This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J
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!
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,2461126.6854,13.11,0.05,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 20260327.1854 13.11CV 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/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 12:22:44.49 -29:21:46.0 ;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_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0032_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20_00sec_-10_00C_LIGHT_0151_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0032_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20_00sec_-10_00C_LIGHT_0150_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0032_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20_00sec_-10_00C_LIGHT_0151_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0032_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20_00sec_-10_00C_LIGHT_0150_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: 2461118.81649208 19.03.2026 07:35:34.916 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
First image: 2461118.81649208 19.03.2026 07:35:34.916 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
Last image: 2461126.68562522 27.03.2026 04:27:08.019 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.09
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): 5742
Objects passed selection criteria: 5723
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4152.75
Average stars matched: 3947.75 (95.0635 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111964 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc89 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20251122 p4) 15.2.1 20251122
VaST compiled on Sat Mar 21 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc88-354-ge3e751fc
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-03-21)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Mar 26 23:32:54 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461118.81649208 19.03.2026 07:35:34.916 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
First image: 2461118.81649208 19.03.2026 07:35:34.916 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
Last image: 2461126.68562522 27.03.2026 04:27:08.019 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 5
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.80
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: 8 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): 35419
Objects passed selection criteria: 35353
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 27266.8
Average stars matched: 25753.5 (94.4502 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 137668 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc89 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20251122 p4) 15.2.1 20251122
VaST compiled on Sat Mar 21 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc88-354-ge3e751fc
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-03-21)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Mar 26 23:33:35 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/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.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/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.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: 2461126.68507696
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits'
wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits'
wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits'
wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits'
The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:28:54.346 -26:00:56.60
Second-epoch image center 12:28:49.275 -26:00:13.63
Angular distance between the image centers 0.02 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 12:28:54.346 -26:00:56.60
Second-epoch image center 12:28:51.476 -26:00:00.43
Angular distance between the image centers 0.02 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 12:28:49.275 -26:00:13.63
Second-epoch second image center 12:28:51.476 -26:00:00.43
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00902 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/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Xot7dmpVT8
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PIX3YPwqff
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits &> /tmp/tmp.rWrg9KOfmg
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits &> /tmp/tmp.TE7bbIV0SF
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.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_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits and wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.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_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits and wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits and wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits) and catalog (wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.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 4872 out of 6600 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.796429
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.796429
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.09
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.71
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.71
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
2.3 pix Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
2.6 pix fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
2.5 pix fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.7 mag. Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
14.7 mag. Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.8 (SNR ) 11.0 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.Xot7dmpVT8 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits' -> 'wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=390, passed=6600
Got 6600 stars (including 6203 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6600 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 966 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 966 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Excluding outliers - 964 stars left (next iteration limit 1060)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits -region wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.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.PIX3YPwqff (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits' -> 'wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=385, passed=6590
Got 6590 stars (including 6202 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6590 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 966 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 966 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Excluding outliers - 965 stars left (next iteration limit 1061)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits -region wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.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.rWrg9KOfmg (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_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.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_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=228, passed=3291
Got 3291 stars (including 3060 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3291 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013029 (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 0.010423 (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 961 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: 0.49"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
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 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Excluding outliers - 960 stars left (next iteration limit 1054)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits -region wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.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.TE7bbIV0SF (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_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.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_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=230, passed=3280
Got 3280 stars (including 3047 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3280 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013029 (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 0.010423 (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 960 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: 0.49"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
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 960 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Excluding outliers - 958 stars left (next iteration limit 1054)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits -region wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.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_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Hya-12-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 03073_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151
The candidate 03073_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:30:30.43 -26:02:50.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Hya-12-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 ####
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/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.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_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits exists and is non-empty
The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:28:54.346 -26:00:56.60
Second-epoch image center 12:28:49.275 -26:00:13.63
Angular distance between the image centers 0.02 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 12:28:54.346 -26:00:56.60
Second-epoch image center 12:28:51.476 -26:00:00.43
Angular distance between the image centers 0.02 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 12:28:49.275 -26:00:13.63
Second-epoch second image center 12:28:51.476 -26:00:00.43
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00902 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/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits &> /tmp/tmp.M9FqUZyRp0
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits &> /tmp/tmp.olEW1uRQCY
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits &> /tmp/tmp.leLKmbgkOG
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits &> /tmp/tmp.oA95LTJ7A4
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.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_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits and wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.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_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits and wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits and wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits) and catalog (wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.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 5394 out of 40167 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.636774
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.636774
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.80
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.84
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.84
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 5 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
2.3 pix Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
2.4 pix fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
2.4 pix fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.8 mag. Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
14.8 mag. Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
13.9 mag. fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
13.9 mag. fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.9 (SNR ) 13.4 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.M9FqUZyRp0 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits' -> 'wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=1625, passed=40164
Got 40164 stars (including 38482 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 40164 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 966 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 966 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Excluding outliers - 965 stars left (next iteration limit 1061)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits -region wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.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.olEW1uRQCY (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits' -> 'wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=1597, passed=40001
Got 40001 stars (including 38352 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 40001 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 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Excluding outliers - 964 stars left (next iteration limit 1060)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits -region wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.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.leLKmbgkOG (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_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.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_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=671, passed=21004
Got 21004 stars (including 20311 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21004 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013029 (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 0.010423 (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 960 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: 0.49"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48"
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 960 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Excluding outliers - 958 stars left (next iteration limit 1053)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits -region wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.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.oA95LTJ7A4 (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_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.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_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=693, passed=21466
Got 21466 stars (including 20745 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21466 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013029 (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 0.010423 (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 961 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: 0.50"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
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 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Excluding outliers - 960 stars left (next iteration limit 1056)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits -region wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.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_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.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_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-35-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0032.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.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_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/wcs_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_02-36-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0033.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.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_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-26-20_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0150.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.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_2026-03-26_CI_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_233037_TTUQ2b1x1_12083_8usGdG7J/wcs_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Hya-12-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out54980.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 5s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s
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Considering the candidate 52747_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151
The candidate 52747_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:27:51.53 -23:17:38.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52750_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151
The candidate 52750_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:40:17.01 -22:39:30.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 54482_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151
The candidate 54482_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:43:19.15 -24:58:11.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 54980_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151
Preparing report for the candidate 54980_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151
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Considering the candidate 19010_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151
The candidate 19010_fd_Hya-12-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_23-27-08_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0151 did not pass the final checks