This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy
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 18.3873* 11 40 55.74 +01 40 57.4 9.9 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461148.8873,9.86,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260418.3873 9.86CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 18.3873* 12 00 29.73 +07 21 33.2 13.2 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461148.8873,13.17,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260418.3873 13.17CV 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 18.3873* 11 41 00.76 +04 30 01.7 13.2 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461148.8873,13.21,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260418.3873 13.21CV 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 18.3873* 12 20 45.55 +02 27 08.5 14.1 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461148.8873,14.05,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260418.3873 14.05CV 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 18.3873* 12 31 17.72 +08 04 51.8 14.4 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461148.8873,14.38,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260418.3873 14.38CV 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 18.3873* 12 03 18.78 +05 39 32.1 14.3 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461148.8873,14.32,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260418.3873 14.32CV 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 18.3873* 12 15 57.90 +09 42 06.8 14.6 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461148.8873,14.61,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260418.3873 14.61CV 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 18.3873* 11 40 04.13 +04 07 55.3 14.4 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461148.8873,14.41,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260418.3873 14.41CV 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: 2461083.88997624 12.02.2026 09:21:23.947 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
First image: 2461083.88997624 12.02.2026 09:21:23.947 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Last image: 2461148.88764985 18.04.2026 09:18:02.947 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.63
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 5464
Objects passed selection criteria: 5445
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.3 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.3 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4705
Average stars matched: 4587 (97.492 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111440 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Thu Apr 16 15:05:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-19-g55e4b97d
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-04-16)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat Apr 18 05:11:15 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: 2461083.88997624 12.02.2026 09:21:23.947 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
First image: 2461083.88997624 12.02.2026 09:21:23.947 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Last image: 2461148.88764985 18.04.2026 09:18:02.947 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 14
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.36
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 11 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 29089
Objects passed selection criteria: 29013
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.4 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.4 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 25963.2
Average stars matched: 25041 (96.4479 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 131940 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Thu Apr 16 15:05:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-19-g55e4b97d
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-04-16)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat Apr 18 05:12:10 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.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: 2461148.88697231
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits'
wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 11:59:45.239 +06:01:01.03 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
Image size: 942.0'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 11:59:58.145 +06:00:19.14 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 11:59:45.239 +06:01:01.03
Second-epoch image center 11:59:58.145 +06:00:19.14
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0547 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
Image size: 942.0'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 11:59:56.581 +06:00:41.81 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 11:59:45.239 +06:01:01.03
Second-epoch image center 11:59:56.581 +06:00:41.81
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0473 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 11:59:58.145 +06:00:19.14
Second-epoch second image center 11:59:56.581 +06:00:41.81
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00904 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits &> /tmp/tmp.vTzwaFZWyn
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits &> /tmp/tmp.8hFgJvb17K
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits &> /tmp/tmp.TVDyw0ubIP
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits &> /tmp/tmp.QVv466qwzt
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits and wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits and wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits and wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5639 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.9617 to 187.9245 deg, Dec +0.7227 to +11.3009 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 171.9617 to 187.9245 deg, Dec 0.7227 to 11.3009 deg
Loaded 3777 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): 3057 out of 3201 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3201 out of 5639 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.913099
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.913099
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.63
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.28
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.28
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
2.1 pix Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
2.3 pix fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
2.3 pix fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
15.3 mag. Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.4 (SNR ) 11.7 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.vTzwaFZWyn (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=420, passed=5639
Got 5639 stars (including 5212 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5639 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
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: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5589 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
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: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5585 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5585 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
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_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits -region wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.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.8hFgJvb17K (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=430, passed=5662
Got 5662 stars (including 5221 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5662 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5571 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5572 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5572 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 975 stars left (next iteration limit 1072)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits -region wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.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.TVDyw0ubIP (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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=273, passed=3871
Got 3871 stars (including 3589 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3871 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013083 (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 0.010467 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 451 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
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: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 959 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3821 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 451 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
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: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3823 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3823 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 971 stars left (next iteration limit 1068)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.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.QVv466qwzt (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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=285, passed=3833
Got 3833 stars (including 3543 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3833 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013083 (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 0.010467 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 451 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 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(), 962 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3792 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 451 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 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(), 3794 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3794 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
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_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20338.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 5s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20338_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130
Preparing report for the candidate 20338_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 6s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Vir-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
11:40:55.74 +01:40:57.4
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 11:59:45.239 +06:01:01.03 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
Image size: 942.0'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 11:59:58.145 +06:00:19.14 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 11:59:45.239 +06:01:01.03
Second-epoch image center 11:59:58.145 +06:00:19.14
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0547 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
Image size: 942.0'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 11:59:56.581 +06:00:41.81 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 11:59:45.239 +06:01:01.03
Second-epoch image center 11:59:56.581 +06:00:41.81
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0473 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 11:59:58.145 +06:00:19.14
Second-epoch second image center 11:59:56.581 +06:00:41.81
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00904 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits &> /tmp/tmp.kjqkZlJjuL
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ijVAECNtcg
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Auxa32AEPm
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits &> /tmp/tmp.8cLp3bQzDF
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits and wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits and wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits and wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 30429 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.9429 to 187.9244 deg, Dec +0.7228 to +11.3053 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 171.9429 to 187.9244 deg, Dec 0.7228 to 11.3053 deg
Loaded 3782 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): 3010 out of 3256 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3256 out of 30429 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.798794
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.798794
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.36
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.44
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.44
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 13 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
1.9 pix Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
2.2 pix fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
2.2 pix fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
15.4 mag. Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.7 (SNR ) 14.2 (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.kjqkZlJjuL (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=1092, passed=30425
Got 30425 stars (including 29267 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30425 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
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: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30172 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
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(), 30171 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30171 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
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_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits -region wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.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.ijVAECNtcg (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=1123, passed=30621
Got 30621 stars (including 29449 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30621 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
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: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30328 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
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(), 30329 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30329 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
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_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits -region wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.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.Auxa32AEPm (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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=782, passed=21834
Got 21834 stars (including 21015 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21834 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013083 (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 0.010467 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 450 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 962 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21598 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 450 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21598 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21598 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 971 stars left (next iteration limit 1068)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.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.8cLp3bQzDF (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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=784, passed=21858
Got 21858 stars (including 21051 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21858 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013083 (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 0.010467 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 450 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
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(), 961 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21571 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 450 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
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(), 21572 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21572 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
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_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-21-23_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/wcs_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-12_03-22-33_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0443.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-17-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.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_2026-04-18_CI_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_041903_TTUQ1b1x1_19455_H5vZQLMy/wcs_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out52204.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out52205.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out52206.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52607.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52644.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out53040.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out53110.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out53115.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out53192.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out53235.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 6s
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: 5s
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Considering the candidate 52204_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130
The candidate 52204_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:52:35.15 +02:57:42.7 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.21, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.19)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 2.415 3892748835706363392 178.14660658268 +02.96251546025 14.7286 14.1986 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#2.415#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 52205_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130
The candidate 52205_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:17:52.36 +10:19:46.9 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.44, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.42)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 3.350 3905672495379109376 184.46750072064 +10.32903368066 14.4222 13.6653 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#3.350#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 52206_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130
The candidate 52206_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:29:47.66 +01:54:00.5 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.77, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.75)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.950 3800008603315437184 172.44883908616 +01.90020482558 13.4253 12.9330 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.950#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 52239_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130
The candidate 52239_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:40:55.74 +01:40:57.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52607_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130
Preparing report for the candidate 52607_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130
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Considering the candidate 52644_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130
Preparing report for the candidate 52644_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130
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Considering the candidate 52828_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130
The candidate 52828_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:43:39.41 +10:42:03.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52994_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130
The candidate 52994_fd_Vir-02-Q1b1x1_2026-04-18_04-18-02_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0130 did not pass the final checks
