This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
ASAS J083636-2328.5,2461150.5917,11.98,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
ASAS J083636-2328.5 20260420.0917 11.98CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
ASAS J083009-2949.4,2461150.5917,11.13,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
ASAS J083009-2949.4 20260420.0917 11.13CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
ASASSN-V J084857.57-241225.6,2461150.5917,12.19,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
ASASSN-V J084857.57-241225.6 20260420.0917 12.19CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
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
ASAS J083348-2326.1,2461150.5917,10.43,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
ASAS J083348-2326.1 20260420.0917 10.43CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
ASAS J082713-2615.5,2461150.5917,11.91,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
ASAS J082713-2615.5 20260420.0917 11.91CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
ASAS J083539-2518.8,2461150.5917,11.95,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
ASAS J083539-2518.8 20260420.0917 11.95CV 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: 2461061.81789120 21.01.2026 07:37:35.800 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
First image: 2461061.81789120 21.01.2026 07:37:35.800 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Last image: 2461150.59199123 20.04.2026 02:12:18.042 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.24
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: 5 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): 12648
Objects passed selection criteria: 12554
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.3 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.3 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 7780.75
Average stars matched: 7582.75 (97.4553 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 120040 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 Sun Apr 19 21:34:07 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: 2461061.81789120 21.01.2026 07:37:35.800 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
First image: 2461061.81789120 21.01.2026 07:37:35.800 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Last image: 2461150.59199123 20.04.2026 02:12:18.042 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 46
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.93
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: 23 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): 100626
Objects passed selection criteria: 100356
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.3 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.3 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 64020.5
Average stars matched: 60627 (94.6994 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 1879488 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 Sun Apr 19 21:37:17 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.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/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.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: 2461150.59141319
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
'tocp_transients_list.txt' -> '../tocp_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits'
wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits'
wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits'
wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.5' 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: 08:38:24.218 -26:00:09.42 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_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
Image size: 936.8'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:38:13.728 -25:56:26.91 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 08:38:24.218 -26:00:09.42
Second-epoch image center 08:38:13.728 -25:56:26.91
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0732 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_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
Image size: 936.8'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:38:13.945 -25:57:10.64 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 08:38:24.218 -26:00:09.42
Second-epoch image center 08:38:13.945 -25:57:10.64
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0628 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 08:38:13.728 -25:56:26.91
Second-epoch second image center 08:38:13.945 -25:57:10.64
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01217 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/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits &> /tmp/tmp.rsIzfBDJVJ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits &> /tmp/tmp.jarX8orAUy
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits &> /tmp/tmp.9hSNgTQQo2
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits &> /tmp/tmp.IgjPuonapo
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.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_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.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_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits) and catalog (wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 20994 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 120.6669 to 138.8549 deg, Dec -31.3522 to -20.3052 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 120.6669 to 138.8549 deg, Dec -31.3522 to -20.3052 deg
Loaded 21131 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): 13845 out of 14623 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 14623 out of 20994 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.840297
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.840297
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.24
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.60
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.60
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.5 pix Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
2.4 pix Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
3.3 pix fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
3.3 pix fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.6 mag. Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
14.6 mag. Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
12.2 mag. fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
12.3 mag. fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.2 (SNR ) 9.9 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.rsIzfBDJVJ (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits' -> 'wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1631, passed=20994
Got 20994 stars (including 19342 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 20994 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 293 to 350 (Dec -31.4 to -20.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 936 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 910 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 936 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20204 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
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 293 to 350 (Dec -31.4 to -20.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 936 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20204 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 936 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20204 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 936 stars left (next iteration limit 1029)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits -region wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.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.jarX8orAUy (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits' -> 'wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1680, passed=20656
Got 20656 stars (including 18951 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 20656 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 293 to 350 (Dec -31.4 to -20.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 944 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 938 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 905 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 938 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19523 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
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 293 to 350 (Dec -31.4 to -20.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 944 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 938 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19518 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 938 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19518 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 938 stars left (next iteration limit 1031)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits -region wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.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.9hSNgTQQo2 (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_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.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_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=3, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=210, passed=2417
Got 2417 stars (including 2206 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2417 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013011 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010409 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 294 to 349 (Dec -31.2 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 898 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.78"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2320 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.86"
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 294 to 349 (Dec -31.2 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 924 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2325 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.90"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 924 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2325 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.99"
Excluding outliers - 924 stars left (next iteration limit 1017)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits -region wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.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.IgjPuonapo (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_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.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_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=195, passed=2458
Got 2458 stars (including 2262 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2458 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013011 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010409 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 294 to 349 (Dec -31.2 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 929 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 897 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.81"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2373 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.88"
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 294 to 349 (Dec -31.2 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 928 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2374 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.90"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2374 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.98"
Excluding outliers - 921 stars left (next iteration limit 1012)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits -region wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.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_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Pyx-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Pyx-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.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_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.5' 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: 08:38:24.218 -26:00:09.42 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_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
Image size: 936.8'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:38:13.728 -25:56:26.91 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 08:38:24.218 -26:00:09.42
Second-epoch image center 08:38:13.728 -25:56:26.91
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0732 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_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
Image size: 936.8'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:38:13.945 -25:57:10.64 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 08:38:24.218 -26:00:09.42
Second-epoch image center 08:38:13.945 -25:57:10.64
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0628 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 08:38:13.728 -25:56:26.91
Second-epoch second image center 08:38:13.945 -25:57:10.64
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01217 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/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits &> /tmp/tmp.OmAEexw8Jb
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits &> /tmp/tmp.RqOC1HMI5c
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits &> /tmp/tmp.NbkwZEE6Su
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits &> /tmp/tmp.jeHH1x9vIa
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.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_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.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_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits and wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits) and catalog (wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 149517 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 120.6583 to 138.9412 deg, Dec -31.3581 to -20.2738 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 120.6583 to 138.9412 deg, Dec -31.3581 to -20.2738 deg
Loaded 21265 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): 13597 out of 17470 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 17470 out of 149517 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.675683
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.675683
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.93
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.75
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.75
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 37 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.4 pix Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
2.3 pix Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
2.9 pix fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
2.9 pix fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.7 mag. Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
14.8 mag. Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
12.5 mag. fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
12.6 mag. fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.5 (SNR ) 12.0 (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.OmAEexw8Jb (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits' -> 'wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=21, blended=17301, passed=149496
Got 149496 stars (including 131962 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 149496 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 293 to 350 (Dec -31.4 to -20.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 908 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 145847 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
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 293 to 350 (Dec -31.4 to -20.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 145847 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 145849 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 929 stars left (next iteration limit 1021)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits -region wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.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.RqOC1HMI5c (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits' -> 'wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=18384, passed=157885
Got 157885 stars (including 139292 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 157885 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 293 to 350 (Dec -31.4 to -20.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 938 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 933 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 908 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 933 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 151938 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
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 293 to 350 (Dec -31.4 to -20.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 938 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 933 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 151939 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 933 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 151937 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 933 stars left (next iteration limit 1026)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits -region wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.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.NbkwZEE6Su (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_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.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_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1326, passed=20808
Got 20808 stars (including 19465 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 20808 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013011 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010409 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 350 (Dec -31.2 to -20.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 929 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 885 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.71"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19591 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.75"
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 293 to 350 (Dec -31.2 to -20.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 929 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19593 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.75"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19592 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.83"
Excluding outliers - 920 stars left (next iteration limit 1013)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits -region wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.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.jeHH1x9vIa (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_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.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_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=1351, passed=21295
Got 21295 stars (including 19933 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21295 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013011 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010409 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 350 (Dec -31.2 to -20.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 929 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 894 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.70"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20064 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.74"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 350 (Dec -31.2 to -20.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 929 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20066 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.75"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20065 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.82"
Excluding outliers - 923 stars left (next iteration limit 1015)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits -region wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.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_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.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_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-37-35_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0355.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.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_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/wcs_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_01-38-48_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0356.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.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_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-11-28_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0004.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.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_2026-04-19_CI_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_213145_TTUQ2b1x1_2701922_iUNV9REB/wcs_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Pyx-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out172978.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
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make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 6s
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make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 3s
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Considering the candidate 172974_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 172974_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:31:28.96 -25:39:32.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 172976_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 172976_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:36:17.01 -26:13:59.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 172978_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 172978_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:21:47.87 -28:15:57.1 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=10.95, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=11.93)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.985 5693124909163976704 125.44944836574 -28.26530974495 10.6041 9.6664 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.985#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 173032_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 173032_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:45:55.40 -27:09:35.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 173035_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 173035_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:50:02.58 -29:28:54.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 173038_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 173038_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:21:53.65 -22:58:15.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 38878_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 38878_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:25:03.96 -24:02:47.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 143124_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 143124_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:55:31.47 -27:40:55.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 122649_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 122649_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:39:42.35 -29:33:37.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20830_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 20830_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:39:07.37 -22:39:34.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 133852_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 133852_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:50:31.28 -27:42:29.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 73073_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 73073_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:37:52.03 -26:15:17.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 33634_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
Preparing report for the candidate 33634_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
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Considering the candidate 25511_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 25511_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:38:12.82 -22:51:59.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 40269_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 40269_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:19:04.81 -24:02:08.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 120928_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
Preparing report for the candidate 120928_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
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Considering the candidate 61781_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 61781_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:52:42.74 -25:14:44.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 100249_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 100249_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:45:58.00 -29:45:05.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 45730_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
Preparing report for the candidate 45730_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
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Considering the candidate 90503_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 90503_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:35:26.51 -27:16:10.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 31985_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
Preparing report for the candidate 31985_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
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Considering the candidate 73546_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
Preparing report for the candidate 73546_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
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Considering the candidate 60119_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
Preparing report for the candidate 60119_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
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Considering the candidate 34846_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 34846_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:25:42.81 -23:37:15.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 136310_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 136310_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:37:18.22 -28:30:04.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 45596_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 45596_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:24:26.09 -24:21:24.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 119933_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 119933_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:04:14.34 -29:29:37.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 104587_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 104587_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:45:30.65 -28:12:01.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 84359_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 84359_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:34:29.68 -27:05:52.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_tycho2.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 81152_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 81152_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:35:28.65 -26:50:35.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 62029_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 62029_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:45:48.98 -25:23:17.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 48852_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 48852_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:33:04.84 -24:36:25.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 118666_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 118666_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:48:14.42 -28:38:17.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_tycho2.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 74479_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 74479_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:22:50.00 -26:20:53.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 122840_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 122840_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:50:02.07 -29:27:44.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 27359_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 27359_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:24:55.15 -23:09:12.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 24024_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005
The candidate 24024_fd_Pyx-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-19_21-12-18_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0005 did not pass the final checks