This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 16.2642* 12 50 52.17 -02 28 14.8 10.8 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461146.7642,10.82,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260416.2642 10.82CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 16.2642* 12 28 10.94 -04 18 20.2 12.7 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461146.7642,12.67,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260416.2642 12.67CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 16.2642* 12 33 23.18 +00 16 02.5 12.7 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461146.7642,12.66,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260416.2642 12.66CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 16.2642* 12 22 01.77 +02 15 04.4 14.1 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461146.7642,14.10,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260416.2642 14.10CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 16.2642* 13 13 50.78 -05 03 54.7 14.2 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461146.7642,14.19,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260416.2642 14.19CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 16.2642* 13 10 11.04 -04 37 44.0 14.5 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461146.7642,14.47,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260416.2642 14.47CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461098.88041652 27.02.2026 09:07:37.987 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
First image: 2461098.88041652 27.02.2026 09:07:37.987 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
Last image: 2461146.76454968 16.04.2026 06:20:47.092 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.99
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 6106
Objects passed selection criteria: 6102
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 5565
Average stars matched: 4979 (89.4699 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111488 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 Thu Apr 16 01:24:18 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461098.88041652 27.02.2026 09:07:37.987 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
First image: 2461098.88041652 27.02.2026 09:07:37.987 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
Last image: 2461146.76454968 16.04.2026 06:20:47.092 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.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.: -7.71
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 11 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 34188
Objects passed selection criteria: 34107
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 32225.8
Average stars matched: 29216.8 (90.6627 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 134144 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 Thu Apr 16 01:25:09 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.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/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.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: 2461146.76376755
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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits'
wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:51:35.791 -01:59:58.33 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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.9' 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: 12:51:30.891 -01:59:12.21 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 12:51:35.791 -01:59:58.33
Second-epoch image center 12:51:30.891 -01:59:12.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0241 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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.9' 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: 12:51:33.938 -01:59:54.86 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 12:51:35.791 -01:59:58.33
Second-epoch image center 12:51:33.938 -01:59:54.86
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0078 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 12:51:30.891 -01:59:12.21
Second-epoch second image center 12:51:33.938 -01:59:54.86
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01736 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/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits &> /tmp/tmp.63bf4qaUzW
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits &> /tmp/tmp.WrzalUL2Rm
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits &> /tmp/tmp.7r3GZ6w207
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits &> /tmp/tmp.lLNuUiahsI
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits and wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits and wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits and wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 4468 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 185.0012 to 200.8215 deg, Dec -7.2833 to +3.2952 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 185.0012 to 200.8215 deg, Dec -7.2833 to 3.2952 deg
Loaded 3828 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 2970 out of 3096 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3096 out of 4468 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.867914
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.867914
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.99
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.88
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.88
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
2.1 pix Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
2.2 pix fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
2.2 pix fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.9 mag. Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
15.3 mag. Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
15.2 mag. fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
15.2 mag. fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.2 (SNR ) 12.0 (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.63bf4qaUzW (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=371, passed=4468
Got 4468 stars (including 4091 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4468 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 987 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 987 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 980 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 987 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4388 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 987 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 987 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4389 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 987 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4389 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 987 stars left (next iteration limit 1085)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits -region wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.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.WrzalUL2Rm (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=438, passed=6332
Got 6332 stars (including 5886 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6332 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 985 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 975 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6226 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 985 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6226 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6226 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 985 stars left (next iteration limit 1083)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits -region wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.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.7r3GZ6w207 (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_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.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_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=391, passed=5939
Got 5939 stars (including 5538 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5939 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 986 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 986 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 973 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 986 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5862 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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 986 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 986 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5861 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 986 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5861 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 986 stars left (next iteration limit 1084)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.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.lLNuUiahsI (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_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.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_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=409, passed=5793
Got 5793 stars (including 5375 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5793 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 985 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 971 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5696 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 985 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5699 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5699 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 985 stars left (next iteration limit 1083)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-07-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out21918.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 5s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 21918_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
Preparing report for the candidate 21918_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 6s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Vir-07-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
12:50:52.17 -02:28:14.8
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:51:35.791 -01:59:58.33 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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.9' 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: 12:51:30.891 -01:59:12.21 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 12:51:35.791 -01:59:58.33
Second-epoch image center 12:51:30.891 -01:59:12.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0241 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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.9' 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: 12:51:33.938 -01:59:54.86 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 12:51:35.791 -01:59:58.33
Second-epoch image center 12:51:33.938 -01:59:54.86
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0078 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 12:51:30.891 -01:59:12.21
Second-epoch second image center 12:51:33.938 -01:59:54.86
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01736 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/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Au8hKKjx0q
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits &> /tmp/tmp.mfPVnmFNly
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Hy3m4HpPnh
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XGm786R2XJ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits and wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits and wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits and wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 27962 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 185.0008 to 200.8266 deg, Dec -7.3001 to +3.3061 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 185.0008 to 200.8266 deg, Dec -7.3001 to 3.3061 deg
Loaded 3844 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): 3184 out of 3394 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3394 out of 27962 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.721122
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.721122
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.71
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.01
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.01
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 22 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
2.0 pix Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
2.2 pix fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
2.1 pix fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.0 mag. Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
15.4 mag. Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
15.3 mag. fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
15.3 mag. fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.3 (SNR ) 14.5 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.Au8hKKjx0q (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=1031, passed=27951
Got 27951 stars (including 26872 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 27951 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 985 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 978 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27601 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 985 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27601 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27601 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 985 stars left (next iteration limit 1083)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits -region wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.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.mfPVnmFNly (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=1280, passed=35135
Got 35135 stars (including 33800 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 35135 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 985 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 976 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34754 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 985 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34755 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 985 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34756 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 985 stars left (next iteration limit 1083)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits -region wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.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.Hy3m4HpPnh (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_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.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_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=1259, passed=32953
Got 32953 stars (including 31638 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 32953 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 986 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 986 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 974 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 986 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32489 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 986 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 986 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32491 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 986 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32491 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 986 stars left (next iteration limit 1084)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.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.XGm786R2XJ (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_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.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_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=19, blended=1392, passed=33850
Got 33850 stars (including 32404 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33850 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 986 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 986 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 974 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 986 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33228 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 986 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 986 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33227 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 986 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33227 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 986 stars left (next iteration limit 1084)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.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_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.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_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-02-27_03-07-37_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0433.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.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_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/wcs_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-03-22_02-47-01_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.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_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-19-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0194.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.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_2026-04-16_CI_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_012146_TTUQ1b1x1_15766_9xHnmD0p/wcs_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-07-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out37839.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out37840.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out37842.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out37845.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out38793.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out38796.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out38797.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out38820.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out38889.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out38900.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out38905.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out38928.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out38930.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out38966.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out38981.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out38130.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out38133.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out38665.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out38701.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out38942.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
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Considering the candidate 37839_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
The candidate 37839_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:30:57.08 -04:36:04.0 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.40, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.38)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.147 3680819790518309632 187.73789872466 -04.60079920831 13.7204 12.5948 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.147#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 37840_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
The candidate 37840_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:21:43.12 -01:55:21.6 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.44, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.42)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 2.497 3694719782157082496 185.42976853053 -01.92335262712 14.4563 13.9599 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#2.497#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 37842_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
The candidate 37842_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:54:24.92 +01:04:53.0 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.70, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.68)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.555 3690459964872959104 193.60396019737 +01.08130118918 13.6501 13.0904 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.555#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 37845_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
The candidate 37845_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:45:20.45 -00:32:06.6 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.11, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.09)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 2.686 3683863101264777856 191.33595244547 -00.53522160270 13.2255 12.7177 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#2.686#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 37846_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
The candidate 37846_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:15:15.61 -06:26:31.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 37902_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
The candidate 37902_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:50:52.17 -02:28:14.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 38130_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
Preparing report for the candidate 38130_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
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Considering the candidate 38133_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
Preparing report for the candidate 38133_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
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Considering the candidate 38665_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
Preparing report for the candidate 38665_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
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Considering the candidate 38701_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
Preparing report for the candidate 38701_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
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Considering the candidate 38793_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
The candidate 38793_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:54:38.88 +01:40:36.8 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.25, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.23)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.266 3690635749294488320 193.66221943548 +01.67661394207 13.7222 12.7295 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.266#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 38796_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
The candidate 38796_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:22:17.23 -06:07:59.6 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.46, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.44)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.515 3584439556164930816 185.57178342043 -06.13336508582 15.0191 14.6014 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.515#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 38797_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
The candidate 38797_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:22:48.36 +00:53:45.5 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.49, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.47)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.943 3688037637677671040 200.70138356667 +00.89573772306 14.4622 13.9808 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.943#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 38820_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
The candidate 38820_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:22:10.43 -02:11:56.8 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.30, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.28)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.530 3694646802072816896 185.54339858425 -02.19924574154 14.3152 13.8403 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.530#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 38889_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
The candidate 38889_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:32:53.15 -05:40:08.8 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.52, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.50)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.158 3679886064628085888 188.22154241725 -05.66942163618 14.4970 13.9339 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.158#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 38900_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
The candidate 38900_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:46:33.84 +02:18:28.1 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.50, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.48)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.150 3702880941573616256 191.64128649139 +02.30766352604 15.0011 14.5956 VARIABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.150#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 38905_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
The candidate 38905_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:23:44.42 -06:15:00.0 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.63, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.61)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.823 3584419971114096896 185.93530280733 -06.25006865347 14.6556 13.9524 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.823#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 38928_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
The candidate 38928_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:22:15.42 -04:15:18.0 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.55, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.53)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.192 3692986092839156096 185.56445014443 -04.25526414212 14.6641 14.1493 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.192#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 38930_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
The candidate 38930_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:22:54.00 +01:08:29.8 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.51, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.49)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.694 3688069386075931392 200.72514083517 +01.14147924348 14.4435 13.8396 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.694#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 38942_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
Preparing report for the candidate 38942_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
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Considering the candidate 38966_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
The candidate 38966_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:23:36.71 +01:29:52.5 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.72, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.70)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.922 3700141199115714944 185.90326391948 +01.49747890342 14.6255 14.1834 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.922#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 38981_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195
The candidate 38981_fd_Vir-07-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_01-20-47_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0195 did not pass the final checks