This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP
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 14.2280* 11 33 16.16 +26 20 35.5 14.9 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,2461144.7280,14.86,0.05,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 20260414.2280 14.86CV 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 14.2280* 11 32 07.44 +18 59 59.4 14.9 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
target,2461144.7280,14.91,0.05,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
target 20260414.2280 14.91CV 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: 2461093.82517285 22.02.2026 07:48:04.934 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
First image: 2461093.82517285 22.02.2026 07:48:04.934 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
Last image: 2461144.72828630 14.04.2026 05:28:33.936 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 4
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.53
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): 5964
Objects passed selection criteria: 5959
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: 5518.25
Average stars matched: 5418.75 (98.1969 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111832 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Sun Apr 12 15:05:06 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-12-g393f88de
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-04-12)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Tue Apr 14 00:30:18 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461093.82517285 22.02.2026 07:48:04.934 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
First image: 2461093.82517285 22.02.2026 07:48:04.934 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
Last image: 2461144.72828630 14.04.2026 05:28:33.936 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 51
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.30
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 10 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 29963
Objects passed selection criteria: 29895
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: 27641.5
Average stars matched: 26831.2 (97.0687 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 132372 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Sun Apr 12 15:05:06 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-12-g393f88de
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-04-12)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Tue Apr 14 00:30:55 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/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.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/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.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: 2461144.72764155
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
'tocp_transients_list.txt' -> '../tocp_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits'
wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits'
wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits'
wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.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 11:04:36.796 +21:59:42.33
Second-epoch image center 11:04:36.752 +22:00:58.35
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0211 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 11:04:36.796 +21:59:42.33
Second-epoch image center 11:04:36.905 +22:00:57.92
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0210 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 11:04:36.752 +22:00:58.35
Second-epoch second image center 11:04:36.905 +22:00:57.92
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00060 deg.
###################################
ERROR: no shift applied between second-epoch images! The distance between image centers is 0.00060 deg. (min. required shift: 0.00164 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/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Ne5XmuylII
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits &> /tmp/tmp.70DdYJOct8
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wngg0LXAhw
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4yzUhCBqry
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.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_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits and wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.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_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits and wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits and wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits) and catalog (wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6124 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 157.4736 to 174.9512 deg, Dec +16.5069 to +27.2895 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 157.4736 to 174.9512 deg, Dec 16.5069 to 27.2895 deg
Loaded 4047 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): 3162 out of 3310 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3310 out of 6124 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.906774
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.906774
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.53
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.38
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.38
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:
2.3 pix Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
2.3 pix Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
2.7 pix fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
2.8 pix fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
15.4 mag. Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
15.0 mag. fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
15.0 mag. fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.0 (SNR ) 12.2 (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.Ne5XmuylII (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_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits' -> 'wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=393, passed=6124
Got 6124 stars (including 5722 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6124 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 948 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 934 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5978 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
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 948 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5979 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5979 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 946 stars left (next iteration limit 1040)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits -region wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.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.70DdYJOct8 (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_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits' -> 'wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=414, passed=6032
Got 6032 stars (including 5612 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6032 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 947 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 931 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5891 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 947 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5891 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5891 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 945 stars left (next iteration limit 1039)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits -region wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.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.wngg0LXAhw (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_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.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_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=314, passed=5045
Got 5045 stars (including 4727 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5045 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 946 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 934 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4989 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 946 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4990 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4990 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 944 stars left (next iteration limit 1038)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits -region wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.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.4yzUhCBqry (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_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.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_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=320, passed=5038
Got 5038 stars (including 4714 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5038 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 945 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 931 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4980 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 945 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4980 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4980 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 943 stars left (next iteration limit 1037)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits -region wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.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_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Leo-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
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 20238_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 20238_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.3 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 20370_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 20370_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:37:13.06 +25:08:22.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 00738_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 00738_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:44:38.77 +26:02:10.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 0s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Leo-03-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 ####
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/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.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_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.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 11:04:36.796 +21:59:42.33
Second-epoch image center 11:04:36.752 +22:00:58.35
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0211 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 11:04:36.796 +21:59:42.33
Second-epoch image center 11:04:36.905 +22:00:57.92
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0210 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 11:04:36.752 +22:00:58.35
Second-epoch second image center 11:04:36.905 +22:00:57.92
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00060 deg.
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ERROR: no shift applied between second-epoch images! The distance between image centers is 0.00060 deg. (min. required shift: 0.00164 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/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits &> /tmp/tmp.bnxsS4J1iu
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits &> /tmp/tmp.d44INhIGis
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0ZeC90VDbu
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits &> /tmp/tmp.n41JXKC5rd
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.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_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits and wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.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_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits and wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits and wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits) and catalog (wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 30895 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 157.4472 to 174.9755 deg, Dec +16.5069 to +27.2959 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 157.4472 to 174.9755 deg, Dec 16.5069 to 27.2959 deg
Loaded 4061 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): 3044 out of 3335 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3335 out of 30895 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.802024
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.802024
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.30
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.50
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.50
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 47 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
2.1 pix Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
2.4 pix fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
2.5 pix fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
15.5 mag. Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
15.1 mag. fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
15.1 mag. fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.1 (SNR ) 14.5 (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.bnxsS4J1iu (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_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits' -> 'wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=23, blended=1251, passed=30872
Got 30872 stars (including 29573 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30872 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 945 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 932 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30233 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 945 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30233 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30233 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 944 stars left (next iteration limit 1038)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits -region wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.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.d44INhIGis (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_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits' -> 'wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=1284, passed=31302
Got 31302 stars (including 29969 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 31302 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.4 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 944 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 930 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30585 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.4 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 944 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30587 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30587 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 943 stars left (next iteration limit 1037)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits -region wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.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.0ZeC90VDbu (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_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.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_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=20, blended=1032, passed=24652
Got 24652 stars (including 23588 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 24652 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 944 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 932 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24328 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 944 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24327 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24327 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 943 stars left (next iteration limit 1037)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits -region wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.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.n41JXKC5rd (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_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.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_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=19, blended=1084, passed=24789
Got 24789 stars (including 23665 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 24789 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 944 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 929 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24454 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 944 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24454 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24454 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 943 stars left (next iteration limit 1037)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits -region wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.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_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.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_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-04_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0356.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.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_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/wcs_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-22_01-48-55_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0357.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.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_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-27-38_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0167.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.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_2026-04-14_CI_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_002931_TTUQ1b1x1_3911_go2RLkCP/wcs_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Leo-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out52301.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out52306.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out52464.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out52902.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out52906.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52892.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52971.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 14s
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 52301_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52301_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:27:36.76 +17:55:45.1 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.40, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.38)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 2.276 3976889886438332032 171.90261832011 +17.92955154889 14.0453 13.4654 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#2.276#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 52304_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52304_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52306_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52306_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:46:03.28 +27:10:02.7 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.24, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.22)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.989 731034877235363456 161.51366117551 +27.16714198534 14.2882 13.7928 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.989#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 52307_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52307_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52323_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52323_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.3 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52350_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52350_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52374_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52374_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52390_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52390_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52394_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52394_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52395_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52395_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52416_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52416_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52432_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52432_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:54:00.55 +26:51:58.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52436_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52436_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52441_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52441_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52464_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52464_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:45:36.38 +24:18:12.0 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.51, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.49)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 2.245 723519642244482304 161.40223567840 +24.30314525874 12.1341 11.6323 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#2.245#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 52489_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52489_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52503_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52503_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52545_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52545_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52690_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52690_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52723_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52723_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:32:36.31 +27:08:04.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52762_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52762_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52768_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52768_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52770_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52770_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52778_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52778_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52835_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52835_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52854_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52854_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52860_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52860_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52876_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52876_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52879_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52879_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52891_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52891_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52892_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
Preparing report for the candidate 52892_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
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Considering the candidate 52902_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52902_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:47:17.99 +22:17:38.4 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.62, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.60)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 2.696 3989498913987523968 161.82552351136 +22.29346387493 14.7621 14.2517 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#2.696#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 52906_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52906_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:37:33.64 +20:25:01.2 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.76, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.74)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.648 3987678642423196544 159.39032471115 +20.41689789537 14.9177 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.648#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 52910_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52910_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.3 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52944_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52944_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52956_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52956_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.3 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52961_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52961_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.3 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52964_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52964_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52969_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52969_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52971_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
Preparing report for the candidate 52971_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
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Considering the candidate 52973_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52973_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (14.0") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 52975_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52975_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:42:07.26 +22:58:54.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52984_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52984_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52990_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 52990_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.2 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 05710_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 05710_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 15164_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 15164_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 03157_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168
The candidate 03157_fd_Leo-03-Q1b1x1_2026-04-14_00-28-33_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0168 did not pass the final checks