mag)
11:38:50.63 -00:37:57.6 Moon (-9.3mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 361 Nov  4 23:56 planets.txt
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461349.74211640:
09:47:48.98 +14:02:54.2 Io (6.0mag)
09:48:04.96 +14:01:21.1 Europa (6.1mag)
09:47:43.47 +14:03:26.7 Ganymede (5.5mag)
09:48:24.20 +13:59:33.7 Callisto (6.8mag)
09:49:30.33 +14:10:31.2 Himalia (15.5mag)
09:47:53.33 +14:02:28.0 Thebe (16.3mag)
09:47:47.97 +14:27:21.4 Elara (17.4mag)
09:48:31.81 +13:30:38.9 Pasiphae (17.7mag)
09:44:49.92 +14:34:27.7 Carme (18.7mag)
00:36:12.47 +00:58:00.7 Titan (8.3mag)
00:35:54.97 +00:58:08.1 Rhea (9.6mag)
00:36:33.30 +00:59:17.1 Iapetus (11.0mag)
00:35:56.43 +00:57:45.5 Hyperion (14.2mag)
00:34:13.63 +00:46:11.0 Phoebe (16.4mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Nov  4 23:56 moons.txt
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461349.74211640:
04:41:15.54 +16:52:10.6 JWST
19:01:14.97 +02:25:57.0 Chandra
06:38:00.28 +09:36:17.9 XMM-Newton
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Nov  4 23:56 spacecraft.txt
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461349.74211640 -observatory V36
03:32:16.45 +19:54:06.2 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
07:47:10.87 +38:31:04.0 17.8mag P/2004 V5 (LINEAR-Hill)
07:47:16.25 +38:30:51.1 17.8mag P/2004 V5-A (LINEAR-Hill)
07:46:34.46 +38:31:11.6 17.8mag P/2004 V5-B (LINEAR-Hill)
05:01:23.67 +38:47:09.8 17.7mag P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski)
18:50:08.76 -32:49:15.1 15.0mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:45:22.92 -74:01:17.7 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:10:59.13 +35:21:30.4 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
21:43:03.31 +20:29:42.5 17.9mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
07:35:50.80 +25:20:24.0 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
09:08:41.58 +38:47:43.9 16.4mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
18:38:14.99 +40:51:30.1 17.5mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
05:42:25.75 -13:30:50.1 16.3mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
14:17:17.34 -04:43:44.4 16.3mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
20:21:35.44 +51:52:31.8 15.2mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
13:09:18.05 +17:14:44.4 17.7mag A/2026 E1
15:56:06.22 -66:29:25.8 14.7mag P/2026 R2 (Leonard)
19:35:52.53 -05:23:35.9 17.1mag P/2026 T1 (ATLAS)
10:46:52.72 +02:37:05.0 17.5mag P/2026 U1 (Gafton)
23:24:42.94 +13:34:49.3 16.9mag 2P/Encke
23:28:26.81 -25:15:30.6 15.5mag 10P/Tempel
02:42:09.56 +29:35:10.6 16.5mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR
12:27:17.30 -10:10:58.7 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
00:10:04.14 -08:59:15.6 15.9mag 65P/Gunn
08:01:33.85 +13:24:19.7 14.0mag 78P/Gehrels
20:56:39.28 -24:19:51.9 16.5mag 84P/Giclas
10:41:47.61 +13:12:53.2 17.6mag 93P/Lovas
09:05:46.19 +46:20:18.4 16.8mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
09:54:31.92 +04:53:56.5 17.8mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
12:30:24.39 +07:38:28.3 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley
23:26:14.20 -00:57:08.3 17.4mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma
19:44:55.50 +14:52:46.7 10.2mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
11:15:55.35 -03:25:37.2 16.3mag 169P/NEAT
09:42:19.05 +23:24:55.8 18.0mag 186P/Garradd
03:08:57.16 +02:03:49.8 15.4mag 220P/McNaught
06:22:41.50 +50:04:37.4 15.9mag 260P/McNaught
07:58:18.93 +25:02:37.7 17.5mag 266P/Christensen
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 1.9K Nov  4 23:56 comets.txt
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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
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
19:45:06.48 +18:22:42.2  PNV J19450648+1822422  2026-08-25.1278  9.0mag
00:42:54.65 +41:22:59.3  PNV J00425465+4122593  2026-08-25.4712  18.9mag
00:42:50.38 +41:18:58.76  PNV J00425038+4118587  2026-09-04.1512  18.2mag
00:42:12.76 +41:16:28.4  PNV J00421276+4116284  2026-09-10.9176  18.67Cmag
17:52:06.80 -23:43:20.7  TCP J17520680-2343207  2026-09-08.7896  12.6mag
00:42:40.94 +41:15:37.1  PNV J00424094+4115371  2026-09-17.8925  18.3mag
08:49:20.13 -09:19:15.8  TCP J08492013-0919158  2026-09-18.4698  13.3mag
00:42:13.93 +41:16:35.6  PNV J00421393+4116356  2026-09-22.6597  19.66Cmag
18:14:01.58 +15:13:55.5  TCP J18140158+1513555  2026-09-24.4645  14.1mag
00:42:36.61 +41:13:50.5  TCP J00423661+4113505  2026-09-29.7462  17.4mag
22:03:46.29 -11:07:57.8  TCP J22034629-1107578  2026-09-29.7438  14.51Cmag
22:05:02.06 +20:49:01.2  TCP J22050206+2049012  2026-10-03.5715  17.13Cmag
00:38:15.01 +41:14:47.2  TCP J00381501+4114472  2026-10-08.5978  17.72Cmag
01:06:05.83 +09:51:20.4  TCP J01060583+0951204  2026-10-10.8543  14.54Cmag
17:54:18.76 -27:36:36.2  TCP J17541876-2736362  2026-10-12.3993  10.8mag
09:56:00.79 +69:06:15.2  PNV J09560079+6906152  2026-10-14.9274  19.38Cmag
00:43:30.83 +41:26:55.3  PNV J00433083+4126553  2026-10-17.5651  18.61Cmag
04:57:32.08 +30:15:41.6  TCP J04573208+3015416  2026-10-17.7818  18.21Cmag
05:21:07.64 +23:38:21.3  TCP J05210764+2338213  2026-10-18.4020  10.3mag
05:34:11.01 +28:45:30.5  TCP J05341101+2845305  2026-10-18.3604  16.6mag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
17:53:40.597 +65:17:02.64  AT 2026afyq  2026-09-27.00 27.37
17:54:09.428 +65:16:55.00  AT 2026afyp  2026-09-27.00 26.33
17:53:48.917 +65:14:08.09  AT 2026afyo  2026-09-27.00 28.45
17:54:06.374 +65:12:07.03  AT 2026afyn  2026-09-27.00 27.53
17:54:12.378 +65:11:36.46  AT 2026afym  2026-09-27.00 27.72
17:54:06.270 +65:11:07.40  AT 2026afyl  2026-09-27.00 25.92
17:53:27.005 +65:10:54.26  AT 2026afyk  2026-09-27.00 27.33
17:54:11.180 +65:09:41.88  AT 2026afyj  2026-09-27.00 26.3
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
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Wed Nov  4 23:55:56 CST 2026
=======================================
TIMING SExtractor: 2 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 3s (0.05 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 23s (0.38 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 6s (0.10 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 0s (0.00 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 2s (0.03 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 5s (0.08 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 39s (0.65 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 9 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 2 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 1 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 14s (0.23 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 0s (0.00 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 9s (0.15 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 8s (0.13 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 33s (0.55 min)
FIELD_Ari-04-Q2b1x1: 85s (1.42 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 85s (1.42 min)
Finished: Wed Nov  4 23:57:21 CST 2026