This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1
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 16.4661* 00 04 20.07 +40 06 34.6 8.7 U And 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
SV And,2461146.9661,8.72,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
SV And 20260416.4661 8.72CV 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 16.4661* 00 13 01.41 +36 45 58.0 13.5 U And 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461146.9661,13.46,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260416.4661 13.46CV 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
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 16.4661 2461146.9661 13.35 00:20:08.93 +38:56:00.7
116.30089 -23.53502 galactic And Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.2" and 5.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 varaible 379678579300016256 | 00:20:10.47 +38:55:46.6 (Gaia DR3) | | 2022yCat.1358....0G | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE Gaia DR3 varaible (the VSX policy as of July 2022 is to regard variables from Gaia DR3 as 'known') SpType: F5 (LAMOST DR5) J-Ks=0.338+/-0.033 (G)
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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 16.4661* 00 20 08.93 +38 56 00.7 13.3 U And 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
Gaia DR3 varaible 379678579300016256,2461146.9661,13.35,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
Gaia DR3 varaible 379678579300016256 20260416.4661 13.35CV 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 16.4661* 23 37 54.58 +42 02 42.7 12.8 U And 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
WISE J233754.8+420238,2461146.9661,12.79,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
WISE J233754.8+420238 20260416.4661 12.79CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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 16.4661* 00 13 36.12 +41 37 59.4 13.1 U And 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
ASASSN-V J001334.01+413754.4,2461146.9661,13.11,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
ASASSN-V J001334.01+413754.4 20260416.4661 13.11CV 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 16.4661* 00 04 07.33 +37 43 22.9 12.6 U And 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
ATO J001.0358+37.7182,2461146.9661,12.62,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
ATO J001.0358+37.7182 20260416.4661 12.62CV 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 16.4661* 00 09 11.50 +40 49 31.4 12.7 U And 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461146.9661,12.66,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260416.4661 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 16.4661* 23 51 26.72 +40 12 36.0 12.8 U And 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461146.9661,12.84,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260416.4661 12.84CV 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 16.4661* 23 53 02.68 +36 56 22.2 12.8 U And 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
DocumentRef: VOTx3147878,2461146.9661,12.82,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
DocumentRef: VOTx3147878 20260416.4661 12.82CV 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 16.4661* 00 18 17.41 +36 49 25.5 13.0 U And 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
ATO J004.5727+36.8271,2461146.9661,12.99,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
ATO J004.5727+36.8271 20260416.4661 12.99CV 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 16.4661* 00 13 50.11 +36 50 18.9 13.0 U And 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
DocumentRef: VOTx3124587,2461146.9661,13.04,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
DocumentRef: VOTx3124587 20260416.4661 13.04CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 16.4661* 00 07 29.34 +34 19 26.5 13.1 U And 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461146.9661,13.13,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260416.4661 13.13CV 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 16.4661* 00 15 06.18 +38 05 23.7 13.1 U And 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461146.9661,13.13,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260416.4661 13.13CV 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 16.4661* 00 13 46.09 +34 51 23.5 13.3 U And 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461146.9661,13.34,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260416.4661 13.34CV 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 16.4661* 00 01 02.41 +38 30 14.6 10.5 U And 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
[D2006] LCG52,2461146.9661,10.46,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
[D2006] LCG52 20260416.4661 10.46CV 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: 2461036.57228694 27.12.2025 01:43:55.592 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
First image: 2461036.57228694 27.12.2025 01:43:55.592 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Last image: 2461146.96644214 16.04.2026 11:11:30.601 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.84
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: 8 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): 11229
Objects passed selection criteria: 11164
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 7505
Average stars matched: 7047 (93.8974 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 116604 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 06:23:49 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: 2461036.57228694 27.12.2025 01:43:55.592 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
First image: 2461036.57228694 27.12.2025 01:43:55.592 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Last image: 2461146.96644214 16.04.2026 11:11:30.601 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 25
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.45
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: 53 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): 70186
Objects passed selection criteria: 69981
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 49512.2
Average stars matched: 46047.2 (93.0017 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 169772 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 06:27:29 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.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/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.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: 2461146.96574703
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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits'
wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits'
wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits'
wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits'
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Image size: 941.5'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: 23:59:59.806 +37:59:59.91 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
Image size: 939.4'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:14.348 +38:00:16.89 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 23:59:59.806 +37:59:59.91
Second-epoch image center 00:00:14.348 +38:00:16.89
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0480 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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
Image size: 939.4'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:11.611 +38:00:20.84 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 23:59:59.806 +37:59:59.91
Second-epoch image center 00:00:11.611 +38:00:20.84
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0392 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 00:00:14.348 +38:00:16.89
Second-epoch second image center 00:00:11.611 +38:00:20.84
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00905 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/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits &> /tmp/tmp.kBR5BIvXXu
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits &> /tmp/tmp.1KsKns700X
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits &> /tmp/tmp.RPXTkOq5vs
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits &> /tmp/tmp.smoBPwaeAu
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits and wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits and wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits and wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits) and catalog (wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat) found
'wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 14288 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0024 to 359.9989 deg, Dec +32.1534 to +43.3239 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 0.0024 to 359.9989 deg, Dec 32.1534 to 43.3239 deg
Loaded 202487 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): 8245 out of 8883 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8883 out of 14288 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.943916
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.943916
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.84
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.10
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.10
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:
2.5 pix And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
2.5 pix And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
2.7 pix fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
2.7 pix fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.1 mag. And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
15.1 mag. And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
13.9 mag. fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
13.8 mag. fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.8 (SNR ) 11.2 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.kBR5BIvXXu (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits' -> 'wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1221, passed=14288
Got 14288 stars (including 13048 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14288 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 349.5538 through 0 to 10.8087, gap 10.8087 to 349.5538
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 964 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14158 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 349.5538 through 0 to 10.8098, gap 10.8098 to 349.5538
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14157 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14157 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits -region wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.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.1KsKns700X (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits' -> 'wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1196, passed=14234
Got 14234 stars (including 13017 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14234 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 349.5540 through 0 to 10.8414, gap 10.8414 to 349.5540
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 960 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14146 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 349.5540 through 0 to 10.8422, gap 10.8422 to 349.5540
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14146 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14146 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Excluding outliers - 972 stars left (next iteration limit 1069)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits -region wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.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.RPXTkOq5vs (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_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=377, passed=5849
Got 5849 stars (including 5465 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5849 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013047 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010438 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 349.3122 through 0 to 10.5517, gap 10.5517 to 349.3122
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.3 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 957 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5818 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.60"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 349.3107 through 0 to 10.5514, gap 10.5514 to 349.3107
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.3 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5819 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.60"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5819 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.60"
Excluding outliers - 963 stars left (next iteration limit 1059)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits -region wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.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.smoBPwaeAu (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_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=395, passed=5612
Got 5612 stars (including 5211 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5612 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013047 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010438 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 349.3122 through 0 to 10.5460, gap 10.5460 to 349.3122
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.3 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 959 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.60"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5592 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 349.3108 through 0 to 10.5464, gap 10.5464 to 349.3108
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.3 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5593 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5593 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59"
Excluding outliers - 963 stars left (next iteration limit 1059)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits -region wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field And-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20603.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 85s
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 20603_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
Preparing report for the candidate 20603_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 86s
Prepared the HTML report for the field And-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
00:04:20.07 +40:06:34.6
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Image size: 941.5'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: 23:59:59.806 +37:59:59.91 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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Image size: 939.4'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:14.348 +38:00:16.89 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 23:59:59.806 +37:59:59.91
Second-epoch image center 00:00:14.348 +38:00:16.89
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0480 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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
Image size: 939.4'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:11.611 +38:00:20.84 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 23:59:59.806 +37:59:59.91
Second-epoch image center 00:00:11.611 +38:00:20.84
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0392 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 00:00:14.348 +38:00:16.89
Second-epoch second image center 00:00:11.611 +38:00:20.84
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00905 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/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits &> /tmp/tmp.j1u1vuInd4
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xLtbdfz8Hd
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits &> /tmp/tmp.hM2RG7qFz8
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0uGum8uO9i
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits and wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits and wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits and wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits) and catalog (wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat) found
'wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 89935 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0003 to 359.9998 deg, Dec +32.1251 to +43.3294 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 0.0003 to 359.9998 deg, Dec 32.1251 to 43.3294 deg
Loaded 203158 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): 7394 out of 9233 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9233 out of 89935 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.760621
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.760621
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.45
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.31
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.31
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 20 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
2.2 pix And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
2.4 pix fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
2.5 pix fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
15.3 mag. And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
14.0 mag. fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
14.0 mag. fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.0 (SNR ) 13.5 (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.j1u1vuInd4 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits' -> 'wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=31, blended=7843, passed=89904
Got 89904 stars (including 81898 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 89904 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 349.5196 through 0 to 10.9064, gap 10.9064 to 349.5196
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.1 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 966 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 89046 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 349.5197 through 0 to 10.9074, gap 10.9074 to 349.5197
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.1 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 89047 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 89047 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits -region wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.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.xLtbdfz8Hd (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits' -> 'wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=39, blended=7787, passed=89109
Got 89109 stars (including 81193 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 89109 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 349.5235 through 0 to 10.9070, gap 10.9070 to 349.5235
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.1 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 966 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 88188 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 349.5235 through 0 to 10.9079, gap 10.9079 to 349.5235
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.1 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 88189 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 88189 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits -region wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.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.hM2RG7qFz8 (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_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=1867, passed=37433
Got 37433 stars (including 35524 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 37433 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013047 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010438 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 349.2725 through 0 to 10.5756, gap 10.5756 to 349.2725
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.3 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 955 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37263 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 349.2708 through 0 to 10.5755, gap 10.5755 to 349.2708
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.3 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37263 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37263 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
Excluding outliers - 960 stars left (next iteration limit 1056)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits -region wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.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.0uGum8uO9i (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_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=2323, passed=36107
Got 36107 stars (including 33749 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 36107 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013047 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010438 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 349.2679 through 0 to 10.5764, gap 10.5764 to 349.2679
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.3 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 958 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 954 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35999 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 349.2664 through 0 to 10.5763, gap 10.5763 to 349.2664
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.3 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 958 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35999 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35999 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Excluding outliers - 957 stars left (next iteration limit 1052)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-16_CI_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits -region wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-43-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/wcs_And-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_19-44-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0045.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-10-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0453.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.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_And-04-Q2b1x1_061219_TTUQ2b1x1_18212_wstAOmh1/wcs_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field And-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out112196.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_apass.txt__out110290.dat to exclusion_list_apass.txt
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make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 341s
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: 21s
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Considering the candidate 105524_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
Preparing report for the candidate 105524_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
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Considering the candidate 105526_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
Preparing report for the candidate 105526_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
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Preparing report for the candidate 105531_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
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Considering the candidate 105533_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
Preparing report for the candidate 105533_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
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Considering the candidate 105534_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
Preparing report for the candidate 105534_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
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Considering the candidate 107485_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
The candidate 107485_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:18:15.84 +36:48:56.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 108649_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
Preparing report for the candidate 108649_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
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Considering the candidate 109404_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
Preparing report for the candidate 109404_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
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Considering the candidate 109540_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
Preparing report for the candidate 109540_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
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Considering the candidate 109666_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
Preparing report for the candidate 109666_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
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Considering the candidate 109948_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
Preparing report for the candidate 109948_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
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Considering the candidate 110056_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
Preparing report for the candidate 110056_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
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Considering the candidate 110211_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
Preparing report for the candidate 110211_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
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Considering the candidate 110290_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
The candidate 110290_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:11:59.53 +40:13:44.6 in APASS (TIMEOUTCOMMAND_GAIA_VIZIER=#timeout 40 #, MAG_MEAN=13.19, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.17)
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Considering the candidate 110400_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
Preparing report for the candidate 110400_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
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Considering the candidate 110625_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
The candidate 110625_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:13:43.15 +36:50:53.7 in APASS (TIMEOUTCOMMAND_GAIA_VIZIER=#timeout 40 #, MAG_MEAN=13.19, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.17)
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Considering the candidate 110649_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
The candidate 110649_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:21:36.08 +38:33:27.3 in APASS (TIMEOUTCOMMAND_GAIA_VIZIER=#timeout 40 #, MAG_MEAN=13.29, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.27)
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Considering the candidate 112196_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
The candidate 112196_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:13:00.04 +39:54:04.0 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.70, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.68)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.544 382970761928571904 003.24974585429 +39.90139343232 13.8084 13.0469 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.544#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 30119_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454
The candidate 30119_fd_And-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_06-11-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0454 did not pass the final checks
