This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g
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
TT Peg,2461155.9564,8.70,0.05,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
TT Peg 20260425.4564 8.70CV 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
GSC 02767-01716,2461155.9564,11.78,0.05,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
GSC 02767-01716 20260425.4564 11.78CV 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
DU Peg,2461155.9564,10.96,0.05,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
DU Peg 20260425.4564 10.96CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 04 25.4564* 00 14 10.84 +29 01 20.4 10.9 U And 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
UW And,2461155.9564,10.88,0.05,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
UW And 20260425.4564 10.88CV 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: 2461032.65010065 23.12.2025 03:35:58.696 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
First image: 2461032.65010065 23.12.2025 03:35:58.696 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
Last image: 2461155.95667609 25.04.2026 10:57:26.814 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.51
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: 4 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): 9381
Objects passed selection criteria: 9338
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.3 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.3 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 5780
Average stars matched: 5489.5 (94.974 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 115336 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 06:00:39 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461032.65010065 23.12.2025 03:35:58.696 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
First image: 2461032.65010065 23.12.2025 03:35:58.696 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
Last image: 2461155.95667609 25.04.2026 10:57:26.814 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 7
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.20
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: 28 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): 60544
Objects passed selection criteria: 60367
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.4 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.4 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 39096
Average stars matched: 36795.8 (94.1164 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 161120 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 06:02:34 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.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-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.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: 2461155.95605969
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-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits'
wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits'
wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits'
wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:59.947 +29:59:55.87 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-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
Image size: 939.2'x624.4' 15.7(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: 23:59:51.716 +30:00:41.86 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 23:59:59.947 +29:59:55.87
Second-epoch image center 23:59:51.716 +30:00:41.86
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0323 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-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
Image size: 939.2'x624.4' 15.7(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: 23:59:54.522 +30:00:01.11 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 23:59:59.947 +29:59:55.87
Second-epoch image center 23:59:54.522 +30:00:01.11
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0196 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 23:59:51.716 +30:00:41.86
Second-epoch second image center 23:59:54.522 +30:00:01.11
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01519 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-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits &> /tmp/tmp.eIoXybAkSH
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits &> /tmp/tmp.pYyJhEOYVo
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits &> /tmp/tmp.VrPeAsO7ag
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits &> /tmp/tmp.DFbcrgPnPz
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.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-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits and wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.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-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits and wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits and wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits) and catalog (wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 12651 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0033 to 359.9985 deg, Dec +24.3232 to +35.3077 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 0.0033 to 359.9985 deg, Dec 24.3232 to 35.3077 deg
Loaded 205042 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): 6498 out of 6940 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6940 out of 12651 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.915862
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.915862
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.51
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.41
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.41
Magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 12651 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0033 to 359.9985 deg, Dec +24.3232 to +35.3077 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 0.0033 to 359.9985 deg, Dec 24.3232 to 35.3077 deg
Loaded 205042 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): 6498 out of 6940 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6940 out of 12651 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits (aperture=5.8)
Read 11750 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0051 to 359.9954 deg, Dec +24.3957 to +35.2760 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 0.0051 to 359.9954 deg, Dec 24.3957 to 35.2760 deg
Loaded 203220 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): 39 out of 41 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 41 out of 11750 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits (aperture=5.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
2.0 pix Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
2.4 pix fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
2.4 pix fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
15.3 mag. Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
12.7 mag. fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
12.6 mag. fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.6 (SNR ) 10.5 (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
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.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-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.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-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.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-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits' -> 'wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=969, passed=12651
Got 12651 stars (including 11664 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 12651 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 350.5839 through 0 to 9.6538, gap 9.6538 to 350.5839
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 961 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12433 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 350.5834 through 0 to 9.6544, gap 9.6544 to 350.5834
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12434 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12434 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 972 stars left (next iteration limit 1069)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits -region wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.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-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits 568.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.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-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.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-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits' -> 'wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=866, passed=11750
Got 11750 stars (including 10862 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11750 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 931.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 931.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.012936 (46.6 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010349 (37.3 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 350.9179 through 0 to 9.7115, gap 9.7115 to 350.9179
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 205 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 171 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 136 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 8.07"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 167 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2040 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 8.03"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 350.9134 through 0 to 9.7048, gap 9.7048 to 350.9134
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 250 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 225 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2065 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 7.88"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 223 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2674 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 5.92"
Excluding outliers - 223 stars left (next iteration limit 183)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits -region wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.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.VrPeAsO7ag (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-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.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-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.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-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=161, passed=2941
Got 2941 stars (including 2776 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2941 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013044 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010436 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 350.3838 through 0 to 9.2319, gap 9.2319 to 350.3838
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 947 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2874 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 350.3839 through 0 to 9.2322, gap 9.2322 to 350.3839
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2873 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2873 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
Excluding outliers - 961 stars left (next iteration limit 1057)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits -region wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.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.DFbcrgPnPz (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-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.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-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.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-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=219, passed=2903
Got 2903 stars (including 2679 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2903 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013044 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010436 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 350.4646 through 0 to 9.2204, gap 9.2204 to 350.4646
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 946 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2842 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 350.4646 through 0 to 9.2202, gap 9.2202 to 350.4646
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2840 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2833 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
Excluding outliers - 962 stars left (next iteration limit 1059)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits -region wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.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-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Peg-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out20992.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out09835.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 20992_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465
The candidate 20992_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 09835_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465
Preparing report for the candidate 09835_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465
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-01-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 ####
00:06:29.20 +27:05:25.3
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-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.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-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.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-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:59.947 +29:59:55.87 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-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Image size: 939.2'x624.4' 15.7(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: 23:59:51.716 +30:00:41.86 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 23:59:59.947 +29:59:55.87
Second-epoch image center 23:59:51.716 +30:00:41.86
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0323 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-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
Image size: 939.2'x624.4' 15.7(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: 23:59:54.522 +30:00:01.11 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 23:59:59.947 +29:59:55.87
Second-epoch image center 23:59:54.522 +30:00:01.11
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0196 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 23:59:51.716 +30:00:41.86
Second-epoch second image center 23:59:54.522 +30:00:01.11
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01519 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-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits &> /tmp/tmp.2nwZN9DxdQ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits &> /tmp/tmp.VOGZ4RMVvt
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits &> /tmp/tmp.uaDENUVdlb
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits &> /tmp/tmp.tnItoQVyhW
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.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-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits and wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.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-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits and wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits and wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits) and catalog (wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 77944 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0005 to 359.9996 deg, Dec +24.3227 to +35.3101 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 0.0005 to 359.9996 deg, Dec 24.3227 to 35.3101 deg
Loaded 205113 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): 5976 out of 7053 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7053 out of 77944 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.786044
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.786044
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.20
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.59
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.59
Magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 77944 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0005 to 359.9996 deg, Dec +24.3227 to +35.3101 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 0.0005 to 359.9996 deg, Dec 24.3227 to 35.3101 deg
Loaded 205113 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): 5976 out of 7053 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7053 out of 77944 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits (aperture=4.5)
Read 73343 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0002 to 359.9999 deg, Dec +24.2877 to +35.2820 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 0.0002 to 359.9999 deg, Dec 24.2877 to 35.2820 deg
Loaded 205203 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): 44 out of 55 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 55 out of 73343 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 6 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
1.9 pix Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
2.3 pix fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
2.4 pix fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
15.5 mag. Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
13.2 mag. fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
13.2 mag. fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.2 (SNR ) 12.9 (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.2nwZN9DxdQ (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-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.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-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.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-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.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-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits' -> 'wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=4886, passed=77929
Got 77929 stars (including 72909 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 77929 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 350.5829 through 0 to 9.6840, gap 9.6840 to 350.5829
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 955 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76547 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 350.5823 through 0 to 9.6846, gap 9.6846 to 350.5823
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76546 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 76545 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits -region wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-35-58_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0123.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.VOGZ4RMVvt (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-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.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-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits 568.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.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-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.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-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits' -> 'wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=4370, passed=73333
Got 73333 stars (including 68845 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 73333 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 931.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 931.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.012936 (46.6 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010349 (37.3 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 350.8529 through 0 to 9.7454, gap 9.7454 to 350.8529
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 199 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 172 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 139 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 8.54"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 166 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13597 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 7.76"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 350.8530 through 0 to 9.7397, gap 9.7397 to 350.8530
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 251 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 226 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13622 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 7.75"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 225 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18004 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 5.80"
Excluding outliers - 225 stars left (next iteration limit 182)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits -region wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-58-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0071.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.uaDENUVdlb (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-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.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-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.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-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=778, passed=20835
Got 20835 stars (including 20033 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 20835 stars from the SExtractor catalog
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013044 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010436 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 350.3404 through 0 to 9.3633, gap 9.3633 to 350.3404
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 947 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20530 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 350.3403 through 0 to 9.3637, gap 9.3637 to 350.3403
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20530 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20530 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Excluding outliers - 961 stars left (next iteration limit 1057)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits -region wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.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.tnItoQVyhW (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-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.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-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.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-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=619, passed=19812
Got 19812 stars (including 19164 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 19812 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013044 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010436 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 342.2992 through 0 to 9.3967, gap 9.3967 to 342.2992
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 642 (Dec 24.4 to 38.0)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 944 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19567 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 342.2994 through 0 to 9.3971, gap 9.3971 to 342.2994
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 642 (Dec 24.4 to 38.0)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19570 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19548 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Excluding outliers - 960 stars left (next iteration limit 1057)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits -region wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.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-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-56-33_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0464.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_055810_TTUQ2b1x1_728940_BWNnDP6g/wcs_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Peg-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out39935.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out44696.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out48992.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 4s
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 92767_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465
The candidate 92767_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:49:33.27 +28:51:38.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 93760_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465
The candidate 93760_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:49:35.06 +28:51:19.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 39935_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465
Preparing report for the candidate 39935_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465
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Considering the candidate 44696_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465
Preparing report for the candidate 44696_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465
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Considering the candidate 48992_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465
Preparing report for the candidate 48992_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465
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Considering the candidate 66096_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465
The candidate 66096_fd_Peg-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_05-57-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0465 did not pass the final checks