This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A
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 08.4287* 12 15 28.41 +19 17 04.8 12.5 U Com 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,2461138.9287,12.51,0.05,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 20260408.4287 12.51CV 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 08.4287* 11 50 05.46 +20 37 17.5 14.5 U Leo 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,2461138.9287,14.51,0.05,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 20260408.4287 14.51CV 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: 2461098.85290014 27.02.2026 08:28:00.572 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
First image: 2461098.85290014 27.02.2026 08:28:00.572 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
Last image: 2461138.92903610 08.04.2026 10:17:38.719 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.99
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): 3410
Objects passed selection criteria: 3404
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.4 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.4 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 2955
Average stars matched: 2903 (98.2403 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 110072 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 Wed Apr 8 05:19:38 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461098.85290014 27.02.2026 08:28:00.572 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
First image: 2461098.85290014 27.02.2026 08:28:00.572 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
Last image: 2461138.92903610 08.04.2026 10:17:38.719 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 20
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.74
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: 7 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): 16873
Objects passed selection criteria: 16844
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 15676.5
Average stars matched: 15135.8 (96.5506 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 122160 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 Wed Apr 8 05:20:11 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/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.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/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.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: 2461138.92838515
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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits'
wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits'
wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits'
wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits'
The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:00:14.632 +22:00:26.72
Second-epoch image center 11:59:40.950 +21:59:01.27
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1323 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:00:14.632 +22:00:26.72
Second-epoch image center 11:59:38.336 +21:58:26.46
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1442 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 11:59:40.950 +21:59:01.27
Second-epoch second image center 11:59:38.336 +21:58:26.46
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01398 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/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qSAAT54Qna
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qu9JZ5qUSp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits &> /tmp/tmp.flQVs3lLW1
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits &> /tmp/tmp.VxdC9Qd1YO
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits and wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits and wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits and wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits) and catalog (wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 4579 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.3996 to 188.8205 deg, Dec +16.5385 to +27.2632 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 171.3996 to 188.8205 deg, Dec 16.5385 to 27.2632 deg
Loaded 3740 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): 2868 out of 2933 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2933 out of 4579 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.984400
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.984400
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.99
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.99
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.99
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.6 pix Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
2.5 pix Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
2.7 pix fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
2.7 pix fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.0 mag. Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
15.0 mag. Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
14.5 mag. fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
14.5 mag. fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.5 (SNR ) 11.6 (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.qSAAT54Qna (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_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits' -> 'wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=292, passed=4579
Got 4579 stars (including 4282 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4579 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
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(), 965 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4525 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
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(), 4528 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4528 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits -region wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.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.qu9JZ5qUSp (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_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits' -> 'wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=299, passed=4552
Got 4552 stars (including 4249 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4552 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 965 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4501 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4500 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4500 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits -region wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.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.flQVs3lLW1 (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_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.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_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=246, passed=3149
Got 3149 stars (including 2901 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3149 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (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 0.010421 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.2)
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(), 969 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3136 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.2)
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(), 3136 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3136 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
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_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits -region wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.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.VxdC9Qd1YO (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_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.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_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=241, passed=3157
Got 3157 stars (including 2915 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3157 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (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 0.010421 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 966 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3145 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3145 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3145 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits -region wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Com-02-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 20151_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232
The candidate 20151_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:23:08.83 +23:23:43.4 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 Com-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/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits exists and is non-empty
The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:00:14.632 +22:00:26.72
Second-epoch image center 11:59:40.950 +21:59:01.27
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1323 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:00:14.632 +22:00:26.72
Second-epoch image center 11:59:38.336 +21:58:26.46
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1442 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 11:59:40.950 +21:59:01.27
Second-epoch second image center 11:59:38.336 +21:58:26.46
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01398 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/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits &> /tmp/tmp.WNNPrmHhNd
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits &> /tmp/tmp.OsTGcbYcKE
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits &> /tmp/tmp.VoMT9ONncO
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits &> /tmp/tmp.1MRu7MZLTE
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits and wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits and wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits and wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits) and catalog (wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 20953 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.3768 to 188.8453 deg, Dec +16.5385 to +27.2759 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 171.3768 to 188.8453 deg, Dec 16.5385 to 27.2759 deg
Loaded 3755 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): 2889 out of 3020 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3020 out of 20953 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.874539
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.874539
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.74
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.13
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.13
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 10 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.5 pix Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
2.4 pix Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
2.2 pix fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
2.2 pix fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.1 mag. Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
15.2 mag. Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
14.8 mag. fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.7 (SNR ) 14.2 (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.WNNPrmHhNd (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_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits' -> 'wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=12, blended=782, passed=20941
Got 20941 stars (including 20124 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 20941 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
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(), 964 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20700 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
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(), 20699 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20699 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits -region wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.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.OsTGcbYcKE (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_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits' -> 'wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=830, passed=21455
Got 21455 stars (including 20596 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21455 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
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(), 966 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21162 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
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(), 21162 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21162 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits -region wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.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.VoMT9ONncO (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_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.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_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=545, passed=17323
Got 17323 stars (including 16756 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 17323 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (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 0.010421 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
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: 0.43"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17166 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
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(), 17165 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17165 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Excluding outliers - 975 stars left (next iteration limit 1072)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits -region wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.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.1MRu7MZLTE (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_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.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_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=572, passed=17178
Got 17178 stars (including 16587 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 17178 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (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 0.010421 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.2)
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: 0.44"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17024 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.2)
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(), 17024 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
WARNING: Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17024 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
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_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits -region wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.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_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-00_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.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_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_02-28-44_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0115.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.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_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-16-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0231.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.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_2026-04-08_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_051820_TTUQ2b1x1_27656_ahp0Mt6A/wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Com-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out31365.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out31366.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out31463.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out31701.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 4s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s
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Considering the candidate 31364_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232
The candidate 31364_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:07:00.30 +25:55:32.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 31365_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232
The candidate 31365_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:00:47.47 +26:11:42.3 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.96, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.94)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 2.107 4006383809113091456 180.19826441127 +26.19548657218 13.7372 12.9347 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#2.107#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 31366_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232
The candidate 31366_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:41:36.29 +22:10:46.7 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.52, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.50)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.732 3979841422323896576 175.40130790130 +22.17982007030 13.1643 12.5386 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.732#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 31367_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232
The candidate 31367_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:07:45.11 +24:54:17.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 31369_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232
The candidate 31369_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:23:08.90 +23:23:44.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 31463_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232
Preparing report for the candidate 31463_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232
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Considering the candidate 31554_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232
The candidate 31554_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:42:07.60 +22:11:22.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 31619_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232
The candidate 31619_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:41:45.64 +25:38:58.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 31701_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232
Preparing report for the candidate 31701_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232
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Considering the candidate 31730_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232
The candidate 31730_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-08_05-17-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0232 did not pass the final checks