This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I
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 31.1394* 02 34 40.95 +63 00 05.1 11.6 U Cas 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
V0677 Cas,2461130.6394,11.63,0.05,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
V0677 Cas 20260331.1394 11.63CV 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
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 31.1394* 02 36 12.16 +60 22 44.0 11.2 U Cas 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
NSV 858,2461130.6394,11.25,0.05,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
NSV 858 20260331.1394 11.25CV 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
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461061.58672519 21.01.2026 02:04:43.056 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
First image: 2461061.58672519 21.01.2026 02:04:43.056 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Last image: 2461130.63990135 31.03.2026 03:21:17.477 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 0
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.55
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): 17259
Objects passed selection criteria: 17114
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.2 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.2 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 9927
Average stars matched: 9543.75 (96.1393 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 122864 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc89 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20251122 p4) 15.2.1 20251122
VaST compiled on Mon Mar 30 15:05:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc88-366-gda650e08
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-03-30)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Mon Mar 30 22:23:38 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461061.58672519 21.01.2026 02:04:43.056 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
First image: 2461061.58672519 21.01.2026 02:04:43.056 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Last image: 2461130.63990135 31.03.2026 03:21:17.477 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 29
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.23
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): 126306
Objects passed selection criteria: 125831
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.2 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.2 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 76498.8
Average stars matched: 72713.5 (95.0519 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 2090932 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc89 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20251122 p4) 15.2.1 20251122
VaST compiled on Mon Mar 30 15:05:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc88-366-gda650e08
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-03-30)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Mon Mar 30 22:25:46 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/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.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/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.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: 2461130.63898017
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
'tocp_transients_list.txt' -> '../tocp_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits'
wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits'
wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits'
wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits'
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 03:25:38.482 +62:00:06.69
Second-epoch image center 03:25:42.859 +61:59:57.56
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 03:25:38.482 +62:00:06.69
Second-epoch image center 03:25:39.902 +62:00:43.64
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01 deg.
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 03:25:42.859 +61:59:57.56
Second-epoch second image center 03:25:39.902 +62:00:43.64
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01405 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/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits &> /tmp/tmp.P7sB82hhIc
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits &> /tmp/tmp.hPC4eIC98K
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits &> /tmp/tmp.kvKVXhMIMV
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits &> /tmp/tmp.iRQ017NctF
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.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_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits and wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.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_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits and wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits and wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 21008 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.3293 to 69.9273 deg, Dec +55.1713 to +67.4989 deg
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
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 31.3293 to 69.9273 deg, Dec 55.1713 to 67.4989 deg
Loaded 17842 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 9611 out of 10566 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 10566 out of 21008 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.956154
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.956154
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.55
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.41
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.41
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
2.0 pix Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
2.5 pix fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
2.5 pix fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
15.4 mag. Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
11.9 mag. fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
11.9 mag. fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 11.9 (SNR ) 9.8 (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.P7sB82hhIc (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/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.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_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits' -> 'wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=2066, passed=21008
Got 21008 stars (including 18916 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21008 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
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 974 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: 0.45"
Excluding outliers - 971 stars left (next iteration limit 1068)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits -region wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.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.hPC4eIC98K (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/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.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_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits' -> 'wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=2108, passed=21108
Got 21108 stars (including 18961 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21108 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
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: 0.42"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Excluding outliers - 972 stars left (next iteration limit 1069)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits -region wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.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.kvKVXhMIMV (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_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.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_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=155, passed=2101
Got 2101 stars (including 1943 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2101 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 962 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: 0.56"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
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 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.61"
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_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits -region wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.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.iRQ017NctF (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_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.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_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=157, passed=2111
Got 2111 stars (including 1952 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2111 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 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: 0.58"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
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: 0.58"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.60"
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_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits -region wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.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_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cam-08-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cam-08-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
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/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.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_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits exists and is non-empty
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 03:25:38.482 +62:00:06.69
Second-epoch image center 03:25:42.859 +61:59:57.56
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 03:25:38.482 +62:00:06.69
Second-epoch image center 03:25:39.902 +62:00:43.64
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 03:25:42.859 +61:59:57.56
Second-epoch second image center 03:25:39.902 +62:00:43.64
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01405 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/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits &> /tmp/tmp.FiJDXrqsUG
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JPvBQfYo75
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EM02urmUVp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits &> /tmp/tmp.jCWn2iRXEl
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.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_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits and wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.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_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits and wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits and wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 154615 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.2733 to 69.9681 deg, Dec +55.1712 to +67.5021 deg
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
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 31.2733 to 69.9681 deg, Dec 55.1712 to 67.5021 deg
Loaded 17905 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 7837 out of 10776 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 10776 out of 154615 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.815520
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.815520
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.23
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.59
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.59
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 25 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
1.9 pix Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
2.2 pix fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
2.2 pix fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
15.6 mag. Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
12.6 mag. fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
12.6 mag. fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.6 (SNR ) 12.3 (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.FiJDXrqsUG (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/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.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_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits' -> 'wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=23, blended=17751, passed=154592
Got 154592 stars (including 136576 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 154592 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 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: 0.43"
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 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
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_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits -region wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.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.JPvBQfYo75 (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/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.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_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits' -> 'wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=17698, passed=153379
Got 153379 stars (including 135404 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 153379 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
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 973 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: 0.47"
Excluding outliers - 970 stars left (next iteration limit 1067)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits -region wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.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.EM02urmUVp (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_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.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_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=494, passed=18133
Got 18133 stars (including 17617 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18133 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 962 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: 0.53"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
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 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Excluding outliers - 959 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_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits -region wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.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.jCWn2iRXEl (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_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.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_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=530, passed=18087
Got 18087 stars (including 17538 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18087 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 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: 0.58"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
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: 0.54"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
Excluding outliers - 957 stars left (next iteration limit 1052)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits -region wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.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_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.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_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-04-43_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.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_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/wcs_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_20-05-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.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_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-19-57_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.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_2026-03-30_CI_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_222210_TTUQ2b1x1_13605_vRYFwQ2I/wcs_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cam-08-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out178968.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out134321.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out80443.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 176642_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 176642_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:19:28.69 +64:58:15.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 177602_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 177602_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 04:08:39.74 +62:50:37.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 178354_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 178354_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:56:03.93 +61:32:18.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 178468_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 178468_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:20:50.81 +57:53:23.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 178539_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 178539_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:42:49.87 +59:55:29.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 178859_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 178859_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:30:05.87 +58:50:49.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 178968_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 178968_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:50:25.80 +63:41:30.2 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.21, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.19)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.960 487380931561311616 057.60700845928 +63.69122317280 12.2248 11.4077 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.960#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 119606_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 119606_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:49:30.64 +65:31:28.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 95842_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 95842_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:57:25.02 +63:04:19.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 66321_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 66321_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:57:07.90 +61:06:31.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 114171_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 114171_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:19:59.30 +65:39:04.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 33657_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 33657_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:29:54.62 +58:52:46.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 99981_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 99981_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:46:01.57 +63:20:40.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 125753_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 125753_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:24:40.48 +64:35:06.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 96916_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 96916_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:42:08.93 +63:12:59.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52204_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 52204_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:29:04.00 +59:56:27.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 147932_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 147932_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:41:05.72 +62:17:33.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 135905_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 135905_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:38:01.77 +63:01:45.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 134321_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
Preparing report for the candidate 134321_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
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Considering the candidate 80443_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
Preparing report for the candidate 80443_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
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Considering the candidate 49808_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 49808_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:42:42.44 +59:58:11.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 84933_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 84933_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:55:57.79 +61:31:17.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77223_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 77223_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:47:09.69 +60:34:15.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_tycho2.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 125665_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 125665_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:56:24.95 +64:19:55.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 37889_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013
The candidate 37889_fd_Cam-08-Q2b1x1_2026-03-30_22-21-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0013 did not pass the final checks