This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
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:
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 02 11.1546* 03 52 54.84 -09 10 09.2 12.0 U Eri 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 1.0rc89 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
SW Eri,2461082.6546,11.99,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 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
SW Eri 20260211.1546 11.99CV 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
# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images and produce the finder charts
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 03:52:54.84 -09:10:09.2 ;done
# Combine the finder charts into one image (note the '*' symbols meaning the command will work only if you have a single transient in that field)
montage resample_wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0085_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0084_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0085_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0084_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
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:
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 02 11.1546* 03 06 55.13 -06 09 19.7 12.1 U Eri 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 1.0rc89 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461082.6546,12.08,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 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 20260211.1546 12.08CV 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
# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images and produce the finder charts
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 03:06:55.13 -06:09:19.7 ;done
# Combine the finder charts into one image (note the '*' symbols meaning the command will work only if you have a single transient in that field)
montage resample_wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0085_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0084_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0085_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0200_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0084_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461032.70231543 23.12.2025 04:51:10.053 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
First image: 2461032.70231543 23.12.2025 04:51:10.053 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Last image: 2461082.65487640 11.02.2026 03:42:51.321 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 4
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.72
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: 5 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
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
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 6401
Objects passed selection criteria: 6399
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.8 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.8 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 6135.75
Average stars matched: 6030.25 (98.2806 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 112544 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc89 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20251122 p4) 15.2.1 20251122
VaST compiled on Tue Feb 10 15:05:05 CST 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc88-299-g877bacc0
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-02-10)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Tue Feb 10 22:35:44 CST 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461032.70231543 23.12.2025 04:51:10.053 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
First image: 2461032.70231543 23.12.2025 04:51:10.053 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Last image: 2461082.65487640 11.02.2026 03:42:51.321 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 38
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.50
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 27 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
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
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 34146
Objects passed selection criteria: 34071
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.7 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.7 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 32810
Average stars matched: 31964.5 (97.423 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 136192 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc89 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20251122 p4) 15.2.1 20251122
VaST compiled on Tue Feb 10 15:05:05 CST 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc88-299-g877bacc0
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-02-10)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Tue Feb 10 22:37:19 CST 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.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/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found 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: 2461082.65428530
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'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits'
wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits'
wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits'
wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits'
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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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 03:25:39.860 -10:00:23.34
Second-epoch image center 03:25:21.426 -09:59:09.72
Angular distance between the image centers 0.08 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 03:25:39.860 -10:00:23.34
Second-epoch image center 03:25:19.163 -09:59:48.48
Angular distance between the image centers 0.09 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 03:25:21.426 -09:59:09.72
Second-epoch second image center 03:25:19.163 -09:59:48.48
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01422 deg.
###################################
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits &> /tmp/tmp.8JDan4lvuu
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EXNVjCMVJf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits &> /tmp/tmp.oa5MBV1am1
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5PmjUW7W1n
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.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_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits and wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat
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_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits and wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits and wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits) and catalog (wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
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
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Matched with Tycho-2 3936 out of 6534 detected stars.
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.890207
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.890207
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.72
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.17
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.17
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 4 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
2.0 pix Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
2.2 pix fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
2.2 pix fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
15.2 mag. Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
14.9 mag. fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
14.9 mag. fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.9 (SNR ) 12.0 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 14.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.8JDan4lvuu (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits' -> 'wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=472, passed=6534
Got 6534 stars (including 6046 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6534 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (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 0.010460 (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
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 975 stars left (next iteration limit 1072)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits -region wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.EXNVjCMVJf (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits' -> 'wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=491, passed=6577
Got 6577 stars (including 6077 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6577 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (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 0.010460 (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
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 976 stars left (next iteration limit 1073)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits -region wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.oa5MBV1am1 (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_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.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_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=409, passed=5841
Got 5841 stars (including 5426 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5841 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (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 0.010464 (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
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 979 stars left (next iteration limit 1076)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits -region wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.5PmjUW7W1n (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_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.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_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=419, passed=5796
Got 5796 stars (including 5368 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5796 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (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 0.010464 (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
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 978 stars left (next iteration limit 1075)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits -region wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Eri-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20297.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20328.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20330.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 7s
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: 2s
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Considering the candidate 20297_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
The candidate 20297_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:52:14.14 -11:33:39.0 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.15, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.13)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.614 5114861434521999616 058.05875290650 -11.56089109101 12.1220 11.7310 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.614#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20328_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
Preparing report for the candidate 20328_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
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Considering the candidate 20330_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
Preparing report for the candidate 20330_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
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Considering the candidate 20334_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
The candidate 20334_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:31:08.07 -10:07:11.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 9s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Eri-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
03:52:54.84 -09:10:09.2
03:06:55.13 -06:09:19.7
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found 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_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits exists and is non-empty
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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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 03:25:39.860 -10:00:23.34
Second-epoch image center 03:25:21.426 -09:59:09.72
Angular distance between the image centers 0.08 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 03:25:39.860 -10:00:23.34
Second-epoch image center 03:25:19.163 -09:59:48.48
Angular distance between the image centers 0.09 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 03:25:21.426 -09:59:09.72
Second-epoch second image center 03:25:19.163 -09:59:48.48
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01422 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits &> /tmp/tmp.BEOCJjgp7i
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits &> /tmp/tmp.3KDzwvxSWY
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits &> /tmp/tmp.TbFx5zpIuy
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits &> /tmp/tmp.sQN57nW8YB
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.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_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits and wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat
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_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits and wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits and wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits) and catalog (wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
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
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Matched with Tycho-2 4047 out of 35228 detected stars.
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.785973
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.785973
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.50
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.29
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.29
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 14 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
1.9 pix Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
2.1 pix fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
2.1 pix fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
15.3 mag. Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
15.0 mag. fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
15.0 mag. fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.0 (SNR ) 14.4 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 14.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.BEOCJjgp7i (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits' -> 'wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=1476, passed=35220
Got 35220 stars (including 33691 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 35220 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (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 0.010460 (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
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits -region wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-51-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.3KDzwvxSWY (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits' -> 'wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=1461, passed=35238
Got 35238 stars (including 33720 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 35238 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (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 0.010460 (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
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits -region wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_22-52-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0201.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.TbFx5zpIuy (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_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.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_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=1332, passed=31052
Got 31052 stars (including 29658 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 31052 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (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 0.010464 (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
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 975 stars left (next iteration limit 1072)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits -region wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.sQN57nW8YB (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_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.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_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=1210, passed=30813
Got 30813 stars (including 29562 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30813 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (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 0.010464 (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
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 976 stars left (next iteration limit 1073)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits -region wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.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_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.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_2026-02-10_CI_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_223321_TTUQ1b1x1_24398_wJwyk1z5/wcs_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Eri-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out52298.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out52509.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out52581.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out52583.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_apass.txt__out52471.dat to exclusion_list_apass.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 2s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s
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Considering the candidate 52293_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
The candidate 52293_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:17:48.09 -11:54:13.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52295_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
The candidate 52295_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:41:15.05 -13:32:23.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52297_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
The candidate 52297_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:14:12.20 -14:42:00.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52298_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
The candidate 52298_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:40:36.58 -14:47:23.2 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.54, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.52)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.850 5112265732382517888 055.15217809885 -14.78972768326 13.4876 13.0240 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.850#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 52301_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
The candidate 52301_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:58:31.13 -09:07:50.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52339_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
The candidate 52339_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:06:55.11 -06:09:19.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52451_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
The candidate 52451_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:52:38.28 -05:23:07.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52471_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
The candidate 52471_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:46:16.40 -12:07:30.1 in APASS (TIMEOUTCOMMAND_GAIA_VIZIER=#timeout 40 #, MAG_MEAN=13.88, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.86)
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Considering the candidate 52509_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
The candidate 52509_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:54:56.32 -12:34:36.5 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.16, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.14)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.135 5111542219372614528 058.73489037641 -12.57657805578 14.6470 14.0774 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.135#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 52524_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
The candidate 52524_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:14:59.70 -05:30:19.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52543_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
The candidate 52543_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:53:00.28 -14:12:36.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52562_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
The candidate 52562_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:05:34.27 -08:14:09.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52581_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
The candidate 52581_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:09:05.83 -12:09:17.0 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.49, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.47)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.976 5159629910168101888 047.27454979959 -12.15482154255 14.5373 14.2531 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.976#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 52583_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085
The candidate 52583_fd_Eri-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-10_21-42-51_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0085 did not pass the final checks