This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH
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 27.4014* 15 49 35.48 +02 14 29.1 13.5 U Ser 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,2461126.9014,13.50,0.05,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 20260327.4014 13.50CV 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/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 15:49:35.48 +02:14:29.1 ;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_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0559_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0429_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0559_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0428_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0559_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0429_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0559_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0428_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: 2461093.97593696 22.02.2026 11:25:10.953 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
First image: 2461093.97593696 22.02.2026 11:25:10.953 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
Last image: 2461126.90174017 27.03.2026 09:38:20.351 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 3
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.62
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: 4 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): 8896
Objects passed selection criteria: 8884
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 8244
Average stars matched: 8080.75 (98.0198 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 115432 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 Fri Mar 27 05:51:49 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: 2461093.97593696 22.02.2026 11:25:10.953 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
First image: 2461093.97593696 22.02.2026 11:25:10.953 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
Last image: 2461126.90174017 27.03.2026 09:38:20.351 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 19
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.31
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: 15 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): 57351
Objects passed selection criteria: 57215
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 47282.5
Average stars matched: 45937 (97.1543 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 161316 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 Fri Mar 27 05:52:43 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/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/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.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/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.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: 2461126.90113762
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_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits'
wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits'
wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits'
wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits'
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 16:17:33.154 +05:59:58.56
Second-epoch image center 16:17:05.559 +05:58:40.90
Angular distance between the image centers 0.12 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 16:17:33.154 +05:59:58.56
Second-epoch image center 16:17:05.532 +05:59:17.94
Angular distance between the image centers 0.12 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 16:17:05.559 +05:58:40.90
Second-epoch second image center 16:17:05.532 +05:59:17.94
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01029 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/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits &> /tmp/tmp.otwDe0asIE
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XGTEwRxPpB
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits &> /tmp/tmp.smw9XYdGE2
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits &> /tmp/tmp.277FpiLjpX
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.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_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits and wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.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_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits and wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits and wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.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 5993 out of 11587 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.933628
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.933628
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.62
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.31
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.31
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:
2.3 pix Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
2.3 pix Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
3.3 pix fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
3.4 pix fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
15.3 mag. Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.7 (SNR ) 12.0 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.otwDe0asIE (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/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.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_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=697, passed=11587
Got 11587 stars (including 10875 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11587 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
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 977 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: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 977 stars left (next iteration limit 1074)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits -region wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.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.XGTEwRxPpB (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/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.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_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=704, passed=11608
Got 11608 stars (including 10889 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11608 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 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: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 979 stars left (next iteration limit 1076)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits -region wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.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.smw9XYdGE2 (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_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.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_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=304, passed=8685
Got 8685 stars (including 8373 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8685 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (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 977 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: 0.43"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
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 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Excluding outliers - 975 stars left (next iteration limit 1072)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.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.277FpiLjpX (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_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.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_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=312, passed=8940
Got 8940 stars (including 8625 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8940 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (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 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
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 975 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: 0.45"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.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_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-11-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 20587_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429
The candidate 20587_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:30:56.15 +01:57:06.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20588_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429
The candidate 20588_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:31:57.44 +03:06:12.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20632_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429
The candidate 20632_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 15:51:27.73 +01:49:19.5 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 Her-11-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/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.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_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.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 16:17:33.154 +05:59:58.56
Second-epoch image center 16:17:05.559 +05:58:40.90
Angular distance between the image centers 0.12 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 16:17:33.154 +05:59:58.56
Second-epoch image center 16:17:05.532 +05:59:17.94
Angular distance between the image centers 0.12 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 16:17:05.559 +05:58:40.90
Second-epoch second image center 16:17:05.532 +05:59:17.94
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01029 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/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits &> /tmp/tmp.no3xcvTSju
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits &> /tmp/tmp.y0xyEHg1fp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits &> /tmp/tmp.MtmxNXrLki
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits &> /tmp/tmp.IZ2vnprkLy
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.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_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits and wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.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_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits and wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits and wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits) and catalog (wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.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 6058 out of 73140 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.809437
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.809437
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.31
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.50
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.50
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 14 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
2.0 pix Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
3.4 pix fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
3.5 pix fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
15.5 mag. Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
14.8 mag. fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
14.8 mag. fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.8 (SNR ) 14.0 (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.no3xcvTSju (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/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.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_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=21, blended=3922, passed=73119
Got 73119 stars (including 69083 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 73119 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 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: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits -region wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.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.y0xyEHg1fp (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/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.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_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits' -> 'wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=3932, passed=72813
Got 72813 stars (including 68771 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 72813 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 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: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 976 stars left (next iteration limit 1073)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits -region wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.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.MtmxNXrLki (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_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.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_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=2182, passed=38907
Got 38907 stars (including 36695 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 38907 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (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 971 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: 0.43"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
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 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 969 stars left (next iteration limit 1065)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.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.IZ2vnprkLy (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_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.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_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=2237, passed=39082
Got 39082 stars (including 36823 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 39082 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (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 971 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: 0.44"
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 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Excluding outliers - 969 stars left (next iteration limit 1065)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits -region wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.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_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.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_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0559.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.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_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/wcs_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_05-25-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0560.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.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_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-37-28_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0428.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.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_2026-03-27_CI_Her-11-Q2b1x1_054936_TTUQ2b1x1_8777_KEwN8LxH/wcs_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Her-11-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out88144.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 4s
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 88144_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429
Preparing report for the candidate 88144_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429
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Considering the candidate 88235_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429
The candidate 88235_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:13:14.16 +04:59:09.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52997_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429
The candidate 52997_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 15:52:29.22 +10:08:34.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 16396_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429
The candidate 16396_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:31:57.46 +03:06:12.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 29191_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429
The candidate 29191_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:13:15.51 +05:01:17.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 40223_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429
The candidate 40223_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:09:11.73 +06:22:24.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 43986_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429
The candidate 43986_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:24:10.77 +06:56:55.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 17774_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429
The candidate 17774_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:08:58.86 +03:27:18.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 65241_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429
The candidate 65241_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:08:28.18 +08:32:01.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 64639_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429
The candidate 64639_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:08:36.56 +08:36:45.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_tycho2.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 25562_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429
The candidate 25562_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:00:51.17 +04:25:42.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 55487_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429
The candidate 55487_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:07:37.58 +09:53:29.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 10110_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429
The candidate 10110_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 15:50:17.71 +02:11:48.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 25676_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429
The candidate 25676_fd_Her-11-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_04-38-20_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0429 did not pass the final checks