This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl
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!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461140.9160,11.41,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 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 20260410.4160 11.41CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 10.4160* 10 32 16.71 +27 21 07.7 12.0 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 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461140.9160,12.04,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 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 20260410.4160 12.04CV 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 10.4160* 10 31 12.39 +25 26 31.9 13.4 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 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461140.9160,13.39,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 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 20260410.4160 13.39CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461082.84719906 11.02.2026 08:19:47.999 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
First image: 2461082.84719906 11.02.2026 08:19:47.999 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
Last image: 2461140.91648576 10.04.2026 09:59:34.370 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 3
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.54
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): 5240
Objects passed selection criteria: 5228
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4270.75
Average stars matched: 4134.5 (96.8097 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111300 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Wed Apr 8 18:56:33 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-5-g00c52b5f
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-04-08)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Fri Apr 10 05:52:42 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: 2461082.84719906 11.02.2026 08:19:47.999 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
First image: 2461082.84719906 11.02.2026 08:19:47.999 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
Last image: 2461140.91648576 10.04.2026 09:59:34.370 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 9
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.29
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: 11 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): 28217
Objects passed selection criteria: 28128
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.2 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.2 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 23708.2
Average stars matched: 22851.5 (96.3863 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 131244 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Wed Apr 8 18:56:33 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-5-g00c52b5f
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-04-08)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Fri Apr 10 05:53:38 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/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_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 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.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/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.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: 2461140.91557556
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_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits'
wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits'
wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits'
wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits'
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:59:59.831 +30:00:07.37
Second-epoch image center 11:00:13.322 +30:00:21.92
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0488 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 10:59:59.831 +30:00:07.37
Second-epoch image center 11:00:10.476 +30:00:45.88
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0399 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 11:00:13.322 +30:00:21.92
Second-epoch second image center 11:00:10.476 +30:00:45.88
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01224 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/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EsdwbIxSY4
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zSvkghaj9a
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits &> /tmp/tmp.F3j7GKeTOp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits &> /tmp/tmp.GX82m2mwii
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.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_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits and wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.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_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits and wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits and wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits) and catalog (wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat) found
'wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5336 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 155.3267 to 174.2153 deg, Dec +24.1797 to +35.3396 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 155.3267 to 174.2153 deg, Dec 24.1797 to 35.3396 deg
Loaded 4190 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): 3034 out of 3153 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3153 out of 5336 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.813619
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.813619
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.54
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.27
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.27
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 3 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
2.1 pix LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
2.4 pix fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
2.4 pix fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
15.3 mag. LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
14.4 mag. fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
14.4 mag. fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.4 (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.EsdwbIxSY4 (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_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits' -> 'wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=369, passed=5336
Got 5336 stars (including 4961 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5336 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 570 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 952 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5282 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
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 570 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5281 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5287 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 960 stars left (next iteration limit 1054)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits -region wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.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.zSvkghaj9a (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_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits' -> 'wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=380, passed=5497
Got 5497 stars (including 5109 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5497 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 570 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 960 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 952 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5440 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 570 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 960 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5439 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5439 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 959 stars left (next iteration limit 1054)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits -region wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.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.F3j7GKeTOp (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_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.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_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=221, passed=3200
Got 3200 stars (including 2977 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3200 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013086 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010469 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 570 to 629 (Dec 24.1 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 960 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 954 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3174 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 570 to 629 (Dec 24.1 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 960 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3173 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3173 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 958 stars left (next iteration limit 1053)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits -region wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.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.GX82m2mwii (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_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.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_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=226, passed=3146
Got 3146 stars (including 2919 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3146 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013086 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010469 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 570 to 629 (Dec 24.1 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 959 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 951 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3118 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
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 570 to 629 (Dec 24.1 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 959 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3119 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3119 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 958 stars left (next iteration limit 1053)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits -region wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.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_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field LMi-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20532.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20500.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: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20500_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255
Preparing report for the candidate 20500_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255
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Considering the candidate 20532_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 20532_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:54:19.38 +26:07:56.4 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=11.90, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=12.88)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.954 729824516796057344 163.58097464372 +26.13283734174 12.1652 11.5783 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.954#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 00764_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 00764_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:44:38.75 +26:02:11.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 7s
Prepared the HTML report for the field LMi-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
10:27:33.87 +28:38:30.8
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 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.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_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits exists and is non-empty
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:59:59.831 +30:00:07.37
Second-epoch image center 11:00:13.322 +30:00:21.92
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0488 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 10:59:59.831 +30:00:07.37
Second-epoch image center 11:00:10.476 +30:00:45.88
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0399 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 11:00:13.322 +30:00:21.92
Second-epoch second image center 11:00:10.476 +30:00:45.88
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01224 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/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4f62mqw2N0
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits &> /tmp/tmp.BQSRsspNUg
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5OIl7mh0Rc
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits &> /tmp/tmp.WZr9fPtLsw
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.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_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits and wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.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_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits and wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits and wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits) and catalog (wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat) found
'wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 29361 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 155.1981 to 174.3206 deg, Dec +24.1797 to +35.3577 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 155.1981 to 174.3206 deg, Dec 24.1797 to 35.3577 deg
Loaded 4257 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): 2970 out of 3227 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3227 out of 29361 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.700139
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.700139
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.29
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.41
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.41
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 7 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
1.9 pix LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
2.2 pix fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
2.2 pix fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
15.4 mag. LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
14.5 mag. fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
14.5 mag. fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.5 (SNR ) 14.0 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.4f62mqw2N0 (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_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits' -> 'wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=19, blended=1100, passed=29342
Got 29342 stars (including 28192 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 29342 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 570 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 959 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 953 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29096 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
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 570 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 959 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29096 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29096 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 959 stars left (next iteration limit 1054)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits -region wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.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.BQSRsspNUg (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_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits' -> 'wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=23, blended=1153, passed=29911
Got 29911 stars (including 28696 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 29911 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 570 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 960 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 950 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29672 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 570 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 960 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29671 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29671 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 960 stars left (next iteration limit 1056)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits -region wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.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.5OIl7mh0Rc (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_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.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_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=608, passed=18228
Got 18228 stars (including 17593 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18228 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013086 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010469 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 569 to 629 (Dec 24.0 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 960 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 956 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18119 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 569 to 629 (Dec 24.0 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 960 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18118 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18118 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 960 stars left (next iteration limit 1056)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits -region wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.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.WZr9fPtLsw (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_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.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_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=599, passed=18065
Got 18065 stars (including 17446 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18065 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013086 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010469 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 570 to 629 (Dec 24.0 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 959 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 953 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17962 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
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 570 to 629 (Dec 24.0 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 959 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17962 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17962 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 958 stars left (next iteration limit 1053)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits -region wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.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_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.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_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-19-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0366.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.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_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/wcs_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_02-20-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0367.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.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_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-58-15_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.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_2026-04-10_CI_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_050035_TTUQ1b1x1_22406_Eo8Cd8sl/wcs_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field LMi-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out33005.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out32528.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out32870.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: 2s
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Considering the candidate 32528_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255
Preparing report for the candidate 32528_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255
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Considering the candidate 32800_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 32800_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:49:54.64 +27:56:48.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32862_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 32862_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:25:50.64 +26:45:18.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32870_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255
Preparing report for the candidate 32870_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255
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Considering the candidate 33005_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 33005_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:46:04.86 +35:06:15.0 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.74, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.72)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.124 750500081337794944 161.52038759210 +35.10387530800 13.6940 13.3017 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.124#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 03959_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 03959_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:44:38.75 +26:02:11.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 12300_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 12300_fd_LMi-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-10_04-59-34_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks