This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa
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 918521538419639680,2461153.8087,13.05,0.05,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 918521538419639680 20260423.3087 13.05CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.8087,13.12,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.3087 13.12CV 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 918343447599912832,2461153.8087,12.97,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
Gaia DR3 918343447599912832 20260423.3087 12.97CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.8087,13.26,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.3087 13.26CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.8087,13.24,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.3087 13.24CV 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
target,2461153.8087,13.06,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.3087 13.06CV 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
NSVS 4782306,2461153.8087,12.79,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
NSVS 4782306 20260423.3087 12.79CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.8087,13.04,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.3087 13.04CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.8087,13.03,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.3087 13.03CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 23.3087* 08 33 56.96 +47 07 27.2 13.0 U UMa 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.8087,13.04,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.3087 13.04CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461153.8087,13.24,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.3087 13.24CV 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
target,2461153.8087,13.12,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260423.3087 13.12CV 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 918688217510345856,2461153.8087,13.13,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
Gaia DR3 918688217510345856 20260423.3087 13.13CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461083.74282715 12.02.2026 05:49:30.266 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
First image: 2461083.74282715 12.02.2026 05:49:30.266 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
Last image: 2461153.80904035 23.04.2026 07:24:51.086 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 12
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.45
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 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): 7281
Objects passed selection criteria: 7246
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 5066
Average stars matched: 4929.75 (97.3105 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 114008 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 03:13:36 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461083.74282715 12.02.2026 05:49:30.266 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
First image: 2461083.74282715 12.02.2026 05:49:30.266 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
Last image: 2461153.80904035 23.04.2026 07:24:51.086 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 51
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.15
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: 16 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): 45214
Objects passed selection criteria: 45075
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 32525.5
Average stars matched: 31525.8 (96.9263 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 150836 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 03:15:30 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.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: 2461153.80831764
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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits'
wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits'
wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits'
wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits'
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:24:01.481 +45:59:42.53 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
Image size: 938.0'x624.1' 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: 08:23:58.445 +46:01:20.94 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 08:24:01.481 +45:59:42.53
Second-epoch image center 08:23:58.445 +46:01:20.94
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0287 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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
Image size: 938.1'x624.1' 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: 08:24:01.469 +46:00:43.61 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 08:24:01.481 +45:59:42.53
Second-epoch image center 08:24:01.469 +46:00:43.61
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0170 deg.
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 08:23:58.445 +46:01:20.94
Second-epoch second image center 08:24:01.469 +46:00:43.61
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01357 deg.
###################################
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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits &> /tmp/tmp.yFJf9rWCae
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Bpgyp5z9Z4
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits &> /tmp/tmp.2t4JphMKeP
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits &> /tmp/tmp.keqSo6qwqR
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits and wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits and wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits and wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits) and catalog (wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 10803 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 113.9438 to 138.6048 deg, Dec +39.9658 to +51.3244 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 113.9438 to 138.6048 deg, Dec 39.9658 to 51.3244 deg
Loaded 6165 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): 4426 out of 4732 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4732 out of 10803 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.937861
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.937861
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.45
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.49
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.49
Magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 10803 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 113.9438 to 138.6048 deg, Dec +39.9658 to +51.3244 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
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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 113.9438 to 138.6048 deg, Dec 39.9658 to 51.3244 deg
Loaded 6165 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): 4426 out of 4732 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4732 out of 10803 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits (aperture=5.8)
Read 10898 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 113.9438 to 138.6049 deg, Dec +39.9658 to +51.3300 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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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 113.9438 to 138.6049 deg, Dec 39.9658 to 51.3300 deg
Loaded 6167 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): 4430 out of 4736 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4736 out of 10898 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits (aperture=5.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
2.1 pix Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
2.4 pix fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
2.4 pix fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
15.5 mag. Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
13.2 mag. fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
13.1 mag. fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.1 (SNR ) 10.9 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.yFJf9rWCae (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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.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-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits' -> 'wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=766, passed=10803
Got 10803 stars (including 10013 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 10803 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 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10612 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
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 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10611 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10611 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 975 stars left (next iteration limit 1072)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits -region wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.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.Bpgyp5z9Z4 (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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.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-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits' -> 'wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=766, passed=10898
Got 10898 stars (including 10116 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 10898 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 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 960 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10713 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
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 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10716 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10716 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 975 stars left (next iteration limit 1072)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits -region wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.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.2t4JphMKeP (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-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.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-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.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-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=151, passed=2957
Got 2957 stars (including 2803 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2957 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 652 to 708 (Dec 40.5 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 942 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2852 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
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 652 to 708 (Dec 40.5 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2853 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2853 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 972 stars left (next iteration limit 1069)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits -region wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.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.keqSo6qwqR (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-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.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-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.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-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=142, passed=2880
Got 2880 stars (including 2737 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2880 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013029 (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 0.010423 (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 652 to 708 (Dec 40.5 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 960 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2808 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 652 to 708 (Dec 40.5 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2808 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2809 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 976 stars left (next iteration limit 1073)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits -region wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Lyn-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Lyn-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:24:01.481 +45:59:42.53 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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
Image size: 938.0'x624.1' 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: 08:23:58.445 +46:01:20.94 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 08:24:01.481 +45:59:42.53
Second-epoch image center 08:23:58.445 +46:01:20.94
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0287 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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
Image size: 938.1'x624.1' 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: 08:24:01.469 +46:00:43.61 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 08:24:01.481 +45:59:42.53
Second-epoch image center 08:24:01.469 +46:00:43.61
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0170 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 08:23:58.445 +46:01:20.94
Second-epoch second image center 08:24:01.469 +46:00:43.61
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01357 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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits &> /tmp/tmp.GxIJJcPH8h
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qPESLvjWCR
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits &> /tmp/tmp.1F9ba65Edo
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits &> /tmp/tmp.r1IqJ2jBUJ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits and wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits and wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits and wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits) and catalog (wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 63865 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 113.9438 to 138.6730 deg, Dec +39.9658 to +51.3382 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 113.9438 to 138.6730 deg, Dec 39.9658 to 51.3382 deg
Loaded 6187 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): 4103 out of 4747 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4747 out of 63865 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.826238
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.826238
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.15
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.68
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.68
Magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 63865 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 113.9438 to 138.6730 deg, Dec +39.9658 to +51.3382 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 113.9438 to 138.6730 deg, Dec 39.9658 to 51.3382 deg
Loaded 6187 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): 4103 out of 4747 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4747 out of 63865 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits (aperture=4.5)
Read 63772 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 113.9437 to 138.6727 deg, Dec +39.9658 to +51.3483 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 113.9437 to 138.6727 deg, Dec 39.9658 to 51.3483 deg
Loaded 6193 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): 4087 out of 4746 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4746 out of 63772 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 18 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
1.9 pix Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
2.3 pix fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
2.3 pix fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.7 mag. Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
15.7 mag. Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
13.6 mag. fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
13.5 mag. fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.5 (SNR ) 13.3 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.GxIJJcPH8h (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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.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-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits' -> 'wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=17, blended=3430, passed=63848
Got 63848 stars (including 60309 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 63848 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 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 956 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 62798 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 62797 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 62798 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits -region wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-49-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0237.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.qPESLvjWCR (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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.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-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits' -> 'wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=18, blended=3546, passed=63754
Got 63754 stars (including 60066 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 63754 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 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 961 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 62847 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 649 to 708 (Dec 40.0 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 62847 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 62846 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 975 stars left (next iteration limit 1072)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits -region wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_23-50-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0238.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.1F9ba65Edo (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-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.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-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.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-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=680, passed=19217
Got 19217 stars (including 18510 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 19217 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 652 to 708 (Dec 40.4 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 949 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18452 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 652 to 708 (Dec 40.4 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18451 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18451 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits -region wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.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.r1IqJ2jBUJ (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-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.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-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.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-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=582, passed=18337
Got 18337 stars (including 17735 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18337 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013029 (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 0.010423 (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 652 to 708 (Dec 40.4 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 958 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17956 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
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 652 to 708 (Dec 40.4 to 51.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17955 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17955 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits -region wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.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-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.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-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-23-48_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0162.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.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-04-Q2b1x1_022533_TTUQ2b1x1_3038398_5XkVenLa/wcs_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Lyn-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out74023.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out77607.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out17742.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out18167.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out22593.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out23992.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out25764.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out25982.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out27238.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out28435.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out29025.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out29818.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out31261.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out32522.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out34127.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 23s
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: 8s
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Considering the candidate 77282_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163
The candidate 77282_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:19:22.31 +48:54:49.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77411_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163
The candidate 77411_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:00:52.93 +41:46:08.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77607_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163
The candidate 77607_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:00:17.65 +41:59:14.6 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.02, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.00)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 2.731 922363953602181248 120.07348781217 +41.98814638390 12.0879 11.5049 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#2.731#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 77656_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163
The candidate 77656_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:24:50.22 +48:53:14.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 74023_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163
The candidate 74023_fd_Lyn-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-24-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0163 did not pass the final checks
