This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 06.4618* 13 39 34.66 -08 40 43.0 12.3 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc89 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461136.9618,12.32,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260406.4618 12.32CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 06.4618* 13 27 42.39 -13 29 35.8 12.3 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc89 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461136.9618,12.33,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260406.4618 12.33CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 06.4618* 13 32 23.02 -11 20 57.2 12.8 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc89 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
NSVS J1332229-112059,2461136.9618,12.79,0.05,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
NSVS J1332229-112059 20260406.4618 12.79CV 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: 2461098.90743030 27.02.2026 09:46:31.978 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
First image: 2461098.90743030 27.02.2026 09:46:31.978 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
Last image: 2461136.96205500 06.04.2026 11:05:11.552 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 3
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.09
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 4873
Objects passed selection criteria: 4848
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 3319.25
Average stars matched: 3039.25 (91.5644 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 110632 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 Mon Apr 6 06:58:18 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: 2461098.90743030 27.02.2026 09:46:31.978 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
First image: 2461098.90743030 27.02.2026 09:46:31.978 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
Last image: 2461136.96205500 06.04.2026 11:05:11.552 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 13
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.80
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 10 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 26893
Objects passed selection criteria: 26822
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 18770.2
Average stars matched: 17165.8 (91.4519 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 129080 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 Mon Apr 6 06:59:13 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/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.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/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.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: 2461136.96150980
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits'
wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits'
The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 13:42:50.965 -10:00:26.84
Second-epoch image center 13:42:48.790 -10:00:07.14
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0105 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 13:42:50.965 -10:00:26.84
Second-epoch image center 13:42:45.929 -10:00:07.96
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0213 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 13:42:48.790 -10:00:07.14
Second-epoch second image center 13:42:45.929 -10:00:07.96
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01174 deg.
###################################
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits &> /tmp/tmp.aMYLsZeveC
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZTUBXHy4ss
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits &> /tmp/tmp.OD0MRD66kE
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits &> /tmp/tmp.n15X7Akskw
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.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_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits and wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.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_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits and wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits and wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5441 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 197.6102 to 213.7377 deg, Dec -15.2798 to -4.6610 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 197.6102 to 213.7377 deg, Dec -15.2798 to -4.6610 deg
Loaded 4386 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): 3481 out of 3580 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3580 out of 5441 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.918872
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.918872
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.09
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.83
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.83
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.4 pix Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
2.4 pix Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
3.3 pix fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
3.3 pix fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.8 mag. Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
14.8 mag. Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
13.3 mag. fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
13.4 mag. fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.3 (SNR ) 11.1 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.aMYLsZeveC (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=359, passed=5441
Got 5441 stars (including 5082 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5441 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 965 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: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5386 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5386 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5386 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits -region wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.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.ZTUBXHy4ss (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=377, passed=5451
Got 5451 stars (including 5071 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5451 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 967 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: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5395 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5396 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5396 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Excluding outliers - 975 stars left (next iteration limit 1072)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits -region wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.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.OD0MRD66kE (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_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.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_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=329, passed=2926
Got 2926 stars (including 2593 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2926 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 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: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 952 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.62"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2805 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.63"
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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2803 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.63"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2803 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.63"
Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.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.n15X7Akskw (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_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.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_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=329, passed=2928
Got 2928 stars (including 2597 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2928 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 969 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: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 950 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.63"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2797 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.63"
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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2797 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.63"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2797 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.65"
Excluding outliers - 969 stars left (next iteration limit 1065)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.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_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-12-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s
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Considering the candidate 04249_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470
The candidate 04249_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:33:00.31 -07:11:45.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 04498_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470
The candidate 04498_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:53:20.80 -06:44:50.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Vir-12-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.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_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits exists and is non-empty
The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 13:42:50.965 -10:00:26.84
Second-epoch image center 13:42:48.790 -10:00:07.14
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0105 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 13:42:50.965 -10:00:26.84
Second-epoch image center 13:42:45.929 -10:00:07.96
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0213 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 13:42:48.790 -10:00:07.14
Second-epoch second image center 13:42:45.929 -10:00:07.96
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01174 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/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits &> /tmp/tmp.TkvQAPO2lu
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits &> /tmp/tmp.IJoYu6byvR
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Dxx4nrC331
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zyErt31p2N
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.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_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits and wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.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_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits and wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits and wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 31003 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 197.6003 to 213.7472 deg, Dec -15.2838 to -4.6412 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 197.6003 to 213.7472 deg, Dec -15.2838 to -4.6412 deg
Loaded 4397 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): 3514 out of 3762 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3762 out of 31003 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.780085
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.780085
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.80
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.98
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.98
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 7 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
2.3 pix Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
3.2 pix fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
3.2 pix fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.0 mag. Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
15.0 mag. Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.8 (SNR ) 13.3 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.TkvQAPO2lu (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=1266, passed=30997
Got 30997 stars (including 29699 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30997 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 966 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: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30630 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30629 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30629 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits -region wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.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.IJoYu6byvR (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=1340, passed=30818
Got 30818 stars (including 29441 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30818 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 966 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: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30443 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30443 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30443 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Excluding outliers - 976 stars left (next iteration limit 1073)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits -region wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.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.Dxx4nrC331 (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_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.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_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=1149, passed=14211
Got 14211 stars (including 13049 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14211 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 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: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 945 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.62"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13606 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.60"
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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13608 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.60"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13607 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.61"
Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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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_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.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_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=1, blended=1164, passed=14422
Got 14422 stars (including 13243 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14422 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 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: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 947 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.61"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13745 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59"
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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13746 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13746 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.62"
Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.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_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-46-31_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0204.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/wcs_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0205.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-04-24_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0469.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-06_CI_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_060554_TTUQ2b1x1_13972_s4qCwboh/wcs_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-12-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out10685.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out53863.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out54443.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 6s
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: 3s
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Considering the candidate 53863_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470
Preparing report for the candidate 53863_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470
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Considering the candidate 54443_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470
Preparing report for the candidate 54443_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470
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Considering the candidate 26170_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470
The candidate 26170_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:53:20.79 -06:44:49.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 10685_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470
Preparing report for the candidate 10685_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470
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Considering the candidate 27512_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470
The candidate 27512_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:33:00.31 -07:11:45.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 10147_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470
The candidate 10147_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:25:11.92 -11:09:38.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 06253_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470
The candidate 06253_fd_Vir-12-Q2b1x1_2026-04-06_06-05-11_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0470 did not pass the final checks