This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM
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 25.2697 2461155.7697 11.58 12:43:06.51 +22:42:16.9
279.36654 85.19048 galactic Com Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 7.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.387 Aquitania -0 0 0 11.6 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits at 12:43:06.51 +22:42:16.9: 16.06 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits at 12:43:06.51 +22:42:16.9: 15.97 +/- 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 LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
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!
TCP 2026 04 25.2697* 12 43 06.51 +22 42 16.9 11.6 U Com 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461155.7697,11.58,0.05,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 20260425.2697 11.58CV 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
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 25.2697 2461155.7697 14.23 12:37:42.63 +21:00:33.1
275.09661 83.12642 galactic Com Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.9" and 7.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.928 Hildrun -1 1 1 14.4 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits at 12:37:42.63 +21:00:33.1: 16.16 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits at 12:37:42.63 +21:00:33.1: 16.08 +/- 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 LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
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!
TCP 2026 04 25.2697* 12 37 42.63 +21 00 33.1 14.2 U Com 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461155.7697,14.23,0.05,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 20260425.2697 14.23CV 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: 2461093.90788153 22.02.2026 09:47:10.964 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
First image: 2461093.90788153 22.02.2026 09:47:10.964 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
Last image: 2461155.76998885 25.04.2026 06:28:37.037 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.52
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): 3988
Objects passed selection criteria: 3987
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 3775.75
Average stars matched: 3702.5 (98.06 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 110724 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 Sat Apr 25 01:31:08 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: 2461093.90788153 22.02.2026 09:47:10.964 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
First image: 2461093.90788153 22.02.2026 09:47:10.964 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
Last image: 2461155.76998885 25.04.2026 06:28:37.037 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 15
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.24
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 9 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): 20732
Objects passed selection criteria: 20689
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 19858
Average stars matched: 19225.2 (96.8136 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 126468 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 Sat Apr 25 01:32:30 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/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.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/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.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: 2461155.76937041
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_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits'
wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits'
wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits'
wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
Image size: 937.7'x624.8' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:55:22.204 +21:59:13.15 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.88"/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_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:55:18.278 +21:59:52.26 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 12:55:22.204 +21:59:13.15
Second-epoch image center 12:55:18.278 +21:59:52.26
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0187 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_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:55:18.167 +21:59:10.40 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 12:55:22.204 +21:59:13.15
Second-epoch image center 12:55:18.167 +21:59:10.40
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0156 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 12:55:18.278 +21:59:52.26
Second-epoch second image center 12:55:18.167 +21:59:10.40
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01164 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/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits &> /tmp/tmp.QLAjYpN4O0
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zKe6uNsDQv
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits &> /tmp/tmp.nrIDYsyAnn
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits &> /tmp/tmp.oOOkbF2lEv
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.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_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits and wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.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_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits and wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits and wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits) and catalog (wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5861 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 185.3148 to 202.7943 deg, Dec +16.1765 to +27.5039 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 185.3148 to 202.7943 deg, Dec 16.1765 to 27.5039 deg
Loaded 4015 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): 2840 out of 2966 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2966 out of 5861 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.952443
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.952443
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.52
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.43
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.43
Magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5861 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 185.3148 to 202.7943 deg, Dec +16.1765 to +27.5039 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.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 185.3148 to 202.7943 deg, Dec 16.1765 to 27.5039 deg
Loaded 4015 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): 2840 out of 2966 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2966 out of 5861 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits (aperture=6.5)
Read 5374 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 185.0826 to 202.4701 deg, Dec +16.5022 to +27.2663 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 185.0826 to 202.4701 deg, Dec 16.5022 to 27.2663 deg
Loaded 3769 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): 2880 out of 2969 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2969 out of 5374 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits (aperture=6.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.4 pix Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
2.5 pix Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
2.4 pix fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
2.4 pix fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
2.4 pix wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
2.5 pix wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
15.3 mag. Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
15.0 mag. fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
15.0 mag. fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.0 (SNR ) 12.1 (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.QLAjYpN4O0 (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_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits' -> 'wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=390, passed=5861
Got 5861 stars (including 5467 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5861 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013024 (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 0.010419 (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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 964 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5806 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5804 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5804 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits -region wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.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.zKe6uNsDQv (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_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits' -> 'wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=341, passed=5374
Got 5374 stars (including 5024 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5374 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 957 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5349 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5349 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5349 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Excluding outliers - 965 stars left (next iteration limit 1061)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits -region wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.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.nrIDYsyAnn (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_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.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_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=284, passed=4321
Got 4321 stars (including 4034 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4321 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 967 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 957 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4294 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 967 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4294 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4294 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 967 stars left (next iteration limit 1063)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits -region wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.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.oOOkbF2lEv (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_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.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_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=304, passed=4329
Got 4329 stars (including 4023 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4329 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 966 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 959 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4307 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 966 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4307 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4307 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 966 stars left (next iteration limit 1062)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits -region wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.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_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Com-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20286.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 6s
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 20281_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229
The candidate 20281_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:42:39.02 +22:35:50.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20286_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229
Preparing report for the candidate 20286_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 7s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Com-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 ####
12:43:06.51 +22:42:16.9
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/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.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_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
Image size: 937.7'x624.8' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:55:22.204 +21:59:13.15 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.88"/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_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:55:18.278 +21:59:52.26 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 12:55:22.204 +21:59:13.15
Second-epoch image center 12:55:18.278 +21:59:52.26
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0187 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_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:55:18.167 +21:59:10.40 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 12:55:22.204 +21:59:13.15
Second-epoch image center 12:55:18.167 +21:59:10.40
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0156 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 12:55:18.278 +21:59:52.26
Second-epoch second image center 12:55:18.167 +21:59:10.40
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01164 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/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits &> /tmp/tmp.AELv8sFBTb
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits &> /tmp/tmp.1H7yniLysR
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits &> /tmp/tmp.QRHq8gCWjD
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits &> /tmp/tmp.tEMnpf3PrH
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.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_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits and wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.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_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits and wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits and wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits) and catalog (wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 27874 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 185.3148 to 202.8984 deg, Dec +16.1028 to +27.5248 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 185.3148 to 202.8984 deg, Dec 16.1028 to 27.5248 deg
Loaded 4067 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): 2740 out of 2980 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2980 out of 27874 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.844683
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.844683
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.24
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.60
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.60
Magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 27874 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 185.3148 to 202.8984 deg, Dec +16.1028 to +27.5248 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 185.3148 to 202.8984 deg, Dec 16.1028 to 27.5248 deg
Loaded 4067 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): 2740 out of 2980 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2980 out of 27874 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits (aperture=5.2)
Read 26855 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 185.0286 to 202.5250 deg, Dec +16.5022 to +27.2757 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 185.0286 to 202.5250 deg, Dec 16.5022 to 27.2757 deg
Loaded 3801 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): 2781 out of 2993 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2993 out of 26855 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits (aperture=5.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 12 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
2.2 pix Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
2.3 pix fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
2.2 pix fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
15.5 mag. Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
15.2 mag. fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
15.2 mag. fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.2 (SNR ) 14.6 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.AELv8sFBTb (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_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits' -> 'wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=1168, passed=27863
Got 27863 stars (including 26656 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 27863 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013024 (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 0.010419 (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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 967 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 959 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27655 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 967 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27656 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27656 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 967 stars left (next iteration limit 1063)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits -region wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_03-47-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0385.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.1H7yniLysR (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_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits' -> 'wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=24, blended=1053, passed=26831
Got 26831 stars (including 25740 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 26831 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 956 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26703 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26702 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26702 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Excluding outliers - 963 stars left (next iteration limit 1059)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits -region wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_02-35-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0278.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.QRHq8gCWjD (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_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.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_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=812, passed=21373
Got 21373 stars (including 20528 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21373 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 955 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21279 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21279 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21278 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 965 stars left (next iteration limit 1061)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits -region wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.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.tEMnpf3PrH (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_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.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_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=846, passed=21701
Got 21701 stars (including 20825 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21701 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 966 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 955 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21590 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 966 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21590 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21590 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 966 stars left (next iteration limit 1062)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits -region wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.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_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.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_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-27-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0228.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.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_2026-04-25_CI_Com-03-Q2b1x1_012925_TTUQ2b1x1_3454739_XRarS1dM/wcs_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Com-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out32114.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out32167.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out32200.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out32252.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out32193.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 5s
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 32114_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229
The candidate 32114_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:03:25.75 +23:38:24.4 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.32, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.30)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.381 3945000754993989120 195.85740692586 +23.64011715471 14.3459 13.8183 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.381#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 32118_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229
The candidate 32118_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:40:31.09 +18:21:25.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32126_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229
The candidate 32126_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:43:06.50 +22:42:16.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32156_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229
The candidate 32156_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:13:04.37 +18:10:56.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32161_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229
The candidate 32161_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:13:02.55 +18:11:03.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32162_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229
The candidate 32162_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:47:44.30 +19:02:08.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32167_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229
The candidate 32167_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:50:32.19 +25:30:15.7 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.88, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.86)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 5.711 3958072917456000512 192.63582728797 +25.50396622509 14.4498 13.7754 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#5.711#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 32169_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229
The candidate 32169_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:38:20.15 +18:18:51.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32183_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229
The candidate 32183_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:08:46.87 +22:59:03.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32193_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229
Preparing report for the candidate 32193_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229
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Considering the candidate 32200_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229
The candidate 32200_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:20:00.35 +18:41:08.5 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=14.76, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=15.74)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.371 3938860429229255808 200.00147191720 +18.68531391617 14.6993 14.1647 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.371#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 32252_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229
The candidate 32252_fd_Com-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_01-28-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0229 did not pass the final checks