This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
Gaia DR3 907810989495124992,2461153.7261,10.90,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
Gaia DR3 907810989495124992 20260423.2261 10.90CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
Gaia DR3 882329768866410880,2461153.7261,11.83,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
Gaia DR3 882329768866410880 20260423.2261 11.83CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461083.71840488 12.02.2026 05:14:20.182 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
First image: 2461083.71840488 12.02.2026 05:14:20.182 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
Last image: 2461153.72639268 23.04.2026 05:25:50.328 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 3
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.48
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 10632
Objects passed selection criteria: 10566
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.5 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.5 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 6915
Average stars matched: 6745.25 (97.5452 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 117544 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Tue Apr 21 18:08:25 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-27-g1ba0f777
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-04-21)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Apr 23 00:29:26 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: 2461083.71840488 12.02.2026 05:14:20.182 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
First image: 2461083.71840488 12.02.2026 05:14:20.182 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
Last image: 2461153.72639268 23.04.2026 05:25:50.328 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 29
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.17
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 11 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 69899
Objects passed selection criteria: 69662
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: 44890.2
Average stars matched: 43271.5 (96.394 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 175908 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Tue Apr 21 18:08:25 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-27-g1ba0f777
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-04-21)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Apr 23 00:31:15 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/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.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/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.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: 2461153.72577138
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_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits'
wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits'
wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits'
wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 07:38:11.466 +37:59:42.13 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_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.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: 07:38:21.040 +38:02:16.52 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 07:38:11.466 +37:59:42.13
Second-epoch image center 07:38:21.040 +38:02:16.52
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0532 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_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.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: 07:38:19.306 +38:01:45.71 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 07:38:11.466 +37:59:42.13
Second-epoch image center 07:38:19.306 +38:01:45.71
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0429 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 07:38:21.040 +38:02:16.52
Second-epoch second image center 07:38:19.306 +38:01:45.71
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01028 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/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits &> /tmp/tmp.3AJ7BEbkAA
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XRKGgCLbAn
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits &> /tmp/tmp.OXXbTZoKV0
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PSr9YDBZ2q
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.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_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits and wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.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_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits and wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits and wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits) and catalog (wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 16511 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 104.0628 to 125.3791 deg, Dec +32.1956 to +43.3101 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
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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 104.0628 to 125.3791 deg, Dec 32.1956 to 43.3101 deg
Loaded 9690 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): 7062 out of 7673 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7673 out of 16511 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.914913
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.914913
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.48
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.43
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.43
Magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 16511 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 104.0628 to 125.3791 deg, Dec +32.1956 to +43.3101 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
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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 104.0628 to 125.3791 deg, Dec 32.1956 to 43.3101 deg
Loaded 9690 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): 7062 out of 7673 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7673 out of 16511 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits (aperture=5.9)
Read 16387 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 104.0713 to 125.3790 deg, Dec +32.1956 to +43.3248 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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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
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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 104.0713 to 125.3790 deg, Dec 32.1956 to 43.3248 deg
Loaded 9692 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): 7034 out of 7649 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7649 out of 16387 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits (aperture=5.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
2.1 pix Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
3.3 pix fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
3.3 pix fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
15.4 mag. Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
12.8 mag. fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
12.9 mag. fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.8 (SNR ) 10.6 (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.3AJ7BEbkAA (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/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits' -> 'wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1352, passed=16511
Got 16511 stars (including 15129 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16511 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 958 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 934 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15975 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 958 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15974 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15974 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 958 stars left (next iteration limit 1053)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits -region wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.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.XRKGgCLbAn (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/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits' -> 'wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1382, passed=16387
Got 16387 stars (including 14973 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16387 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
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: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 932 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15803 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
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: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15805 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15805 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 956 stars left (next iteration limit 1051)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits -region wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.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.OXXbTZoKV0 (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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=221, passed=3721
Got 3721 stars (including 3496 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3721 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
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 953 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 939 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.74"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3694 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.74"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 953 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 951 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3695 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.72"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 951 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3695 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.66"
Excluding outliers - 951 stars left (next iteration limit 1045)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits -region wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.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.PSr9YDBZ2q (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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=219, passed=3855
Got 3855 stars (including 3634 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3855 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
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 949 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 941 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.74"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3826 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.75"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 949 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3825 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.73"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3825 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.66"
Excluding outliers - 947 stars left (next iteration limit 1041)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits -region wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.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_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Lyn-05-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 08157_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
The candidate 08157_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:46:38.93 +37:31:04.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.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 Lyn-05-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/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.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_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 07:38:11.466 +37:59:42.13 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_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.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: 07:38:21.040 +38:02:16.52 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 07:38:11.466 +37:59:42.13
Second-epoch image center 07:38:21.040 +38:02:16.52
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0532 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_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.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: 07:38:19.306 +38:01:45.71 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 07:38:11.466 +37:59:42.13
Second-epoch image center 07:38:19.306 +38:01:45.71
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0429 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 07:38:21.040 +38:02:16.52
Second-epoch second image center 07:38:19.306 +38:01:45.71
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01028 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/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XH7L3xqllx
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EPV2iJzwe8
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits &> /tmp/tmp.24ZrwEGG1k
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits &> /tmp/tmp.rnLENfr6L7
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.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_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits and wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.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_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits and wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits and wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits) and catalog (wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 100593 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 104.0399 to 125.3938 deg, Dec +32.1488 to +43.3176 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 104.0399 to 125.3938 deg, Dec 32.1488 to 43.3176 deg
Loaded 9777 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): 6288 out of 7750 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7750 out of 100593 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.795616
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.795616
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.17
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.63
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.63
Magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 100593 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 104.0399 to 125.3938 deg, Dec +32.1488 to +43.3176 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 104.0399 to 125.3938 deg, Dec 32.1488 to 43.3176 deg
Loaded 9777 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): 6288 out of 7750 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7750 out of 100593 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits (aperture=4.5)
Read 100853 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 104.0664 to 125.4565 deg, Dec +32.1911 to +43.3277 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 104.0664 to 125.4565 deg, Dec 32.1911 to 43.3277 deg
Loaded 9726 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): 6266 out of 7742 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7742 out of 100853 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits (aperture=4.5)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 20 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
1.9 pix Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
2.6 pix fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
2.6 pix fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
15.6 mag. Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
13.2 mag. fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
13.2 mag. fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.2 (SNR ) 12.6 (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/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits' -> 'wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=28, blended=7850, passed=100565
Got 100565 stars (including 92523 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 100565 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.1 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 952 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 952 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 934 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 952 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 98986 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.1 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 952 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 952 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 98984 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 952 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 98983 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 952 stars left (next iteration limit 1047)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits -region wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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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/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits' -> 'wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=35, blended=7890, passed=100818
Got 100818 stars (including 92732 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 100818 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 950 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 935 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 99249 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 950 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 99246 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 99245 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 950 stars left (next iteration limit 1045)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits -region wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.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.24ZrwEGG1k (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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=43, blended=1306, passed=22651
Got 22651 stars (including 21317 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 22651 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
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.3 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 949 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 939 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.75"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22537 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.73"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.3 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 949 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22538 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.72"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22538 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.66"
Excluding outliers - 947 stars left (next iteration limit 1041)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits -region wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.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.rnLENfr6L7 (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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=20, blended=1307, passed=22898
Got 22898 stars (including 21568 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 22898 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
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.3 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 946 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 936 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.74"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22712 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.74"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.3 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 946 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22710 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.74"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22710 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.66"
Excluding outliers - 945 stars left (next iteration limit 1039)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits -region wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.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_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-24-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0057.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.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_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_002647_TTUQ2b1x1_935900_WjAdMO6G/wcs_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Lyn-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out116584.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out116586.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52122.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out82364.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 18s
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 116584_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
The candidate 116584_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:58:09.57 +41:57:00.6 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.32, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.30)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 2.328 922535301321476480 119.53910703622 +41.94986360363 12.3274 11.8731 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#2.328#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 116586_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
The candidate 116586_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:43:39.60 +37:37:40.6 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.40, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.38)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 3.478 895924577308263168 115.91543886981 +37.62884581499 12.0214 11.3001 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#3.478#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 116598_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
The candidate 116598_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058 did not pass the final checks
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits at 07:40:01.60 +38:57:43.2: 12.23 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits at 07:40:01.60 +38:57:43.2: 12.15 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.18 +/- 0.01
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Considering the candidate 116617_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
The candidate 116617_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058 did not pass the final checks
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits at 08:13:41.43 +40:26:35.3: 12.34 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits at 08:13:41.43 +40:26:35.3: 12.41 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.37 +/- 0.01
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Considering the candidate 116621_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
The candidate 116621_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058 did not pass the final checks
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits at 08:05:39.17 +35:22:32.1: 11.83 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits at 08:05:39.17 +35:22:32.1: 11.83 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.83 +/- 0.01
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Considering the candidate 116808_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
The candidate 116808_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:21:59.30 +36:47:26.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 110902_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
The candidate 110902_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058 did not pass the final checks
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-14-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0203.fits at 08:00:48.95 +40:22:38.3: 12.71 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-15-15_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0204.fits at 08:00:48.95 +40:22:38.3: 12.68 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.70 +/- 0.01
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Considering the candidate 52122_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
Preparing report for the candidate 52122_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
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Considering the candidate 82364_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
Preparing report for the candidate 82364_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
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Considering the candidate 42895_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
The candidate 42895_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:40:14.42 +38:20:40.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 55647_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
The candidate 55647_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:33:24.91 +37:11:17.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_tycho2.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 49544_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
The candidate 49544_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:46:38.93 +37:31:04.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 27348_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
The candidate 27348_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:37:17.69 +40:01:27.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 55133_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
The candidate 55133_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:51:15.13 +37:04:55.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_tycho2.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 87988_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
The candidate 87988_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:38:32.88 +35:03:02.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 92935_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
The candidate 92935_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:55:40.50 +35:24:47.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 84133_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
The candidate 84133_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:39:09.75 +34:35:07.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 72574_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
The candidate 72574_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:22:02.69 +36:45:39.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 79001_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
The candidate 79001_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:42:43.26 +34:00:05.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 21550_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058
The candidate 21550_fd_Lyn-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_00-25-50_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0058 did not pass the final checks