This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
V Peg,2461155.9489,10.38,0.05,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
V Peg 20260425.4489 10.38CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VY Peg,2461155.9489,11.28,0.05,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
VY Peg 20260425.4489 11.28CV 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: 2461032.57243787 23.12.2025 01:44:08.632 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
First image: 2461032.57243787 23.12.2025 01:44:08.632 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
Last image: 2461155.94915778 25.04.2026 10:46:37.232 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 3
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.72
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): 6923
Objects passed selection criteria: 6883
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.5 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.5 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4517.75
Average stars matched: 4183.75 (92.6069 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 112892 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 05:51:34 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: 2461032.57243787 23.12.2025 01:44:08.632 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
First image: 2461032.57243787 23.12.2025 01:44:08.632 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
Last image: 2461155.94915778 25.04.2026 10:46:37.232 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 18
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.39
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: 20 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): 45457
Objects passed selection criteria: 45350
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 31328.2
Average stars matched: 28946.8 (92.3982 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 146352 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 05:53:10 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/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.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/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.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: 2461155.94860507
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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits'
wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits'
wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits'
wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
Image size: 941.5'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 22:17:06.939 +05:59:08.66 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Image size: 938.2'x624.4' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 22:17:27.435 +05:59:26.00 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 22:17:06.939 +05:59:08.66
Second-epoch image center 22:17:27.435 +05:59:26.00
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0851 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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
Image size: 938.2'x624.4' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 22:17:28.711 +05:59:52.41 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 22:17:06.939 +05:59:08.66
Second-epoch image center 22:17:28.711 +05:59:52.41
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0910 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 22:17:27.435 +05:59:26.00
Second-epoch second image center 22:17:28.711 +05:59:52.41
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00904 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/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits &> /tmp/tmp.20IRc9MeJp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits &> /tmp/tmp.remPB2KwWl
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ovrl3ObhWf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits &> /tmp/tmp.OAIQnarmIt
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits and wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits and wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits and wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits) and catalog (wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 9039 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 326.2983 to 342.2677 deg, Dec +0.6997 to +11.2718 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 326.2983 to 342.2677 deg, Dec 0.6997 to 11.2718 deg
Loaded 6082 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): 4963 out of 5222 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5222 out of 9039 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.904904
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.904904
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.72
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.18
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.18
Magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 9039 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 326.2983 to 342.2677 deg, Dec +0.6997 to +11.2718 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 326.2983 to 342.2677 deg, Dec 0.6997 to 11.2718 deg
Loaded 6082 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): 4963 out of 5222 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5222 out of 9039 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits (aperture=6.0)
Read 9065 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 326.2982 to 342.2471 deg, Dec +0.7033 to +11.2727 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 326.2982 to 342.2471 deg, Dec 0.7033 to 11.2727 deg
Loaded 6069 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): 4945 out of 5207 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5207 out of 9065 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits (aperture=6.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 3 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
2.1 pix Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
2.5 pix fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
2.5 pix fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
15.2 mag. Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
13.2 mag. fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
13.3 mag. fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.2 (SNR ) 10.8 (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.20IRc9MeJp (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits' -> 'wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=1, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=628, passed=9038
Got 9038 stars (including 8398 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9038 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 920 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 902 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8843 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 920 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8842 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8842 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 919 stars left (next iteration limit 1010)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits -region wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.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.remPB2KwWl (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits' -> 'wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=624, passed=9065
Got 9065 stars (including 8432 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9065 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 926 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 909 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8834 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 926 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8830 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8830 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 925 stars left (next iteration limit 1017)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits -region wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.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.ovrl3ObhWf (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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=134, passed=2921
Got 2921 stars (including 2783 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2921 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013031 (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 0.010424 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 911 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 887 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2837 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 911 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2836 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2836 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Excluding outliers - 910 stars left (next iteration limit 1001)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits -region wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.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.OAIQnarmIt (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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=140, passed=3180
Got 3180 stars (including 3038 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3180 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013031 (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 0.010424 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 910 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 891 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3102 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 910 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3102 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3102 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Excluding outliers - 909 stars left (next iteration limit 999)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits -region wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Peg-11-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out21161.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out04664.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 3s
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 20848_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457
The candidate 20848_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 22:16:03.31 +08:32:52.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 21161_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457
The candidate 21161_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 22:02:40.48 +02:24:15.2 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=10.96, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=11.94)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 2.617 2683251852917288448 330.66812801110 +02.40373368219 11.8830 10.0921 VARIABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#2.617#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 04664_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457
Preparing report for the candidate 04664_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 4s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Peg-11-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 ####
22:01:02.81 +06:07:10.6
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/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
Image size: 941.5'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 22:17:06.939 +05:59:08.66 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Image size: 938.2'x624.4' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 22:17:27.435 +05:59:26.00 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 22:17:06.939 +05:59:08.66
Second-epoch image center 22:17:27.435 +05:59:26.00
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0851 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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
Image size: 938.2'x624.4' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 22:17:28.711 +05:59:52.41 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 22:17:06.939 +05:59:08.66
Second-epoch image center 22:17:28.711 +05:59:52.41
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0910 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 22:17:27.435 +05:59:26.00
Second-epoch second image center 22:17:28.711 +05:59:52.41
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00904 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/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits &> /tmp/tmp.iaUD2F7So7
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits &> /tmp/tmp.iP81NIZ5vA
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits &> /tmp/tmp.dzfNYBaYMb
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cFQ4uBGJ33
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits and wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits and wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits and wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits) and catalog (wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 56716 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 326.2894 to 342.2676 deg, Dec +0.6988 to +11.2738 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 326.2894 to 342.2676 deg, Dec 0.6988 to 11.2738 deg
Loaded 6087 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): 4716 out of 5382 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5382 out of 56716 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.765015
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.765015
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.39
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.38
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.38
Magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 56716 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 326.2894 to 342.2676 deg, Dec +0.6988 to +11.2738 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 326.2894 to 342.2676 deg, Dec 0.6988 to 11.2738 deg
Loaded 6087 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): 4716 out of 5382 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5382 out of 56716 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits (aperture=4.6)
Read 56413 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 326.2744 to 342.2604 deg, Dec +0.7027 to +11.2780 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 326.2744 to 342.2604 deg, Dec 0.7027 to 11.2780 deg
Loaded 6094 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): 4728 out of 5377 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5377 out of 56413 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 14 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
2.0 pix Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
2.3 pix fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
2.3 pix fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
15.4 mag. Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.7 (SNR ) 13.4 (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.iaUD2F7So7 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits' -> 'wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=2943, passed=56705
Got 56705 stars (including 53654 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 56705 stars from the SExtractor catalog
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 919 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 898 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 55611 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 919 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 55608 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 55608 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 918 stars left (next iteration limit 1009)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits -region wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-08_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0000.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.iP81NIZ5vA (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits' -> 'wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=6, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=2875, passed=56394
Got 56394 stars (including 53407 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 56394 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 917 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 892 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54984 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 917 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54982 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54982 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 916 stars left (next iteration limit 1007)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits -region wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_19-44-47_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0001.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.dzfNYBaYMb (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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=604, passed=20792
Got 20792 stars (including 20147 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 20792 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013031 (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 0.010424 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 909 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 908 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 884 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 908 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20363 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 909 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 908 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20362 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 908 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20362 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Excluding outliers - 908 stars left (next iteration limit 998)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits -region wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.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.cFQ4uBGJ33 (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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=668, passed=21902
Got 21902 stars (including 21212 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21902 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013031 (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 0.010424 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 910 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 890 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21422 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 910 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21421 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21421 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Excluding outliers - 909 stars left (next iteration limit 999)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_054813_TTUQ2b1x1_610893_YGBGj1jh/fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits -region wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.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_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-45-49_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
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Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457.fits
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Preparing the HTML report for the field Peg-11-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out69856.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out71300.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
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Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out74707.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out75118.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out44136.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 5s
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Considering the candidate 69856_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457
The candidate 69856_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 22:02:44.65 +08:29:44.9 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.18, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.16)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.604 2722240122920641024 330.68597749529 +08.49565022415 13.0926 12.5442 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.604#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 70322_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457
The candidate 70322_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 22:16:03.32 +08:32:52.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 71300_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457
The candidate 71300_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 22:19:34.62 +09:06:37.3 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=11.79, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=12.77)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.430 2722909454919625344 334.89416388075 +09.11044503291 12.4840 10.5682 VARIABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.430#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 72601_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457
The candidate 72601_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 22:12:46.32 +08:30:16.1 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.54, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.52)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.289 2723556689311319936 333.19272315622 +08.50424161600 12.8782 12.4019 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.289#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 73554_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457
The candidate 73554_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 22:14:20.51 +04:26:56.7 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.83, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.81)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.609 2707906373945145728 333.58589378458 +04.44897657065 13.1513 12.5339 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.609#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 73840_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457
The candidate 73840_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 22:33:58.18 +09:10:58.9 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.85, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.83)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.483 2716899524362129664 338.49233046914 +09.18262478636 12.9388 12.4394 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.483#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 73873_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457
The candidate 73873_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 22:14:02.03 +05:47:23.5 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.03, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.01)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 2.655 2708708811275799296 333.50799428924 +05.79043622149 13.3530 12.8340 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#2.655#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 73878_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457
The candidate 73878_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 22:19:14.21 +08:44:14.3 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.04, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.02)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 4.385 2722864752899926912 334.80868542058 +08.73620269713 13.4976 13.0107 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#4.385#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 74320_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457
The candidate 74320_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 22:14:42.15 +04:15:56.7 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.25, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.23)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.349 2707851810680624640 333.67542227812 +04.26606548792 12.8347 11.8100 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.349#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 74707_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457
The candidate 74707_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 22:15:31.20 +01:55:45.7 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.07, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.05)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 0.738 2682602904833455104 333.87982641599 +01.92925205944 13.2146 12.7980 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#0.738#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 75118_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457
The candidate 75118_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 22:17:22.04 +08:11:28.9 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.55, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.53)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.718 2722744390736446464 334.34148330035 +08.19103285031 13.6120 12.9468 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.718#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 45671_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457
The candidate 45671_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 22:27:51.38 +04:41:36.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 44136_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457
Preparing report for the candidate 44136_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457
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Considering the candidate 29193_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457
The candidate 29193_fd_Peg-11-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-46-37_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0457 did not pass the final checks