This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
Gaia DR3 5686890643864729728,2461146.6901,13.70,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 5686890643864729728 20260416.1901 13.70CV 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!
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,2461146.6901,12.90,0.05,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 20260416.1901 12.90CV 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!
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,2461146.6901,12.79,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260416.1901 12.79CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461121.75386453 22.03.2026 06:05:23.895 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
First image: 2461121.75386453 22.03.2026 06:05:23.895 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
Last image: 2461146.69044359 16.04.2026 04:34:04.326 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 24
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.69
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 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): 6316
Objects passed selection criteria: 6313
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.7 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.7 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 5940.25
Average stars matched: 5823.75 (98.0388 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 112764 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Wed Apr 15 18:49:36 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-18-ga9a0ae89
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-04-15)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Wed Apr 15 23:41:24 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461121.75386453 22.03.2026 06:05:23.895 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
First image: 2461121.75386453 22.03.2026 06:05:23.895 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
Last image: 2461146.69044359 16.04.2026 04:34:04.326 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 67
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.44
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: 18 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): 35161
Objects passed selection criteria: 35103
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.3 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.3 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 30184
Average stars matched: 29435 (97.5186 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 140780 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Wed Apr 15 18:49:36 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-18-ga9a0ae89
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-04-15)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Wed Apr 15 23:42:34 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.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: 2461146.68981476
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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits'
wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits'
wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits'
wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
Image size: 941.3'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:07.812 -10:00:02.16 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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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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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Image size: 936.7'x623.9' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:04.488 -10:00:50.68 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:17:07.812 -10:00:02.16
Second-epoch image center 10:17:04.488 -10:00:50.68
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0192 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
###################################
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Image size: 936.7'x623.9' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:02.274 -10:01:12.21 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:17:07.812 -10:00:02.16
Second-epoch image center 10:17:02.274 -10:01:12.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0299 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 10:17:04.488 -10:00:50.68
Second-epoch second image center 10:17:02.274 -10:01:12.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01088 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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits &> /tmp/tmp.x6vUejCc94
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits &> /tmp/tmp.IxOogkPP5T
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits &> /tmp/tmp.avgwUjRfVJ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EFrz6M0DBK
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits and wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits and wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits and wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 8671 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.2604 to 162.4540 deg, Dec -15.3101 to -4.6130 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 146.2604 to 162.4540 deg, Dec -15.3101 to -4.6130 deg
Loaded 5521 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): 4542 out of 4733 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4733 out of 8671 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.874627
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.874627
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.69
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.18
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.18
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 10 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
2.2 pix Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
4.3 pix fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
4.3 pix fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
15.2 mag. Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.3 (SNR ) 11.9 (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.x6vUejCc94 (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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.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_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=565, passed=8671
Got 8671 stars (including 8096 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8671 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 945 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 931 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8570 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 945 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8572 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8572 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 943 stars left (next iteration limit 1037)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits -region wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.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.IxOogkPP5T (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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.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_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=541, passed=8642
Got 8642 stars (including 8092 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8642 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 945 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 933 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8543 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 945 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8545 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8545 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 943 stars left (next iteration limit 1037)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits -region wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.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.avgwUjRfVJ (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_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=902, passed=6796
Got 6796 stars (including 5893 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6796 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013010 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010408 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 938 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 935 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 915 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.77"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 935 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6556 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.80"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 938 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 935 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6555 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.80"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 935 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6555 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.85"
Excluding outliers - 935 stars left (next iteration limit 1028)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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.EFrz6M0DBK (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_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.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_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=899, passed=6802
Got 6802 stars (including 5903 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6802 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013010 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010408 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 936 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 933 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 911 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.76"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 933 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6514 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.79"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 936 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 933 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6515 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.80"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 933 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6515 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.85"
Excluding outliers - 933 stars left (next iteration limit 1026)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Sex-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20338.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20342.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20349.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20350.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20351.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20355.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20359.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20364.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 2s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s
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Considering the candidate 20338_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 20338_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:42:54.45 -06:47:34.9 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.03, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.01)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 2.785 3776304262196242688 160.72621740194 -06.79344286111 12.5561 12.0872 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#2.785#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20340_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 20340_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:31:32.12 -07:43:11.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20342_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 20342_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:27:45.47 -09:11:16.0 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.18, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.16)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.617 3768087268204733696 156.93938924595 -09.18793509350 12.2714 11.8450 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.617#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20349_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 20349_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:31:44.38 -07:12:14.9 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.22, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.20)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.392 3774944892162759936 157.93490137467 -07.20424674917 12.4310 12.1096 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.392#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20350_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 20350_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:42:03.60 -06:41:08.3 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.20, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.18)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.213 3776321304626471040 160.51474301479 -06.68585894831 12.4465 11.9891 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.213#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20351_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 20351_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:35:07.62 -05:50:08.6 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.21, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.19)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.445 3777399788094373888 158.78181920107 -05.83582502366 12.3732 11.8295 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.445#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20355_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 20355_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:40:45.08 -08:36:32.9 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.26, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.24)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.842 3762325037001688064 160.18760678549 -08.60920656101 12.4649 12.0237 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.842#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20359_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 20359_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:42:35.02 -08:01:29.1 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.28, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.26)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.747 3762652416588325888 160.64573886733 -08.02464021674 12.4845 12.0192 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.747#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 20363_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 20363_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:43:53.13 -12:26:42.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20364_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 20364_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:37:25.33 -07:09:54.4 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.27, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.25)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.399 3774805421689180928 159.35545682689 -07.16518320014 12.4693 11.9633 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.399#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 2s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Sex-03-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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
Image size: 941.3'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:07.812 -10:00:02.16 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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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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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Image size: 936.7'x623.9' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:04.488 -10:00:50.68 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:17:07.812 -10:00:02.16
Second-epoch image center 10:17:04.488 -10:00:50.68
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0192 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Image size: 936.7'x623.9' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:02.274 -10:01:12.21 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:17:07.812 -10:00:02.16
Second-epoch image center 10:17:02.274 -10:01:12.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0299 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 10:17:04.488 -10:00:50.68
Second-epoch second image center 10:17:02.274 -10:01:12.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01088 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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits &> /tmp/tmp.MQjZvcYmzf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits &> /tmp/tmp.uoP2w7ZRuf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EoY6kNdMvP
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cISUiX8mp9
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits and wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits and wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits and wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 48261 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.2583 to 162.4563 deg, Dec -15.3167 to -4.5550 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 146.2583 to 162.4563 deg, Dec -15.3167 to -4.5550 deg
Loaded 5551 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): 4322 out of 4804 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4804 out of 48261 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.771146
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.771146
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.44
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.33
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.33
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 20 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
2.2 pix Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
3.9 pix fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
3.8 pix fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
15.3 mag. Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.7 (SNR ) 13.9 (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
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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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.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_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=2222, passed=48257
Got 48257 stars (including 45962 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 48257 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 946 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 929 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 47402 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 946 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 47403 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 47404 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 946 stars left (next iteration limit 1040)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits -region wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.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.uoP2w7ZRuf (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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.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_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=2225, passed=48064
Got 48064 stars (including 45759 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 48064 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 945 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 929 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 47245 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 945 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 47246 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 47246 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 945 stars left (next iteration limit 1039)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits -region wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.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.EoY6kNdMvP (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_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=4246, passed=28127
Got 28127 stars (including 23874 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 28127 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013010 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010408 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 942 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 913 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.74"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27081 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.74"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 942 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27083 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.74"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27083 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.80"
Excluding outliers - 940 stars left (next iteration limit 1034)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-33-09_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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.cISUiX8mp9 (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_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.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_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=12, blended=4360, passed=28688
Got 28688 stars (including 24316 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 28688 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013010 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010408 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 942 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 919 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.74"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27458 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.72"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 942 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27458 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.72"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27458 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.78"
Excluding outliers - 940 stars left (next iteration limit 1034)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.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_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-05-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0095.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.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_2026-04-15_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_233846_TTUQ2b1x1_8320_gju3ECI3/wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-22_01-06-18_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
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INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
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Preparing the HTML report for the field Sex-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out52584.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out52595.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out52604.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out52619.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out44209.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out50067.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52583.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 17s
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: 4s
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Considering the candidate 52583_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
Preparing report for the candidate 52583_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
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Considering the candidate 52584_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 52584_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:04:18.69 -14:11:49.9 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.53, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.51)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.523 5686623973639680640 151.07797158827 -14.19678186359 13.2798 12.6626 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.523#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 52595_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 52595_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:59:58.03 -05:55:41.1 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.21, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.19)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.073 3821504979055681408 149.99178553901 -05.92806410141 12.9975 12.4485 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.073#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 52604_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 52604_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:20:30.93 -10:16:37.1 in Gaia DR2 blend (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.62, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.60)
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Considering the candidate 52619_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 52619_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:59:02.00 -06:10:01.7 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.69, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.67)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 3.341 3821473368096993280 149.75742428126 -06.16734944251 12.3927 11.8393 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#3.341#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 52641_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 52641_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:10:09.50 -12:47:12.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52654_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 52654_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:10:54.04 -08:23:11.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52663_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 52663_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:42:30.84 -08:42:31.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52666_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 52666_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:33:11.87 -13:25:44.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 44209_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
Preparing report for the candidate 44209_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
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Considering the candidate 50067_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
Preparing report for the candidate 50067_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
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Considering the candidate 34436_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 34436_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:16:08.95 -11:12:10.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 14270_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 14270_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:17:37.43 -08:04:11.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 45589_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 45589_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:09:56.52 -12:05:42.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 15511_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 15511_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:10:55.99 -08:25:10.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 15716_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 15716_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:10:07.57 -08:24:31.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 44394_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 44394_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:10:35.07 -12:21:11.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 42555_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 42555_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:10:05.80 -12:48:55.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 21058_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 21058_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:03:41.22 -09:34:26.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 41470_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142
The candidate 41470_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-15_23-34-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142 did not pass the final checks