This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf
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 14.2863* 10 15 56.09 +07 28 53.8 12.5 U Leo 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461144.7862,12.54,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260414.2862 12.54CV 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 14.2863* 10 16 38.53 +07 37 19.4 12.7 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,2461144.7862,12.65,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260414.2862 12.65CV 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 14.2863* 10 17 04.05 +07 35 25.1 13.0 U Leo 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461144.7862,13.04,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260414.2862 13.04CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 14.2863* 10 17 57.92 +07 51 29.5 12.8 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,2461144.7862,12.83,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260414.2862 12.83CV 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 14.2863* 10 14 13.45 +08 40 52.6 12.6 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,2461144.7862,12.60,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260414.2862 12.60CV 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 14.2863* 10 13 41.43 +09 05 45.5 12.9 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,2461144.7862,12.87,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260414.2862 12.87CV 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 14.2863* 10 33 15.41 +08 13 10.3 12.7 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,2461144.7862,12.66,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260414.2862 12.66CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 14.2863* 10 33 38.04 +08 51 00.5 12.8 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,2461144.7862,12.83,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260414.2862 12.83CV 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: 2461058.87957345 18.01.2026 09:06:25.146 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
First image: 2461058.87957345 18.01.2026 09:06:25.146 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Last image: 2461144.78777800 14.04.2026 06:54:14.019 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 0
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.55
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: 2 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): 5496
Objects passed selection criteria: 5464
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.3 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.3 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 3367.25
Average stars matched: 3163.5 (93.9491 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111756 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 01:56:12 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: 2461058.87957345 18.01.2026 09:06:25.146 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
First image: 2461058.87957345 18.01.2026 09:06:25.146 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Last image: 2461144.78777800 14.04.2026 06:54:14.019 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 13
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.26
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: 6 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): 33031
Objects passed selection criteria: 32899
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.3 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.3 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 20766.8
Average stars matched: 19482.2 (93.8146 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 136660 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 01:56:48 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.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/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.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: 2461144.78471906
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits'
wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits'
wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits'
wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits'
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:17:31.152 +06:01:10.35
Second-epoch image center 10:17:09.109 +06:00:16.77
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0925 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:17:31.152 +06:01:10.35
Second-epoch image center 10:17:11.964 +05:59:31.63
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0841 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 10:17:09.109 +06:00:16.77
Second-epoch second image center 10:17:11.964 +05:59:31.63
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01724 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits &> /tmp/tmp.DvFt99QlSs
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits &> /tmp/tmp.LeS1pBY9LT
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits &> /tmp/tmp.18hZQOZLmZ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Z5g8Xh4Uqh
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 7065 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.3190 to 162.3131 deg, Dec +0.6159 to +11.3378 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 146.3190 to 162.3131 deg, Dec 0.6159 to 11.3378 deg
Loaded 4762 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): 3781 out of 3983 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3983 out of 7065 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.859046
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.859046
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.55
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.31
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.31
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
2.0 pix Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
3.1 pix fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
3.1 pix fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
15.3 mag. Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
13.0 mag. fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
12.6 mag. fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.6 (SNR ) 10.7 (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.DvFt99QlSs (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=518, passed=7065
Got 7065 stars (including 6535 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7065 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 916 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 900 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6909 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 916 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6911 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6911 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 916 stars left (next iteration limit 1007)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits -region wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.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.LeS1pBY9LT (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=518, passed=7072
Got 7072 stars (including 6542 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7072 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 916 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 900 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6924 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 916 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6923 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6923 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 916 stars left (next iteration limit 1007)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits -region wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.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.18hZQOZLmZ (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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=87, passed=1595
Got 1595 stars (including 1507 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1595 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.8 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 897 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 862 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1522 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.8 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 897 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1520 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1520 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Excluding outliers - 897 stars left (next iteration limit 986)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.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.Z5g8Xh4Uqh (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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=208, passed=1750
Got 1750 stars (including 1541 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1750 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 892 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 846 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1643 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 892 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1646 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1646 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
Excluding outliers - 892 stars left (next iteration limit 981)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Sex-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Sex-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits exists and is non-empty
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:17:31.152 +06:01:10.35
Second-epoch image center 10:17:09.109 +06:00:16.77
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0925 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:17:31.152 +06:01:10.35
Second-epoch image center 10:17:11.964 +05:59:31.63
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0841 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 10:17:09.109 +06:00:16.77
Second-epoch second image center 10:17:11.964 +05:59:31.63
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01724 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits &> /tmp/tmp.m4Oi0F9X3O
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XHJfiYMUEV
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits &> /tmp/tmp.GnFkDo0tvs
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ukBFFM7kQJ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 40894 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.3030 to 162.3131 deg, Dec +0.6160 to +11.3418 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 146.3030 to 162.3131 deg, Dec 0.6160 to 11.3418 deg
Loaded 4769 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): 3677 out of 4077 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4077 out of 40894 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.736338
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.736338
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.26
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.48
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.48
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 11 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
1.9 pix Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
2.4 pix fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
2.8 pix fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
15.5 mag. Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
13.4 mag. fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
13.0 mag. fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.0 (SNR ) 12.8 (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.m4Oi0F9X3O (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=12, blended=1744, passed=40882
Got 40882 stars (including 39070 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 40882 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 912 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 896 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40167 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 912 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40170 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40170 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 912 stars left (next iteration limit 1003)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits -region wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.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.XHJfiYMUEV (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=16, blended=1745, passed=40944
Got 40944 stars (including 39124 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 40944 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 913 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 902 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40290 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 913 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40289 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40289 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 913 stars left (next iteration limit 1004)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits -region wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.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.GnFkDo0tvs (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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=295, passed=10338
Got 10338 stars (including 10033 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 10338 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010417 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 892 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 856 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9894 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 892 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9890 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9890 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 892 stars left (next iteration limit 981)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.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.ukBFFM7kQJ (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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1128, passed=9203
Got 9203 stars (including 8067 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9203 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 892 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 851 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8582 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 892 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8583 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8583 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Excluding outliers - 891 stars left (next iteration limit 981)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-14_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-06-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_03-07-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0417.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-49-49_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0815.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_015457_TTUQ2b1x1_25217_WpM2LrRf/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Sex-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out34685.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out35196.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out35867.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out36334.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out38373.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out39513.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out40256.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out40439.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: 3s
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Considering the candidate 53064_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816
The candidate 53064_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:25:20.42 +08:45:08.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53570_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816
The candidate 53570_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:25:23.18 +08:46:04.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 35196_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816
Preparing report for the candidate 35196_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816
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Considering the candidate 40256_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816
Preparing report for the candidate 40256_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816
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Considering the candidate 40439_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816
Preparing report for the candidate 40439_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816
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Considering the candidate 39513_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816
Preparing report for the candidate 39513_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816
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Considering the candidate 36334_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816
Preparing report for the candidate 36334_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816
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Considering the candidate 34685_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816
Preparing report for the candidate 34685_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816
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Considering the candidate 38373_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816
Preparing report for the candidate 38373_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816
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Considering the candidate 35867_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816
Preparing report for the candidate 35867_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816
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Considering the candidate 24150_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816
The candidate 24150_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-14_01-54-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0816 did not pass the final checks
