This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 20.4243* 00 38 54.08 +69 51 36.6 12.5 U Cas 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
GSC 04299-01952,2461150.9243,12.49,0.05,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
GSC 04299-01952 20260420.4243 12.49CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 20.4243* 00 36 18.92 +69 56 39.4 13.3 U Cas 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461150.9243,13.26,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260420.4243 13.26CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 20.4243* 00 30 26.01 +68 42 59.1 11.5 U Cas 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
V1039 Cas,2461150.9243,11.48,0.05,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
V1039 Cas 20260420.4243 11.48CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 20.4243* 00 33 32.96 +68 57 41.4 13.0 U Cas 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
ASASSN-V J003333.50+685742.2,2461150.9243,12.97,0.05,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 J003333.50+685742.2 20260420.4243 12.97CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 20.4243* 00 19 04.02 +66 22 15.4 12.6 U Cas 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
NSVS 1616511,2461150.9243,12.62,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
NSVS 1616511 20260420.4243 12.62CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461036.59057495 27.12.2025 02:10:15.676 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
First image: 2461036.59057495 27.12.2025 02:10:15.676 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
Last image: 2461150.92461770 20.04.2026 10:11:16.969 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.91
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: 4 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): 12154
Objects passed selection criteria: 12080
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: 7424.25
Average stars matched: 7046.5 (94.9119 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 118344 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 Mon Apr 20 05:15:54 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461036.59057495 27.12.2025 02:10:15.676 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
First image: 2461036.59057495 27.12.2025 02:10:15.676 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
Last image: 2461150.92461770 20.04.2026 10:11:16.969 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 36
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.56
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: 22 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): 83370
Objects passed selection criteria: 83145
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.4 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.4 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 55272.2
Average stars matched: 51468.5 (93.1182 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 1924820 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 Mon Apr 20 05:17:49 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.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/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.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: 2461150.92404387
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits'
wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits'
wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits'
wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:02.007 +69:59:50.87 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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
Image size: 938.0'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:49.958 +70:00:13.34 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 00:00:02.007 +69:59:50.87
Second-epoch image center 00:00:49.958 +70:00:13.34
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0686 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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Image size: 938.0'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:48.099 +70:00:52.63 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 00:00:02.007 +69:59:50.87
Second-epoch image center 00:00:48.099 +70:00:52.63
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0679 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 00:00:49.958 +70:00:13.34
Second-epoch second image center 00:00:48.099 +70:00:52.63
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01123 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/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ue7mFfqnBA
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits &> /tmp/tmp.YP8FjbyvmN
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits &> /tmp/tmp.le4cWMJFZc
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Gq5vafRdGH
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits and wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits and wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits and wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 16658 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0025 to 359.9970 deg, Dec +62.8658 to +75.5048 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 0.0025 to 359.9970 deg, Dec 62.8658 to 75.5048 deg
Loaded 84082 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): 8746 out of 9568 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9568 out of 16658 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.942221
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.942221
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.91
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.03
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.03
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.5 pix Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
2.5 pix Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
2.4 pix fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
2.5 pix fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.0 mag. Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
15.0 mag. Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
13.5 mag. fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.5 (SNR ) 10.9 (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.ue7mFfqnBA (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/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.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_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1610, passed=16658
Got 16658 stars (including 15034 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16658 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 332.9470 through 0 to 28.4123, gap 28.4123 to 332.9470
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 764 to 829 (Dec 62.9 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 954 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16285 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 332.9477 through 0 to 28.4145, gap 28.4145 to 332.9477
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 764 to 829 (Dec 62.9 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16286 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16286 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits -region wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.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.YP8FjbyvmN (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/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.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_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1667, passed=16773
Got 16773 stars (including 15086 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16773 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 932.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 932.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.012956 (46.6 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010364 (37.3 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 333.1738 through 0 to 27.8274, gap 27.8274 to 333.1738
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 764 to 829 (Dec 62.9 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 338 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 286 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 248 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 6.96"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 281 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4475 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 7.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 333.1326 through 0 to 27.8046, gap 27.8046 to 333.1326
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 764 to 829 (Dec 62.9 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 416 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 387 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4504 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 7.13"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 386 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5814 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 5.47"
Excluding outliers - 386 stars left (next iteration limit 309)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits -region wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.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.le4cWMJFZc (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_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.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_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=162, passed=2963
Got 2963 stars (including 2799 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2963 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013028 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010422 (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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 333.2227 through 0 to 26.2715, gap 26.2715 to 333.2227
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 768 to 828 (Dec 63.7 to 75.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 947 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2885 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 333.2233 through 0 to 26.2727, gap 26.2727 to 333.2233
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 768 to 828 (Dec 63.7 to 75.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2885 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2885 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
Excluding outliers - 967 stars left (next iteration limit 1064)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.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.Gq5vafRdGH (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_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.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_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=117, passed=2786
Got 2786 stars (including 2668 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2786 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013028 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010422 (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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 336.3370 through 0 to 28.0557, gap 28.0557 to 336.3370
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 770 to 828 (Dec 64.1 to 75.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 960 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 937 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 959 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2701 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.60"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 336.3374 through 0 to 28.0571, gap 28.0571 to 336.3374
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 770 to 828 (Dec 64.1 to 75.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 960 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2698 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.61"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2698 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.62"
Excluding outliers - 958 stars left (next iteration limit 1054)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cep-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 21335_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 21335_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:42:31.21 +71:22:46.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cep-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:02.007 +69:59:50.87 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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
Image size: 938.0'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:49.958 +70:00:13.34 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 00:00:02.007 +69:59:50.87
Second-epoch image center 00:00:49.958 +70:00:13.34
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0686 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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Image size: 938.0'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:48.099 +70:00:52.63 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 00:00:02.007 +69:59:50.87
Second-epoch image center 00:00:48.099 +70:00:52.63
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0679 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 00:00:49.958 +70:00:13.34
Second-epoch second image center 00:00:48.099 +70:00:52.63
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01123 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/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits &> /tmp/tmp.q3MVa2cCtW
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits &> /tmp/tmp.iUff2yb94g
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits &> /tmp/tmp.OD0pK5bLAe
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits &> /tmp/tmp.34bxSVgz73
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits and wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits and wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits and wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 114234 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0012 to 359.9997 deg, Dec +62.7863 to +75.5048 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 0.0012 to 359.9997 deg, Dec 62.7863 to 75.5048 deg
Loaded 84921 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): 7448 out of 9832 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9832 out of 114234 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.779293
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.779293
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.56
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.22
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.22
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 26 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
2.3 pix Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
2.2 pix fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
2.3 pix fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
15.2 mag. Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
13.9 mag. fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
13.9 mag. fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.9 (SNR ) 13.3 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.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_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=42, blended=12405, passed=114192
Got 114192 stars (including 101585 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 114192 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 332.6411 through 0 to 28.4717, gap 28.4717 to 332.6411
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 763 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 969 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 112172 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 332.6416 through 0 to 28.4739, gap 28.4739 to 332.6416
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 763 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 112171 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 112171 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits -region wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.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.iUff2yb94g (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/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.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_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=2, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=43, blended=12319, passed=113226
Got 113226 stars (including 100709 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 113226 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 932.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 932.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.012956 (46.6 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010364 (37.3 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 332.7589 through 0 to 27.9073, gap 27.9073 to 332.7589
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 764 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 349 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 300 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 256 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 6.18"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 293 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27938 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 6.75"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 332.7145 through 0 to 27.8794, gap 27.8794 to 332.7145
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 764 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 414 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 384 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27964 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 6.74"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 384 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35081 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 4.75"
Excluding outliers - 384 stars left (next iteration limit 322)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits -region wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.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.OD0pK5bLAe (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_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.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_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=1119, passed=26257
Got 26257 stars (including 25113 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 26257 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013028 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010422 (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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 333.2228 through 0 to 26.8448, gap 26.8448 to 333.2228
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 767 to 828 (Dec 63.5 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 953 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25682 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 333.2231 through 0 to 26.8461, gap 26.8461 to 333.2231
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 767 to 828 (Dec 63.5 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25683 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25683 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.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.34bxSVgz73 (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_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.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_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=1128, passed=23565
Got 23565 stars (including 22414 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 23565 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013028 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010422 (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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 333.2240 through 0 to 28.1900, gap 28.1900 to 333.2240
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 768 to 828 (Dec 63.8 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 956 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 955 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 935 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 955 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22671 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 333.2237 through 0 to 28.1912, gap 28.1912 to 333.2237
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 768 to 828 (Dec 63.8 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 956 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 955 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22669 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 955 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22669 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.62"
Excluding outliers - 955 stars left (next iteration limit 1050)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.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_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0065.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.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_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2025-12-26_20-10-55_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0066.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.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_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-10-27_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.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_2026-04-20_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_051155_TTUQ2b1x1_1589669_4TbTyWF2/wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cep-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out132397.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out135846.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out137777.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out55137.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out55227.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out66682.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out69434.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out94577.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 19s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
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Considering the candidate 132388_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 132388_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:35:34.38 +73:26:05.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 132389_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 132389_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:46:24.24 +73:43:02.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 132397_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 132397_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:54:52.18 +70:39:15.4 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.07, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.05)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 3.242 533104225682880000 013.71830010361 +70.65512931384 12.9581 11.9115 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#3.242#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 132402_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 132402_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:32:33.89 +68:48:34.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 133098_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 133098_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:42:31.15 +71:22:47.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 133871_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 133871_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:49:34.20 +70:27:30.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 134122_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 134122_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:51:32.07 +69:09:10.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 134262_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 134262_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:39:36.89 +70:53:32.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 134322_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 134322_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:37:58.10 +72:54:59.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 134751_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 134751_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:45:13.15 +71:37:29.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 135515_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 135515_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:33:05.31 +71:00:02.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 135846_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 135846_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:59:33.44 +72:47:46.1 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.31, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.29)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 2.271 538192769794801664 014.89082465028 +72.79658970353 12.9380 11.8883 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#2.271#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 135891_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 135891_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:34:47.62 +72:45:46.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 135910_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 135910_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:51:11.51 +73:33:29.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 136116_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 136116_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:36:56.94 +71:49:06.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 136240_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 136240_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:41:02.66 +70:27:24.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 136785_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 136785_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:29:10.47 +68:14:18.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 136947_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 136947_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:39:30.94 +70:47:11.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137777_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 137777_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:38:15.78 +68:45:41.7 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.64, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.62)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 2.450 529830983868248704 009.56750250664 +68.76182867012 13.3108 12.2402 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#2.450#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 137855_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 137855_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:51:49.32 +69:09:12.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 55137_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
Preparing report for the candidate 55137_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
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Considering the candidate 55227_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
Preparing report for the candidate 55227_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
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Considering the candidate 69434_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
Preparing report for the candidate 69434_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
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Considering the candidate 66682_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
Preparing report for the candidate 66682_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
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Considering the candidate 45630_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010
The candidate 45630_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-20_05-11-16_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0010 did not pass the final checks