This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 05.2201 2461135.7201 11.38 05:39:13.91 +44:08:28.7
166.34386 6.87206 galactic Aur Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.1" and 6.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Large-amplitude variable Gaia DR2 197067260050810624 | 05:39:13.75 +44:08:46.1 (Gaia DR3) | 2021A&A...648A..44M | | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE (the VSX policy as of May 2022 seems to be NOT to regard variables from 2021A&A...648A..44M as 'known' for the lack of classification) J-Ks=0.327+/-0.035 (G)
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc89 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
Large-amplitude variable Gaia DR2 197067260050810624,2461135.7201,11.38,0.05,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
Large-amplitude variable Gaia DR2 197067260050810624 20260405.2201 11.38CV 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!
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
Gaia DR3 197322278030244352,2461135.7201,11.13,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 197322278030244352 20260405.2201 11.13CV 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!
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
Gaia DR3 193611559426097664,2461135.7201,10.82,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 193611559426097664 20260405.2201 10.82CV 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!
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
Gaia DR3 197104162410040960,2461135.7201,10.93,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 197104162410040960 20260405.2201 10.93CV 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!
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
Gaia DR3 963538701262091904,2461135.7201,11.27,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 963538701262091904 20260405.2201 11.27CV 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!
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
target,2461135.7201,11.41,0.05,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
target 20260405.2201 11.41CV 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!
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
target,2461135.7201,11.66,0.05,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
target 20260405.2201 11.66CV 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!
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
ASASSN-V J053538.64+461752.0,2461135.7201,11.39,0.05,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
ASASSN-V J053538.64+461752.0 20260405.2201 11.39CV 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: 2461061.71554414 21.01.2026 05:10:13.014 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
First image: 2461061.71554414 21.01.2026 05:10:13.014 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
Last image: 2461135.72039498 05.04.2026 05:17:12.126 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.64
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): 18176
Objects passed selection criteria: 18017
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: 10671.5
Average stars matched: 10356.5 (97.0482 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 124180 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc89 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Fri Apr 3 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc88-382-g85e3caff
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-04-03)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sun Apr 5 00:31:46 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: 2461061.71554414 21.01.2026 05:10:13.014 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
First image: 2461061.71554414 21.01.2026 05:10:13.014 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
Last image: 2461135.72039498 05.04.2026 05:17:12.126 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 36
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.32
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: 18 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): 131468
Objects passed selection criteria: 131024
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.3 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.3 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 83220.8
Average stars matched: 79954.2 (96.0749 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 2033360 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc89 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Fri Apr 3 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc88-382-g85e3caff
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-04-03)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sun Apr 5 00:34:02 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/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.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/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.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: 2461135.71982682
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_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits'
wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits'
wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits'
wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits'
The image scale is 5.86"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 05:59:47.823 +46:00:35.63
Second-epoch image center 06:00:01.501 +45:59:53.00
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0413 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 05:59:47.823 +46:00:35.63
Second-epoch image center 05:59:58.412 +46:00:07.15
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0316 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 06:00:01.501 +45:59:53.00
Second-epoch second image center 05:59:58.412 +46:00:07.15
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00977 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/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits &> /tmp/tmp.9oJbsNMHVc
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits &> /tmp/tmp.9gBwU3T29Y
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits &> /tmp/tmp.7D4pdG2C0T
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PXnG6gKCSY
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.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_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits and wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.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_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits and wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits and wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits) and catalog (wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 24266 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 77.9190 to 102.4864 deg, Dec +39.9773 to +51.3461 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 77.9190 to 102.4864 deg, Dec 39.9773 to 51.3461 deg
Loaded 11816 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): 86 out of 101 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 101 out of 24266 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 23.040760
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=23.040760
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.64
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.40
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.40
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:
2.1 pix Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
2.2 pix Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
2.5 pix fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
2.5 pix fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
15.4 mag. Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
12.1 mag. fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
12.0 mag. fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.0 (SNR ) 10.0 (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.9oJbsNMHVc (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/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.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_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits 569.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits' -> 'wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=2260, passed=24266
Got 24266 stars (including 21982 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 24266 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 935.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 935.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.012988 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010390 (37.4 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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 417 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 363 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 321 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 5.91"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 354 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9707 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 5.36"
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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 453 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 406 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9733 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 5.27"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 405 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10903 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 3.47"
Excluding outliers - 405 stars left (next iteration limit 389)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits -region wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.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.9gBwU3T29Y (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/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.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_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits 569.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits' -> 'wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=2222, passed=24282
Got 24282 stars (including 22031 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 24282 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 935 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 934 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 906 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 934 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23378 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 935 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 934 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23377 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 934 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23377 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 934 stars left (next iteration limit 1027)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits -region wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.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.7D4pdG2C0T (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_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.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_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=107, passed=2231
Got 2231 stars (including 2121 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2231 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013025 (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 0.010420 (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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.4 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 942 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 939 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 914 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 939 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2151 with non-zero local correction accuracy
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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.4 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 942 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 939 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2150 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 939 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2150 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Excluding outliers - 939 stars left (next iteration limit 1032)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits -region wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.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.PXnG6gKCSY (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_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.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_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=121, passed=2399
Got 2399 stars (including 2276 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2399 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013025 (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 0.010420 (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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 924 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 894 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2307 with non-zero local correction accuracy
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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 924 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2306 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2306 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Excluding outliers - 921 stars left (next iteration limit 1013)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits -region wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.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_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Aur-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Aur-02-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/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.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_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits exists and is non-empty
The image scale is 5.86"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 05:59:47.823 +46:00:35.63
Second-epoch image center 06:00:01.501 +45:59:53.00
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0413 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 05:59:47.823 +46:00:35.63
Second-epoch image center 05:59:58.412 +46:00:07.15
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0316 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 06:00:01.501 +45:59:53.00
Second-epoch second image center 05:59:58.412 +46:00:07.15
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00977 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/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0InCkE64Et
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits &> /tmp/tmp.usCZAynyAc
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JZdR5JACTB
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits &> /tmp/tmp.dwiYbUs9mM
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.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_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits and wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.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_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits and wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits and wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits) and catalog (wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 170851 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 77.8948 to 102.5178 deg, Dec +39.9772 to +51.3479 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 77.8948 to 102.5178 deg, Dec 39.9772 to 51.3479 deg
Loaded 11844 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): 101 out of 140 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 140 out of 170851 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 21.801794
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=21.801794
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.32
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.48
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.48
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 23 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
2.0 pix Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
2.0 pix fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
2.0 pix fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.5 mag. Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
14.5 mag. Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
11.8 mag. fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
11.8 mag. fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 11.8 (SNR ) 11.4 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.0InCkE64Et (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/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.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_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits 569.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits' -> 'wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=46, blended=20120, passed=170805
Got 170805 stars (including 150422 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 170805 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 935.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 935.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.012988 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010390 (37.4 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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 406 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 356 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 310 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 6.13"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 352 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 60456 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 6.06"
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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 442 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 410 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 60493 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 6.05"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 409 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 73193 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 4.14"
Excluding outliers - 409 stars left (next iteration limit 387)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits -region wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.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.usCZAynyAc (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/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.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_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits 569.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits' -> 'wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=44, blended=20075, passed=170060
Got 170060 stars (including 149712 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 170060 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 947 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 927 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 166998 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 947 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 166995 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 166995 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 947 stars left (next iteration limit 1041)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits -region wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-59_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0228.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.JZdR5JACTB (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_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.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_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=556, passed=24354
Got 24354 stars (including 23769 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 24354 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013025 (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 0.010420 (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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 911 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23506 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23506 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23506 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Excluding outliers - 940 stars left (next iteration limit 1034)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits -region wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-16-23_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0148.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.dwiYbUs9mM (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_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.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_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=633, passed=25282
Got 25282 stars (including 24621 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25282 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013025 (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 0.010420 (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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 927 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 898 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24559 with non-zero local correction accuracy
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...
Searching UCAC5 zones 651 to 708 (Dec 40.3 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 927 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24560 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24560 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Excluding outliers - 927 stars left (next iteration limit 1019)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-05_CI_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_002917_TTUQ2b1x1_29974_oKRpJrE1/fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits -region wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149.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_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-20_23-10-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0227.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
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Preparing the HTML report for the field Aur-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out193148.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out193153.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out193156.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
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make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 15s
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: 5s
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Considering the candidate 193148_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
Preparing report for the candidate 193148_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
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Considering the candidate 193151_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 193151_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (9.9") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 193152_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 193152_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:57:46.05 +43:34:49.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 193153_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
Preparing report for the candidate 193153_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
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Considering the candidate 193156_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
Preparing report for the candidate 193156_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
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Considering the candidate 193159_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 193159_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:43:27.58 +42:19:24.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 193251_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 193251_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:37:23.02 +46:49:17.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 193430_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
Preparing report for the candidate 193430_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
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Considering the candidate 193434_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 193434_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 06:11:34.44 +48:44:33.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 193476_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 193476_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:39:19.60 +42:40:24.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 193485_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 193485_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:33:38.49 +45:26:24.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 193536_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 193536_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 06:05:00.63 +42:57:34.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 193688_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 193688_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 06:06:21.46 +48:46:37.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 193690_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
Preparing report for the candidate 193690_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
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Considering the candidate 193737_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 193737_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:46:26.74 +47:54:58.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 48194_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 48194_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 06:13:22.49 +47:44:25.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 99806_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
Preparing report for the candidate 99806_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
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Considering the candidate 90231_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
Preparing report for the candidate 90231_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
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Considering the candidate 63136_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 63136_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 06:14:59.00 +46:47:45.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 74676_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
Preparing report for the candidate 74676_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
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Considering the candidate 83859_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 83859_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:59:56.10 +45:56:12.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 100668_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 100668_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:59:31.52 +44:56:52.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 18929_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149
The candidate 18929_fd_Aur-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-05_00-17-12_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0149 did not pass the final checks
