IC 1396A - Elephant's Trunk Nebula · RGB Session 1 · 2026-09-13

Observing conditions

Saved context for this physical observing session. Separate time spans remain visible below.

RGB · 2026-09-13 02:00:37 CEST (UTC+0200) → 2026-09-13 03:55:40 CEST (UTC+0200)

Moon · calculated

4.3%

Illuminated · Waxing

Altitude -49.7° · below the geometric horizon

Reference: 2026-09-13T00:58:09.215 UTC

Observing site

—

Location not recorded, or withheld in this read-only share.

Weather · model context

ERA5 reanalysis · Open-Meteo

Cloud cover
43.0–45.0 %
Dew point
9.9–10.0 °C
Relative humidity
87.0–90.0 %
Air temperature
11.6–11.9 °C
Wind at 10 m
0.4–0.8 m/s

Ranges of hourly model samples. Air temperature is not sensor temperature.

Hourly values and coverage
UTCAir temperature · °CRelative humidity · %Dew point · °CCloud cover · %Wind at 10 m · m/s
2026-09-13T00:00:00+00:0011.987.09.943.00.4
2026-09-13T01:00:00+00:0011.690.010.045.00.8

Hourly gridded model context, not measurements at the telescope. Hourly samples bounding this exposure-group interval; no minute interpolation.

Cloud cover: 2/2 samples; Dew point: 2/2 samples; Relative humidity: 2/2 samples; Air temperature: 2/2 samples; Wind at 10 m: 2/2 samples

Retrieved 2026-10-20T16:42:34.240163+00:00

Provider and model documentation
Context provenance and limits

Recorded DATE-OBS time interpretation retained; if TIMESYS is absent it is provisionally UTC.

Saved calculation at this exposure group's midpoint. Geometric altitude assumes sea level, no terrain or refraction. Schematic orientation, not a sky photograph.

Weather does not establish seeing, transparency at the telescope, a Bortle class or a photometric correction. Missing values do not imply clear skies.

Saved context SHA-256: 9b57030ee43c5d537ff532a612bcaf5ca5eb900a1b209019a7b637f76673817c

RGB · 300 s · 22 Lights

1 h 50 min · 22 exposures available.

Session
Preview image · up to 2560 px

Selected input exposures

Image quality at a glance

Selected inputs against your whole archive · RGB and DNB remain separate.

RGB · all contributing sessions

Star width / FWHM
2.66 sensor pixels
Current archive average3.00 sensor pixels
Difference -0.34
22/22 selected · archive 865/865 exposures · 11 sessions · 8 objects
Star shape / eccentricity
0.42 dimensionless
Current archive average0.45 dimensionless
Difference -0.03
22/22 selected · archive 865/865 exposures · 11 sessions · 8 objects
Background
824.82 ADU
Current archive average749.61 ADU
Difference +75.21
22/22 selected · archive 865/865 exposures · 11 sessions · 8 objects
Background scatter
39.21 ADU
Current archive average34.26 ADU
Difference +4.96
22/22 selected · archive 865/865 exposures · 11 sessions · 8 objects
Stellar model SNR
90.97 dimensionless
Current archive average138.73 dimensionless
Difference -47.77
22/22 selected · archive 865/865 exposures · 11 sessions · 8 objects
Stellar model estimate · different fields
Star width / FWHM
Selected exposure values · whole-archive RGB mean · physical sessions separated.
Star shape / eccentricity
Star shape / eccentricity
Selected exposure values · whole-archive RGB mean · physical sessions separated.
Background
Background
Selected exposure values · whole-archive RGB mean · physical sessions separated.
Background scatter
Background scatter
Selected exposure values · whole-archive RGB mean · physical sessions separated.
Stellar model SNR
Stellar model SNR
Selected exposure values · whole-archive RGB mean · physical sessions separated.
How this archive average is calculated

Each unique original exposure contributes once per valid saved metric. Arithmetic mean across all objects; RGB and DNB separate. Missing or invalid values are excluded, never zero. This descriptive reference includes the selected exposures and later nights.

Exposure, camera settings, field brightness, sampling and stellar populations may differ. Background and stellar model SNR are not normalized measures of sky quality, master SNR or detection sensitivity. A difference is not a grade.

Stored per-frame medians of stellar fits are averaged; stars are not pooled. SNR requires a positive recorded effective gain and at least five stellar estimates. Units remain separate. Unknown method versions are recorded, not invented. Small, undersampled stars may bias shape measurements.

Archive version ab3717b4ec376ea87d5261c94fe6dbbd42a97237e09422490b5844921d286006

Matched acquisition settings · original session-weighted comparison

Selected input exposures

Image quality at a glance

Measurements of the selected input exposures, not the finished master.

RGB · 300.0 s · 22 Lights

Acquisition settings & contributing sessions

300.0 s · Gain 100.0 · Archive snapshot 2026-11-09T03:24:34.927460+00:00

Recorded focal length: 612.0 mm · separate header/settings cohorts, not additional observing sessions.

RGB Session 1 · 2026-09-13

Star width (FWHM)
2.66 sensor pixels
Current archive average2.67 sensor pixels
Difference -0.01 sensor pixels
22/22 frames · archive: 2 Sessions
Star shape
0.42 dimensionless
Current archive average0.43 dimensionless
Difference -0.01 dimensionless
22/22 frames · archive: 2 Sessions
Eccentricity of stellar model fits
Background
824.82 ADU
Current archive average848.86 ADU
Difference -24.04 ADU
22/22 frames · archive: 2 Sessions
Background scatter
39.21 ADU
Current archive average42.48 ADU
Difference -3.27 ADU
22/22 frames · archive: 2 Sessions
Stellar SNR
90.97 dimensionless
Current archive average90.97 dimensionless
Difference 0.00 dimensionless
22/22 frames · archive: 1 Sessions
Model estimate · same target field
Star width (FWHM) over time
Star width (FWHM) · saved per-exposure values and current archive average. Sessions are separate; gaps are not joined.
Star shape · Trend
Star shape over time
Star shape · saved per-exposure values and current archive average. Sessions are separate; gaps are not joined.
Background · Trend
Background over time
Background · saved per-exposure values and current archive average. Sessions are separate; gaps are not joined.
Background scatter · Trend
Background scatter over time
Background scatter · saved per-exposure values and current archive average. Sessions are separate; gaps are not joined.
Stellar SNR · Trend
Stellar SNR over time
Stellar SNR · saved per-exposure values and current archive average. Sessions are separate; gaps are not joined.

Provisional star fits · stellar SNR is a model estimate, not master SNR.

Reading these values

Provisional stellar models: undersampled stars can bias the measurements. Differences are not quality grades. Stellar SNR is not nebular or master-image SNR.

Processing and calibration record

Processing for this session

  1. Calibrationsuccess
  2. Registrationsuccess
  3. Stackingsuccess
  4. ReportSaved results

22/22 Lights calibrated; {'bias': 71, 'dark': 40, 'flat': 3} calibration frames. Unknown compatibility fields: device_id, filter, optical_configuration, readout_mode.

Calibration and processing evidence
{
  "calibrated": 22,
  "calibration_state": "success",
  "crop": {
    "area_fraction": 0.9820190736897876
  },
  "integration_s": 6600.0,
  "planned": 22,
  "ready": 22,
  "registered": 22,
  "registration_state": "success",
  "selected_calibrations": {
    "bias": 71,
    "dark": 40,
    "flat": 3
  },
  "stacked": 22,
  "stacking_state": "success",
  "unknown_fields": [
    "device_id",
    "filter",
    "optical_configuration",
    "readout_mode"
  ],
  "warnings": [
    "Bias is used for flat correction only; exposure/linearity suitability remains unvalidated",
    "Flat exposure is not matched to light exposure; flat dark current, illumination and physical optical-state continuity remain unvalidated",
    "Raw ROTATOR/angle semantics are unverified; differences are not evidence of physical rotation.",
    "device_id: compatibility unknown; permitted only by explicit warning policy",
    "filter: compatibility unknown; permitted only by explicit warning policy",
    "optical_configuration: compatibility unknown; permitted only by explicit warning policy",
    "readout_mode: compatibility unknown; permitted only by explicit warning policy"
  ]
}

Explore stars in the image

Verified image · RGB · 2026-09-13

583 verified identities; 13 spatially distributed highlights. Query: G < 16, at most 5000 sources; fainter neighbours may be absent.

Farb-Helligkeits-Diagramm · Gaia G / BP−RP

Scheinbare Kataloghelligkeit, kein HR-Diagramm; Staub und Distance wirken mit.

G (mag)BP−RP (mag)
Identity, data and limitations

Holdout residual: median 0.6483672562628763 px; 95 % 1.3471357735920098 px. G<16; fainter neighbours may be absent. Historical solver training set is unknown.

Temperature, mass and radius are catalogue model estimates, not stellar parameters measured from this photograph.

Exact catalogue values and geometry

Science & measurements

Experimental photometry · no confirmed transit. 0 unresolved technical review items.

Histograms, light curves & event evidence

Intensity histograms

RGB · 22/22 original exposures measured.

RGB · Raw pixel values

ADU · decoded digital value · Pixel count per bin; not a wavelength spectrum.

-0.56.554e+041.408e+08BG1G2R

All saved bins, including negative values.

Exact counts and measured valuesWerte und Darstellungsbins · Complete unchanged bins (NPZ)

Current display image

8-bit display values · nonlinear · Pixel count per bin; not a wavelength spectrum.

-0.5255.52.127e+06BGR

All saved bins, including negative values.

Exact counts and measured valuesWerte und Darstellungsbins · Complete unchanged bins (NPZ)

Events · technical review

Measured, but unsuitable for this search

0 unresolved technical review items · 0 Gaia IDs searched · 0 tested windows. Windows are not independent events.

No confirmed transit. Short artifact clusters and time-correlated errors can pass this screening. Real periodic search: insufficient coverage; no globally calibrated false-alarm probability is available.

Saved event evidenceTest windows, supporting exposures and limitations
Photometry precision and sampling · experimental

Photometry & transit readiness

Individual native exposures, independent of the final display/HDR image. Conditional measurement errors include the comparison ensemble; shared systematics remain outside that model.

Elephant Trunk Nebula · RGB · 300 s · 22 frames

measured diagnostics · 22 timed frames; 0 timing exclusions.

Separate segment 9c7c2898: 1.92 h span · 303.4 s median cadence · duty unavailable · 1 large gap(s); 1 overlapping recorded intervals (bins unavailable when present).

1.0242.3213.6184.915Robust scatter (%)11.012.3Gaia G magnitude (catalogue)

Brightness comparison is observational: sources share sky and calibration; points are not independent trials.

Gaia 2178606016129606912 · G 11.03

22/22 valid epochs · robust scatter 4.49% · median conditional error 1.27%. measured, not suitable for search.

0.4460.7000.9541.209Raw / own medianReference ensembleDifferential2.5112.6Minutes from recorded relative session origin
Precision at common wall-clock intervals

1.4826 × median absolute deviation divided by median. Nonoverlapping bins never split an exposure; boundary crossings remain in the native curve. Sparse bins do not establish a precision improvement.

  • 5 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 10 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 15 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 30 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
Gaia 2179293107816161792 · G 11.50

22/22 valid epochs · robust scatter 3.62% · median conditional error 1.26%. measured, not suitable for search.

0.3750.6280.8821.135Raw / own medianReference ensembleDifferential2.5112.6Minutes from recorded relative session origin
Precision at common wall-clock intervals

1.4826 × median absolute deviation divided by median. Nonoverlapping bins never split an exposure; boundary crossings remain in the native curve. Sparse bins do not establish a precision improvement.

  • 5 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 10 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 15 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 30 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
Gaia 2178512626359162240 · G 11.57

0/22 valid epochs · robust scatter — · median conditional error —. measured, not suitable for search.

0.5630.7450.9281.110Raw / own medianReference ensembleDifferential2.5112.6Minutes from recorded relative session origin
Precision at common wall-clock intervals

1.4826 × median absolute deviation divided by median. Nonoverlapping bins never split an exposure; boundary crossings remain in the native curve. Sparse bins do not establish a precision improvement.

  • 5 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 10 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 15 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 30 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
Gaia 2178535406865965568 · G 11.67

22/22 valid epochs · robust scatter 4.44% · median conditional error 1.13%. measured, not suitable for search.

0.5160.8431.1691.495Raw / own medianReference ensembleDifferential2.5112.6Minutes from recorded relative session origin
Precision at common wall-clock intervals

1.4826 × median absolute deviation divided by median. Nonoverlapping bins never split an exposure; boundary crossings remain in the native curve. Sparse bins do not establish a precision improvement.

  • 5 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 10 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 15 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 30 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
Gaia 2179249780177744384 · G 11.79

12/22 valid epochs · robust scatter 4.65% · median conditional error 0.85%. measured, not suitable for search.

0.5240.8241.1241.424Raw / own medianReference ensembleDifferential2.5112.6Minutes from recorded relative session origin
Precision at common wall-clock intervals

1.4826 × median absolute deviation divided by median. Nonoverlapping bins never split an exposure; boundary crossings remain in the native curve. Sparse bins do not establish a precision improvement.

  • 5 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 10 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 15 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 30 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
Gaia 2178490052010323840 · G 11.83

16/22 valid epochs · robust scatter 1.29% · median conditional error 0.83%. measured, not suitable for search.

0.4920.7080.9231.138Raw / own medianReference ensembleDifferential2.5112.6Minutes from recorded relative session origin
Precision at common wall-clock intervals

1.4826 × median absolute deviation divided by median. Nonoverlapping bins never split an exposure; boundary crossings remain in the native curve. Sparse bins do not establish a precision improvement.

  • 5 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 10 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 15 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 30 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
Gaia 2178322342127309056 · G 11.91

22/22 valid epochs · robust scatter 2.69% · median conditional error 1.46%. measured, not suitable for search.

0.4630.6840.9061.128Raw / own medianReference ensembleDifferential2.5112.6Minutes from recorded relative session origin
Precision at common wall-clock intervals

1.4826 × median absolute deviation divided by median. Nonoverlapping bins never split an exposure; boundary crossings remain in the native curve. Sparse bins do not establish a precision improvement.

  • 5 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 10 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 15 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 30 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
Gaia 2179191437348574336 · G 11.93

22/22 valid epochs · robust scatter 4.33% · median conditional error 1.11%. measured, not suitable for search.

0.5160.8441.1731.502Raw / own medianReference ensembleDifferential2.5112.6Minutes from recorded relative session origin
Precision at common wall-clock intervals

1.4826 × median absolute deviation divided by median. Nonoverlapping bins never split an exposure; boundary crossings remain in the native curve. Sparse bins do not establish a precision improvement.

  • 5 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 10 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 15 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 30 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
Gaia 2178547394107917312 · G 11.97

6/22 valid epochs · robust scatter 3.37% · median conditional error 0.71%. measured, not suitable for search.

0.4720.7100.9481.187Raw / own medianReference ensembleDifferential2.5112.6Minutes from recorded relative session origin
Precision at common wall-clock intervals

1.4826 × median absolute deviation divided by median. Nonoverlapping bins never split an exposure; boundary crossings remain in the native curve. Sparse bins do not establish a precision improvement.

  • 5 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 10 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 15 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 30 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
Gaia 2178578390899342976 · G 12.01

20/22 valid epochs · robust scatter 2.92% · median conditional error 0.89%. measured, not suitable for search.

0.3250.6110.8971.183Raw / own medianReference ensembleDifferential2.5112.6Minutes from recorded relative session origin
Precision at common wall-clock intervals

1.4826 × median absolute deviation divided by median. Nonoverlapping bins never split an exposure; boundary crossings remain in the native curve. Sparse bins do not establish a precision improvement.

  • 5 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 10 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 15 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 30 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
Gaia 2178402606480442880 · G 12.06

10/22 valid epochs · robust scatter 3.84% · median conditional error 0.71%. measured, not suitable for search.

0.5600.7580.9561.154Raw / own medianReference ensembleDifferential2.5112.6Minutes from recorded relative session origin
Precision at common wall-clock intervals

1.4826 × median absolute deviation divided by median. Nonoverlapping bins never split an exposure; boundary crossings remain in the native curve. Sparse bins do not establish a precision improvement.

  • 5 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 10 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 15 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 30 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
Gaia 2178324712949348352 · G 12.19

22/22 valid epochs · robust scatter 3.42% · median conditional error 1.20%. measured, not suitable for search.

0.5540.7600.9661.172Raw / own medianReference ensembleDifferential2.5112.6Minutes from recorded relative session origin
Precision at common wall-clock intervals

1.4826 × median absolute deviation divided by median. Nonoverlapping bins never split an exposure; boundary crossings remain in the native curve. Sparse bins do not establish a precision improvement.

  • 5 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 10 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 15 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 30 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
Gaia 2179230470011975936 · G 12.22

14/22 valid epochs · robust scatter 2.91% · median conditional error 0.77%. measured, not suitable for search.

0.5260.8211.1161.411Raw / own medianReference ensembleDifferential2.5112.6Minutes from recorded relative session origin
Precision at common wall-clock intervals

1.4826 × median absolute deviation divided by median. Nonoverlapping bins never split an exposure; boundary crossings remain in the native curve. Sparse bins do not establish a precision improvement.

  • 5 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 10 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 15 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 30 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
Gaia 2178434732836946048 · G 12.24

21/22 valid epochs · robust scatter 3.59% · median conditional error 0.86%. measured, not suitable for search.

0.5010.7150.9281.142Raw / own medianReference ensembleDifferential2.5112.6Minutes from recorded relative session origin
Precision at common wall-clock intervals

1.4826 × median absolute deviation divided by median. Nonoverlapping bins never split an exposure; boundary crossings remain in the native curve. Sparse bins do not establish a precision improvement.

  • 5 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 10 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 15 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 30 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
Gaia 2178607729805892608 · G 12.28

22/22 valid epochs · robust scatter 3.49% · median conditional error 1.35%. measured, not suitable for search.

0.5300.7330.9351.138Raw / own medianReference ensembleDifferential2.5112.6Minutes from recorded relative session origin
Precision at common wall-clock intervals

1.4826 × median absolute deviation divided by median. Nonoverlapping bins never split an exposure; boundary crossings remain in the native curve. Sparse bins do not establish a precision improvement.

  • 5 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 10 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 15 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 30 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
Gaia 2202618314981943296 · G 12.31

22/22 valid epochs · robust scatter 2.36% · median conditional error 1.01%. measured, not suitable for search.

0.4920.7000.9091.118Raw / own medianReference ensembleDifferential2.5112.6Minutes from recorded relative session origin
Precision at common wall-clock intervals

1.4826 × median absolute deviation divided by median. Nonoverlapping bins never split an exposure; boundary crossings remain in the native curve. Sparse bins do not establish a precision improvement.

  • 5 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 10 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 15 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.
  • 30 min: — · 0 usable bins · 22 native points outside this binned view · insufficient support; 0–0 exposures/bin, 0–0 s integrated, 0–0% coverage. Overlapping exposure intervals; independence/identity unresolved Single-frame bins do not demonstrate averaging.

Recommended next acquisition: characterize unsaturated stars with matched short-exposure Darks and same-session Flats, then keep one exposure/filter configuration through a dedicated known-host event and its before/after baseline. There is no real 60/120 s improvement demonstrated here.

Timing, uncertainty and applicability
  • Not calibrated standard magnitudes. Native G1+G2 response/Flat/pixel-phase and shared errors remain unbounded.
  • Recorded header start times support relative intervals; TIMESYS and clock accuracy are not established. No BJD_TDB.
  • References exclude each target but share sky/calibration systematics. Conditional errors hold median normalizations fixed.
  • No new search is run here. Existing event evidence and eligibility are retained; review scores are not calibrated false-alarm probabilities.
  • No new aperture is promoted. Mixed exposures, passbands, nights and calibration/angle segments stay separate.
Exact native-photometry diagnosticsConditional errors, rates, source/reference IDs and precision support
Comparison-star evidence · experimental

Comparison-star robustness check

Could a more robust reference ensemble improve these light curves? This controlled experiment reuses the original native fluxes. Your published scientific curves and event results remain unchanged.

RGB · 300.0 s · 0 supported source/segment tests

Insufficient contiguous data or independent references for the blocked comparison.

Overlapping or unordered timestamps; no guessed cadence

Scientific baseline retained. No promotion from scatter alone; independent control observations and a calibrated uncertainty model are still required.

Validation design and limits

Four contiguous held-out folds per sufficiently long uninterrupted block, with one purged epoch on each side. Reference medians are learned only from training epochs; each target is excluded from its references. Fixed Huber cutoff 1.5, at least six references. No hyperparameter search or target-based refitting.

  • Blocked epoch checks within existing calibration/orientation segments, not independent new-night validation.
  • Stars share references and are not independent trials; no p-values or discovery probability are inferred.
  • Lower scatter may remove reference contamination but does not prove better physical accuracy.
  • Existing shared-master, flat, centroid, sampling and clock uncertainties remain unresolved.
  • Artificial dimming checks algebraic signal transfer only, not transit detection or recovery efficiency.
  • No re-fitting, smoothing or interpolation of target flux; gaps and unavailable measurements remain gaps.
Reference comparison evidenceHeld-out folds, reference membership, unchanged baseline and signal-transfer checks

Example measured light curve

2026-09-13 · RGB · Gaia 2178322342127309056. First available session and source ID; not selected for apparent variability.

Relative brightness1.0410.83620.04 — 1.88 hours since the first recorded header start · exposure midpoints
Native G1+G2 measurements · separate calibration segments · no connecting lines.
All saved stellar light curves
Appendix · measurement methods & observing conditions
Observing nights and Moon

RGB

2026-09-13 02:00:37 CEST (UTC+0200) → 2026-09-13 03:55:40 CEST (UTC+0200)

4.3% Moon illumination · saved calculation

Altitude -49.7°Target separation —

Mitte des Aufnahmezeitraums

Original saved observation note

Time assumption: DATE-OBS interpreted as UTC because TIMESYS is missing. Astronomical context is provisional.

Original saved observation note

Moon altitude is approximate; local Earth-orientation data may be incomplete.

Original saved observation note

Geometric Moon altitude, without terrain or refraction; site elevation assumed to be 0 m.

Saved time assumptions are unchanged. Site and weather are shown on the session pages.

Explain this comparison

Comparison with your current archive: each physical observing session has equal weight. Valid per-exposure values are first averaged within each session, then the session means are averaged. Later sessions and the exposures shown here may be included. This is neither an independent test nor a formal quality grade.

Selected data use the exact input IDs of this product. RGB and DNB, methods, units, sampling and recorded acquisition settings remain separate. Unknown setup metadata do not establish physical compatibility. A few sessions form only a small descriptive reference. Missing values do not count as zero.

FWHM and star shape are saved medians of the stellar fits in each exposure; the display averages these per-exposure values. Stellar SNR is the saved median of model estimates from at least five stars per exposure. Model: source Poisson noise, background variance and uncertainty in the mean local sky. Circular aperture radius 3, sky annulus 5–7 sampling pixels, 3σ clipping. EGAIN in electrons/ADU is required. Different star selections remain a limitation even within the same field.

Background and scatter are raw green-grid ADU under compatible acquisition conditions. Field emission, gradients and stellar populations limit comparison. These are not measurements of pure seeing, nebular SNR or transit sensitivity. The previous grading rule requiring eight other nights has not changed.

RGB · Background: 22/22 valid selected exposures; archive 52/52 frames, 2 Sessions. Unknown properties: device_id, readout_mode, optical_configuration, filter.

RGB · Star shape: 22/22 valid selected exposures; archive 52/52 frames, 2 Sessions. Unknown properties: device_id, readout_mode, optical_configuration, filter.

RGB · Background scatter: 22/22 valid selected exposures; archive 52/52 frames, 2 Sessions. Unknown properties: device_id, readout_mode, optical_configuration, filter.

RGB · Star width (FWHM): 22/22 valid selected exposures; archive 52/52 frames, 2 Sessions. Unknown properties: device_id, readout_mode, optical_configuration, filter.

RGB · Stellar SNR: 22/22 valid selected exposures; archive 22/22 frames, 1 Sessions. Unknown properties: device_id, readout_mode, optical_configuration, filter.

Archive version ab3717b4ec376ea87d5261c94fe6dbbd42a97237e09422490b5844921d286006. This export is a frozen snapshot; it does not update without a new export.

All measurements and frozen archive comparison

Individual-frame quality review · advisory

Image-quality assistant

5 selected frames worth reviewing · 22/22 inputs have enough same-session support. All frames remain selected exactly as before.

Separate raw measurements, compared with the median of the same session and recorded setup. No overall score, automatic rejection or diagnosis.

Review suggestions · 5 frames
Saved header time / input IDMeasurementThis frameSession medianWhy review?
2026-09-13T01:25:07.172448
0b1321b0d7f1		Background level869 ADU814Different background level; sky, gradients and real field emission can all contribute.
2026-09-13T01:25:07.172448
0b1321b0d7f1		Background scatter40.65 ADU38.91Higher saved background scatter; this is not pure detector noise.
2026-09-13T01:30:10.282039
b7ed0fea7238		Background level872 ADU814Different background level; sky, gradients and real field emission can all contribute.
2026-09-13T01:30:10.282039
b7ed0fea7238		Background scatter40.64 ADU38.91Higher saved background scatter; this is not pure detector noise.
2026-09-13T01:35:13.324373
bd535d60eeac		Background level885 ADU814Different background level; sky, gradients and real field emission can all contribute.
2026-09-13T01:35:13.324373
bd535d60eeac		Background scatter40.99 ADU38.91Higher saved background scatter; this is not pure detector noise.
2026-09-13T01:50:40.840909
47a4429ce8b5		Background level852 ADU814Different background level; sky, gradients and real field emission can all contribute.
2026-09-13T01:50:40.840909
47a4429ce8b5		Background scatter40.49 ADU38.91Higher saved background scatter; this is not pure detector noise.
2026-09-13T01:50:40.840909
47a4429ce8b5		Star width (FWHM)2.795 sensor pixels2.661Broader than this session; inspect focus, tracking and sampling. The cause is not identified.
2026-09-13T01:50:40.840909
fc63e2d7d0c3		Background level852 ADU814Different background level; sky, gradients and real field emission can all contribute.
2026-09-13T01:50:40.840909
fc63e2d7d0c3		Background scatter40.48 ADU38.91Higher saved background scatter; this is not pure detector noise.
Method, coverage and limitations

Review distance = (value − session median) / (1.4826 × MAD). The threshold 3.5 is an advisory rule, not statistical significance. At least 12 valid frames and 75% coverage are required; zero MAD is unavailable. SNR requires the existing gain and star-count checks. Background changes are flagged in either direction.

Shared tracking/focus problems can affect an entire night without producing an outlier. No independent validation labels exist yet. Raw-green sampling and changing star populations limit interpretation. RGB/DNB, exposure, method and recorded orientation remain separate; unknown metadata do not establish compatibility.

RGB · 300.0 s · session acq_b98cd89d: Background level 22/22; Background scatter 22/22; Detected sources 22/22; Star eccentricity 22/22; Star width (FWHM) 22/22; Stellar SNR estimate 22/22. Unknown: device_id, filter, optical_configuration, readout_mode.

Method session-quality-assistant-1. Saved measurements and existing archive comparisons are unchanged.