This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 23.3312 2461153.8312 11.54 14:32:39.36 -35:04:39.9
325.32825 23.35386 galactic Cen Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.2" and 13.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.174 Phaedra 1 0 1 12.0 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits at 14:32:39.36 -35:04:39.9: 14.85 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 14:32:39.36 -35:04:39.9: 14.94 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin Lite
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
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
VARIABLE_NAME,2461153.8312,11.54,0.05,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
VARIABLE_NAME 20260423.3312 11.54CV 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
V0535 Cen,2461153.8312,11.97,0.05,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
V0535 Cen 20260423.3312 11.97CV 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
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461119.84628253 20.03.2026 08:18:28.811 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
First image: 2461119.84628253 20.03.2026 08:18:28.811 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
Last image: 2461153.83246324 23.04.2026 07:58:34.824 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.50
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): 6101
Objects passed selection criteria: 6088
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: 4292
Average stars matched: 3967.75 (92.4452 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 112108 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 03:04:31 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461119.84628253 20.03.2026 08:18:28.811 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
First image: 2461119.84628253 20.03.2026 08:18:28.811 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
Last image: 2461153.83246324 23.04.2026 07:58:34.824 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 64
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.17
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 17 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): 46126
Objects passed selection criteria: 46051
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 35036
Average stars matched: 31801.8 (90.7688 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 145640 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 03:06:51 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.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: 2461153.82992274
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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits'
wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits'
wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits'
wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
Image size: 937.6'x625.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:36:31.344 -34:00:21.06 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.9' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:36:35.158 -34:04:46.21 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 14:36:31.344 -34:00:21.06
Second-epoch image center 14:36:35.158 -34:04:46.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0748 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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.9' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:36:39.739 -34:05:38.40 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 14:36:31.344 -34:00:21.06
Second-epoch image center 14:36:39.739 -34:05:38.40
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0928 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 14:36:35.158 -34:04:46.21
Second-epoch second image center 14:36:39.739 -34:05:38.40
Angular distance between the image centers 0.02145 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/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EbwMvk7HY0
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PW2939Hee8
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits &> /tmp/tmp.UpEKQQQoXk
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Koa4gkpr3X
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits and wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits and wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits and wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 7514 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 209.0531 to 229.0559 deg, Dec -39.2837 to -28.4154 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 209.0531 to 229.0559 deg, Dec -39.2837 to -28.4154 deg
Loaded 10868 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): 6067 out of 6192 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6192 out of 7514 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.667632
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.667632
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.50
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.17
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.17
Magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 7514 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 209.0531 to 229.0559 deg, Dec -39.2837 to -28.4154 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 209.0531 to 229.0559 deg, Dec -39.2837 to -28.4154 deg
Loaded 10868 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): 6067 out of 6192 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6192 out of 7514 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits (aperture=6.4)
Read 7504 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 209.0530 to 229.0560 deg, Dec -39.2839 to -28.4154 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 209.0530 to 229.0560 deg, Dec -39.2839 to -28.4154 deg
Loaded 10869 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): 6038 out of 6169 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6169 out of 7504 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits (aperture=6.4)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.5 pix Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
2.5 pix Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
2.5 pix fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
2.3 pix fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
2.5 pix wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
2.5 pix wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.2 mag. Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
14.2 mag. Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
13.4 mag. fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
13.5 mag. fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.4 (SNR ) 10.7 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.EbwMvk7HY0 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits' -> 'wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=437, passed=7514
Got 7514 stars (including 7071 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7514 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (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 0.010418 (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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 953 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 943 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7428 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 953 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7428 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7428 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
Excluding outliers - 950 stars left (next iteration limit 1045)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits -region wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.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.PW2939Hee8 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits' -> 'wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=463, passed=7504
Got 7504 stars (including 7035 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7504 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (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 0.010418 (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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 956 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 953 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 942 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 953 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7391 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 956 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 953 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7391 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 953 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7390 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Excluding outliers - 953 stars left (next iteration limit 1048)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits -region wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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.UpEKQQQoXk (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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=200, passed=3505
Got 3505 stars (including 3302 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3505 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 953 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 908 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3357 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.3 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 953 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3357 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3357 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.62"
Excluding outliers - 950 stars left (next iteration limit 1045)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits -region wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.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.Koa4gkpr3X (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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=234, passed=3901
Got 3901 stars (including 3660 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3901 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.4 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 959 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 926 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3753 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.4 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 959 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 955 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3752 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 955 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3752 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Excluding outliers - 955 stars left (next iteration limit 1051)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits -region wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cen-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20335_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 20335_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:51:40.16 -30:53:06.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cen-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
Image size: 937.6'x625.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:36:31.344 -34:00:21.06 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.9' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:36:35.158 -34:04:46.21 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 14:36:31.344 -34:00:21.06
Second-epoch image center 14:36:35.158 -34:04:46.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0748 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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.9' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:36:39.739 -34:05:38.40 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 14:36:31.344 -34:00:21.06
Second-epoch image center 14:36:39.739 -34:05:38.40
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0928 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 14:36:35.158 -34:04:46.21
Second-epoch second image center 14:36:39.739 -34:05:38.40
Angular distance between the image centers 0.02145 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/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits &> /tmp/tmp.MX3wOCn0Ye
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits &> /tmp/tmp.u45DOmbmjB
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits &> /tmp/tmp.gSJ7jEavOJ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ve4HQECHss
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits and wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits and wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits and wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 53362 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 209.0159 to 229.0559 deg, Dec -39.2911 to -28.3507 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 209.0159 to 229.0559 deg, Dec -39.2911 to -28.3507 deg
Loaded 10940 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): 8534 out of 9205 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9205 out of 53362 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.450803
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.450803
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.17
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.28
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.28
Magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 53362 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 209.0159 to 229.0559 deg, Dec -39.2911 to -28.3507 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 209.0159 to 229.0559 deg, Dec -39.2911 to -28.3507 deg
Loaded 10940 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): 8534 out of 9205 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9205 out of 53362 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 54421 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 209.0169 to 229.0592 deg, Dec -39.2984 to -28.3621 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 209.0169 to 229.0592 deg, Dec -39.2984 to -28.3621 deg
Loaded 10946 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): 8541 out of 9206 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9206 out of 54421 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 25 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.4 pix Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
2.4 pix Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
2.4 pix fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
2.1 pix fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
2.4 pix wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
2.4 pix wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.3 mag. Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
14.3 mag. Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
13.4 mag. fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
13.6 mag. fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.4 (SNR ) 13.1 (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.MX3wOCn0Ye (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits' -> 'wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=2465, passed=53357
Got 53357 stars (including 50824 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 53357 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (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 0.010418 (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 253 to 310 (Dec -39.3 to -28.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 952 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 949 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 940 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 949 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 52676 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
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 253 to 310 (Dec -39.3 to -28.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 952 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 949 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 52677 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 949 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 52677 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
Excluding outliers - 949 stars left (next iteration limit 1043)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits -region wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.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.u45DOmbmjB (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits' -> 'wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=2531, passed=54415
Got 54415 stars (including 51822 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 54415 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (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 0.010418 (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 253 to 310 (Dec -39.3 to -28.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 952 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 942 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 53730 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
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 253 to 310 (Dec -39.3 to -28.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 952 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 53728 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 53728 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
Excluding outliers - 950 stars left (next iteration limit 1045)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits -region wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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.gSJ7jEavOJ (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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1440, passed=27950
Got 27950 stars (including 26477 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 27950 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.4 to -28.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 950 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 909 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27063 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.4 to -28.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 950 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27064 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27064 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Excluding outliers - 947 stars left (next iteration limit 1041)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits -region wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.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.ve4HQECHss (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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=1279, passed=35127
Got 35127 stars (including 33792 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 35127 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.4 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 953 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 923 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33974 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48"
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 253 to 309 (Dec -39.4 to -28.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 953 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33973 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33973 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Excluding outliers - 950 stars left (next iteration limit 1045)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-23_CI_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits -region wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-54-55_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0188.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.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_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_025911_TTUQ2b1x1_1102838_2Z9Usu3D/wcs_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cen-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out72602.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out72862.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out72919.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out72991.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
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Considering the candidate 67558_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 67558_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:22:49.88 -35:54:37.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 67559_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 67559_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (21.6") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 67564_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 67564_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:57:55.65 -35:35:38.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 67568_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 67568_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
Forced photometry on wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-18-28_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0377.fits at 14:38:48.61 -32:12:49.6: 10.35 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-03-20_03-19-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 14:38:48.61 -32:12:49.6: 10.40 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 10.37 +/- 0.00
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Considering the candidate 67571_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 67571_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:51:40.18 -30:53:06.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 68903_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
Preparing report for the candidate 68903_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
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Considering the candidate 71845_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 71845_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:17:24.25 -37:42:39.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 72004_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 72004_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:30:52.54 -36:27:18.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 72602_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 72602_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:54:22.44 -37:09:05.4 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.01, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.99)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.624 6202019636842630016 223.59348462331 -37.15195098144 13.3360 12.7879 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.624#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 72648_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 72648_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:47:05.63 -37:53:00.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 72664_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 72664_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:38:20.26 -35:17:21.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 72862_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 72862_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:47:12.36 -37:52:02.0 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.39, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.37)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.436 6201553791810971520 221.80200377525 -37.86725381511 13.6150 12.9484 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.436#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 72919_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 72919_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:58:10.58 -36:12:32.8 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.31, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.29)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.448 6199167233102930688 224.54406603941 -36.20870914466 13.8964 13.1960 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.448#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 72926_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 72926_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:44:54.80 -37:48:48.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 72991_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 72991_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:44:33.22 -37:13:10.4 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.48, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.46)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.069 6201816987405638400 221.13806229566 -37.21964815359 13.5169 12.8155 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.069#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 73005_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 73005_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:49:34.45 -37:52:26.7 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.57, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.55)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.221 6201516232315797120 222.39342096865 -37.87440894135 13.5515 12.8404 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.221#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 73007_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 73007_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:56:44.14 -36:14:13.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 73009_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 73009_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:55:34.92 -35:56:11.6 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.39, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.37)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.747 6202232327922584448 223.89493279788 -35.93671265526 13.7668 13.2371 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.747#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 73015_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 73015_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:42:12.36 -36:50:50.4 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.52, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.50)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.851 6202604753126536960 220.55151430520 -36.84784744442 13.6003 13.1264 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.851#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 73021_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 73021_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:48:11.34 -37:54:54.2 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.58, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.56)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.520 6201539463799975168 222.04707797578 -37.91510513084 13.5030 13.0186 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.520#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 73023_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 73023_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:34:53.13 -37:42:30.9 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.63, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.61)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.953 6106603369249476736 218.72113531374 -37.70839845491 13.6673 12.9960 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.953#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 73042_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 73042_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:54:44.03 -36:18:01.1 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.47, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.45)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.525 6202127496361784576 223.68332880679 -36.30020380640 13.5683 12.8408 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.525#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 73063_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 73063_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:27:23.45 -37:31:05.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 73074_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189
The candidate 73074_fd_Cen-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_02-58-34_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0189 did not pass the final checks