This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ
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 03 20.1917* 11 29 54.74 +00 25 30.7 11.7 U Leo 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,2461119.6917,11.72,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260320.1917 11.72CV 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/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 11:29:54.74 +00:25:30.7 ;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_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0164_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0164_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 03 20.1917* 10 46 31.01 +00 00 15.1 11.8 U Sex 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,2461119.6917,11.78,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260320.1917 11.78CV 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/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 10:46:31.01 -00:00:15.1 ;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_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0164_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0164_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 03 20.1917* 11 09 34.03 +01 13 22.8 12.3 U Leo 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,2461119.6917,12.26,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260320.1917 12.26CV 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/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 11:09:34.03 +01:13:22.8 ;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_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0164_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0164_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 03 20.1917* 10 51 49.29 -02 29 54.5 13.2 U Leo 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,2461119.6917,13.23,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260320.1917 13.23CV 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/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 10:51:49.29 -02:29:54.5 ;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_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0164_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0164_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 03 20.1917* 11 18 52.89 +00 05 37.8 12.6 U Leo 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,2461119.6917,12.61,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260320.1917 12.61CV 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/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 11:18:52.89 -00:05:37.8 ;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_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0164_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0164_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 03 20.1917* 11 00 50.03 -05 41 04.2 13.9 U Leo 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,2461119.6917,13.86,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260320.1917 13.86CV 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/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 11:00:50.03 -05:41:04.2 ;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_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0164_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0165_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0455_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0164_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: 2461058.90639640 18.01.2026 09:45:02.649 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
First image: 2461058.90639640 18.01.2026 09:45:02.649 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
Last image: 2461119.69200787 20.03.2026 04:36:19.480 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.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.: -7.68
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 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): 5387
Objects passed selection criteria: 5382
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: 5197.25
Average stars matched: 5087.25 (97.8835 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111900 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc89 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20251122 p4) 15.2.1 20251122
VaST compiled on Wed Mar 11 15:05:24 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc88-349-g45f03b26
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-03-11)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Fri Mar 20 00:18:13 CDT 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: 2461058.90639640 18.01.2026 09:45:02.649 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
First image: 2461058.90639640 18.01.2026 09:45:02.649 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
Last image: 2461119.69200787 20.03.2026 04:36:19.480 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 67
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.42
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: 10 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): 29957
Objects passed selection criteria: 29901
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: 28972.5
Average stars matched: 27869 (96.1912 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 133272 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc89 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20251122 p4) 15.2.1 20251122
VaST compiled on Wed Mar 11 15:05:24 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc88-349-g45f03b26
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-03-11)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Fri Mar 20 00:19:03 CDT 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/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.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/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.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: 2461119.69145941
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_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits'
wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits'
wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits'
wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.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"
###################################
# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 11:08:34.742 -01:59:53.74
Second-epoch image center 11:08:34.626 -01:59:56.29
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 11:08:34.742 -01:59:53.74
Second-epoch image center 11:08:35.711 -02:00:26.23
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 11:08:34.626 -01:59:56.29
Second-epoch second image center 11:08:35.711 -02:00:26.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00946 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/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits &> /tmp/tmp.j7BBxM1HZt
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits &> /tmp/tmp.yYeLpfWAWq
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0xeLolfbO6
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits &> /tmp/tmp.hAZVeZlUFz
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.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_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits and wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.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_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits and wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits and wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits) and catalog (wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.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 3372 out of 6399 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.879752
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.879752
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.68
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.20
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.20
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ 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 Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
2.2 pix Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
2.4 pix fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
2.4 pix fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
15.2 mag. Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
15.0 mag. fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
15.0 mag. fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.0 (SNR ) 12.1 (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.j7BBxM1HZt (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits' -> 'wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=432, passed=6399
Got 6399 stars (including 5960 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6399 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 947 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 947 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: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 947 stars left (next iteration limit 1041)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits -region wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.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.yYeLpfWAWq (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits' -> 'wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=407, passed=6519
Got 6519 stars (including 6107 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6519 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 942 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 942 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: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 942 stars left (next iteration limit 1036)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits -region wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.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.0xeLolfbO6 (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_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.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_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=432, passed=6074
Got 6074 stars (including 5641 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6074 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 948 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: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
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 948 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Excluding outliers - 948 stars left (next iteration limit 1042)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits -region wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.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.hAZVeZlUFz (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_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.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_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=435, passed=6063
Got 6063 stars (including 5622 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6063 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 947 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: 0.41"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
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 947 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 947 stars left (next iteration limit 1041)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits -region wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.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_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Leo-08-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20345.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20348.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20354.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 10s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s
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Considering the candidate 20345_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
Preparing report for the candidate 20345_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
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Considering the candidate 20348_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
Preparing report for the candidate 20348_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
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Considering the candidate 20354_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
Preparing report for the candidate 20354_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 12s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Leo-08-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
11:29:54.74 +00:25:30.7
10:46:31.01 -00:00:15.1
11:09:34.03 +01:13:22.8
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 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.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_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.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 11:08:34.742 -01:59:53.74
Second-epoch image center 11:08:34.626 -01:59:56.29
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 11:08:34.742 -01:59:53.74
Second-epoch image center 11:08:35.711 -02:00:26.23
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 11:08:34.626 -01:59:56.29
Second-epoch second image center 11:08:35.711 -02:00:26.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00946 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/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits &> /tmp/tmp.TgPZDf2USM
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits &> /tmp/tmp.pcl39U8Aj1
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits &> /tmp/tmp.u8GlwunXtm
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ilfl421s6l
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.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_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits and wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.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_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits and wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits and wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits) and catalog (wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.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 3398 out of 34371 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.774901
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.774901
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.42
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.35
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.35
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 16 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
2.2 pix Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
2.3 pix fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
2.2 pix fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
15.3 mag. Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
15.3 mag. fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
15.3 mag. fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.3 (SNR ) 14.6 (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.TgPZDf2USM (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits' -> 'wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=1404, passed=34365
Got 34365 stars (including 32904 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 34365 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 944 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: 0.31"
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 944 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 - 944 stars left (next iteration limit 1038)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits -region wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.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.pcl39U8Aj1 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits' -> 'wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=1420, passed=33111
Got 33111 stars (including 31640 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33111 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 944 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 944 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: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 944 stars left (next iteration limit 1038)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits -region wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.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.u8GlwunXtm (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_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.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_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=1446, passed=32381
Got 32381 stars (including 30897 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 32381 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 949 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: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
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 949 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 949 stars left (next iteration limit 1043)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits -region wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.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.ilfl421s6l (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_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.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_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=16, blended=1416, passed=32512
Got 32512 stars (including 31051 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 32512 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 949 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: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
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 949 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 949 stars left (next iteration limit 1043)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits -region wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.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_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.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_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0455.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.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_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/wcs_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-45-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.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_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-35-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0164.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.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_2026-03-20_CI_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_001350_TTUQ2b1x1_19106_CV6wAXyJ/wcs_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Leo-08-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out51508.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out51509.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out51561.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out51855.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out51507.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out51576.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out51742.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 12s
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 51503_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
The candidate 51503_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:31:37.68 -00:49:14.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 51504_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
The candidate 51504_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:32:30.18 +00:00:36.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 51507_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
Preparing report for the candidate 51507_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
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Considering the candidate 51508_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
The candidate 51508_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:13:32.77 -01:15:33.3 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.32, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.30)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.152 3791792537037004032 168.38641913610 -01.25954562238 13.4813 12.9165 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.152#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 51509_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
The candidate 51509_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:14:35.67 -04:44:04.9 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.30, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.28)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.178 3788279185069308032 168.64860546755 -04.73464886436 13.2419 12.7839 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.178#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 51510_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
The candidate 51510_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:20:24.07 -01:03:42.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 51539_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
The candidate 51539_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:29:54.75 +00:25:30.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 51543_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
The candidate 51543_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:46:31.02 -00:00:15.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 51553_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
The candidate 51553_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:09:34.03 +01:13:22.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 51561_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
The candidate 51561_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:51:57.81 -04:08:06.0 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.32, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.30)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.404 3801124397163781504 162.99088356325 -04.13538991926 12.4062 11.8350 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.404#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 51576_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
Preparing report for the candidate 51576_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
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Considering the candidate 51642_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
The candidate 51642_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:28:08.38 -00:54:16.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 51664_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
The candidate 51664_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:24:33.40 +00:11:56.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 51742_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
Preparing report for the candidate 51742_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
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Considering the candidate 51819_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
The candidate 51819_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:26:50.77 +01:39:49.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 51855_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165
The candidate 51855_fd_Leo-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_23-36-19_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0165 did not pass the final checks