This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 02 12.3419 2461083.8419 14.16 13:40:09.15 +36:51:41.6
79.33665 75.83148 galactic CVn Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.3" and 5.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J205.0379+36.8610 | 13:40:09.15 +36:51:41.6 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input) J-Ks=1.000+/-0.116 (M)
Check this position in TNS.Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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!
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
ATO J205.0379+36.8610,2461083.8419,14.16,0.05,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
ATO J205.0379+36.8610 20260212.3419 14.16CV 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/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 13:40:09.15 +36:51:41.6 ;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_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0646_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0373_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0646_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0372_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0646_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0373_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0646_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0372_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: 2461032.99102005 23.12.2025 11:46:54.132 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
First image: 2461032.99102005 23.12.2025 11:46:54.132 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
Last image: 2461083.84223630 12.02.2026 08:12:39.216 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 3
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.45
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: 2 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): 6046
Objects passed selection criteria: 6044
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: 5909
Average stars matched: 5800.25 (98.1596 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 112196 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc89 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20251122 p4) 15.2.1 20251122
VaST compiled on Wed Feb 11 15:05:05 CST 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc88-300-g65540497
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-02-11)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Feb 12 02:15:46 CST 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461032.99102005 23.12.2025 11:46:54.132 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
First image: 2461032.99102005 23.12.2025 11:46:54.132 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
Last image: 2461083.84223630 12.02.2026 08:12:39.216 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.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.: -7.22
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: 9 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): 29993
Objects passed selection criteria: 29929
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: 29266.5
Average stars matched: 28315.5 (96.7506 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 132144 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc89 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20251122 p4) 15.2.1 20251122
VaST compiled on Wed Feb 11 15:05:05 CST 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc88-300-g65540497
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-02-11)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Feb 12 02:16:33 CST 2026
Host name: tau
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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/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.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/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.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: 2461083.84164307
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_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits'
wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits'
wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits'
wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.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 13:05:27.780 +38:00:09.82
Second-epoch image center 13:05:27.579 +37:59:58.80
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00 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 13:05:27.780 +38:00:09.82
Second-epoch image center 13:05:30.188 +37:59:56.09
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01 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 13:05:27.579 +37:59:58.80
Second-epoch second image center 13:05:30.188 +37:59:56.09
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00860 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/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits &> /tmp/tmp.knnkbzDIKO
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5cYzZlpehV
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits &> /tmp/tmp.9P3KLZi13X
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits &> /tmp/tmp.dcIxOXGffe
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.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_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits and wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.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_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits and wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits and wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits) and catalog (wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat) found
'wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.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
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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 3288 out of 6081 detected stars.
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.967218
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.967218
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.45
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.52
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.52
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 3 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
2.1 pix CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
2.1 pix fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
2.1 pix fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
15.5 mag. CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
15.4 mag. fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
15.4 mag. fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.4 (SNR ) 12.4 (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.knnkbzDIKO (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_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits' -> 'wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=426, passed=6081
Got 6081 stars (including 5649 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6081 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 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 965 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: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 965 stars left (next iteration limit 1061)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits -region wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.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.5cYzZlpehV (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_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits' -> 'wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=2, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=449, passed=6139
Got 6139 stars (including 5687 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6139 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 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: 0.28"
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 964 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 - 964 stars left (next iteration limit 1060)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits -region wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.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.9P3KLZi13X (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_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.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_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=399, passed=5807
Got 5807 stars (including 5401 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5807 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 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: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
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 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Excluding outliers - 964 stars left (next iteration limit 1060)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits -region wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.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.dcIxOXGffe (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_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.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_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=402, passed=5743
Got 5743 stars (including 5335 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5743 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 966 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: 0.30"
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 966 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 - 966 stars left (next iteration limit 1062)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits -region wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.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_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field CVn-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20342.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20343.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.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: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20337_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373
The candidate 20337_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:30:26.06 +36:07:26.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20342_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373
The candidate 20342_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:02:47.86 +37:22:59.0 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.51, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.49)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.971 1522600854582094976 195.69950196694 +37.38331663459 12.3380 11.8887 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.971#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20343_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373
The candidate 20343_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:35:54.14 +36:15:28.0 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.53, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.51)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.270 1519445943404738688 188.97567222371 +36.25779965416 12.3915 11.7747 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.270#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 3s
Prepared the HTML report for the field CVn-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.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_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.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 13:05:27.780 +38:00:09.82
Second-epoch image center 13:05:27.579 +37:59:58.80
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00 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 13:05:27.780 +38:00:09.82
Second-epoch image center 13:05:30.188 +37:59:56.09
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01 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 13:05:27.579 +37:59:58.80
Second-epoch second image center 13:05:30.188 +37:59:56.09
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00860 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/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits &> /tmp/tmp.vbQqOBUe3b
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits &> /tmp/tmp.BT1TpjHsyI
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits &> /tmp/tmp.8rqMeBV8Lw
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits &> /tmp/tmp.GemBpRDI3x
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.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_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits and wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.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_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits and wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits and wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits) and catalog (wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat) found
'wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.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 3302 out of 30059 detected stars.
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.867002
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.867002
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.22
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.65
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.65
____ 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 CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
2.0 pix CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
2.0 pix fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
2.0 pix fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.7 mag. CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
15.6 mag. CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
15.5 mag. fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
15.6 mag. fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.5 (SNR ) 14.9 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 14.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.vbQqOBUe3b (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_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits' -> 'wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=1282, passed=30052
Got 30052 stars (including 28738 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30052 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 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: 0.31"
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 965 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: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 965 stars left (next iteration limit 1061)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits -region wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-46-54_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0646.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.BT1TpjHsyI (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_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits' -> 'wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=2, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=1261, passed=30245
Got 30245 stars (including 28948 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30245 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 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: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 965 stars left (next iteration limit 1061)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits -region wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-23_05-47-48_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0647.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.8rqMeBV8Lw (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_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.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_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=1099, passed=28613
Got 28613 stars (including 27468 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 28613 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 966 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: 0.28"
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 966 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 - 966 stars left (next iteration limit 1062)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits -region wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.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.GemBpRDI3x (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_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.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_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=1127, passed=28935
Got 28935 stars (including 27758 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 28935 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 967 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: 0.30"
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 967 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: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 967 stars left (next iteration limit 1063)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits -region wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.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_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.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_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-11-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0372.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.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_2026-02-12_CI_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_021330_TTUQ1b1x1_12033_bBoz0WxZ/wcs_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field CVn-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out52381.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52332.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 67s
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 52332_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373
Preparing report for the candidate 52332_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373
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Considering the candidate 52335_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373
The candidate 52335_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:31:11.14 +34:27:09.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52341_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373
The candidate 52341_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (9.7") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 52381_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373
The candidate 52381_fd_CVn-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_02-12-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0373 did not pass the final checks