This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 04 25.4618 2461155.9618 12.73 23:12:32.21 +02:13:58.6
79.95396 -52.18713 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.3" and 10.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.71 Niobe -1 -1 2 13.1 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits at 23:12:32.21 +02:13:58.6: 15.96 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits at 23:12:32.21 +02:13:58.6: 15.96 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461155.9618,12.73,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260425.4618 12.73CV 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
S Peg,2461155.9618,8.93,0.05,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
S Peg 20260425.4618 8.93CV 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: 2461032.59977711 23.12.2025 02:23:30.742 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
First image: 2461032.59977711 23.12.2025 02:23:30.742 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Last image: 2461155.96215321 25.04.2026 11:05:20.037 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.72
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 2 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): 5724
Objects passed selection criteria: 5686
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: 3495.5
Average stars matched: 3297 (94.3213 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111864 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 06:13:17 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461032.59977711 23.12.2025 02:23:30.742 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
First image: 2461032.59977711 23.12.2025 02:23:30.742 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Last image: 2461155.96215321 25.04.2026 11:05:20.037 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 5
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.39
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 11 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): 33291
Objects passed selection criteria: 33197
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: 21734.2
Average stars matched: 20331.5 (93.5459 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 136684 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 06:14:25 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.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/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.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: 2461155.96148176
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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits'
wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits'
wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits'
wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:08:27.665 +05:59:45.55 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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
Image size: 939.2'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:08:44.942 +05:58:23.41 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 23:08:27.665 +05:59:45.55
Second-epoch image center 23:08:44.942 +05:58:23.41
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0751 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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Image size: 939.1'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:08:48.298 +05:57:51.53 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 23:08:27.665 +05:59:45.55
Second-epoch image center 23:08:48.298 +05:57:51.53
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0912 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 23:08:44.942 +05:58:23.41
Second-epoch second image center 23:08:48.298 +05:57:51.53
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01649 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/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cB21FVzRjv
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits &> /tmp/tmp.8ttZqBzGMl
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Gtz7PMVcRX
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PLipV63QrB
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits and wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits and wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits and wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 7373 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 339.1169 to 355.0995 deg, Dec +0.7075 to +11.2779 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.16
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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 339.1169 to 355.0995 deg, Dec 0.7075 to 11.2779 deg
Loaded 4892 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): 4030 out of 4219 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4219 out of 7373 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.905411
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.905411
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.72
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.19
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.19
Magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 7373 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 339.1169 to 355.0995 deg, Dec +0.7075 to +11.2779 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.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
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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 339.1169 to 355.0995 deg, Dec 0.7075 to 11.2779 deg
Loaded 4892 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): 4030 out of 4219 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4219 out of 7373 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits (aperture=6.2)
Read 7386 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 339.1394 to 355.1046 deg, Dec +0.7018 to +11.2700 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.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 339.1394 to 355.1046 deg, Dec 0.7018 to 11.2700 deg
Loaded 4878 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): 4013 out of 4213 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4213 out of 7386 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
2.1 pix Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
2.5 pix fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
2.5 pix fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
15.2 mag. Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
12.9 mag. fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
12.8 mag. fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.8 (SNR ) 10.4 (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/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=502, passed=7373
Got 7373 stars (including 6860 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7373 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 954 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 954 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 946 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 954 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7233 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 954 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 954 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7232 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 954 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7232 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 954 stars left (next iteration limit 1049)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits -region wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.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/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=520, passed=7386
Got 7386 stars (including 6858 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7386 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 956 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 946 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7259 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
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 956 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7258 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7258 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 956 stars left (next iteration limit 1051)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits -region wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.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.Gtz7PMVcRX (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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=143, passed=1817
Got 1817 stars (including 1674 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1817 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
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 947 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 934 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1782 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 947 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1781 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1781 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Excluding outliers - 946 stars left (next iteration limit 1040)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.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.PLipV63QrB (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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=160, passed=1807
Got 1807 stars (including 1646 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1807 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013043 (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 0.010434 (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
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 948 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 934 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1775 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 948 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1775 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1775 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 947 stars left (next iteration limit 1041)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-07-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Psc-07-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:08:27.665 +05:59:45.55 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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
Image size: 939.2'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:08:44.942 +05:58:23.41 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 23:08:27.665 +05:59:45.55
Second-epoch image center 23:08:44.942 +05:58:23.41
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0751 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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Image size: 939.1'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:08:48.298 +05:57:51.53 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 23:08:27.665 +05:59:45.55
Second-epoch image center 23:08:48.298 +05:57:51.53
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0912 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 23:08:44.942 +05:58:23.41
Second-epoch second image center 23:08:48.298 +05:57:51.53
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01649 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/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ah80vTbm3A
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits &> /tmp/tmp.poTxj99GNC
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits &> /tmp/tmp.o69Vbh2C1u
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits &> /tmp/tmp.C8pfcAI2RY
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits and wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits and wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits and wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 42351 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 339.1169 to 355.1029 deg, Dec +0.7061 to +11.2840 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 339.1169 to 355.1029 deg, Dec 0.7061 to 11.2840 deg
Loaded 4900 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): 3843 out of 4303 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4303 out of 42351 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.774068
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.774068
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.39
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.38
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.38
Magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 42351 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 339.1169 to 355.1029 deg, Dec +0.7061 to +11.2840 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 339.1169 to 355.1029 deg, Dec 0.7061 to 11.2840 deg
Loaded 4900 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): 3843 out of 4303 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4303 out of 42351 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 42087 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 339.1368 to 355.1046 deg, Dec +0.6946 to +11.2732 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 339.1368 to 355.1046 deg, Dec 0.6946 to 11.2732 deg
Loaded 4882 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): 3842 out of 4301 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4301 out of 42087 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits via Tycho-2
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 4 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
2.1 pix Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
2.3 pix fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
2.4 pix fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
15.4 mag. Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
13.3 mag. fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
13.2 mag. fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.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.ah80vTbm3A (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/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=12, blended=1983, passed=42339
Got 42339 stars (including 40277 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 42339 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 950 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 940 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41456 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 950 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41455 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41454 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 950 stars left (next iteration limit 1045)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits -region wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-23-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0044.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/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=1958, passed=42077
Got 42077 stars (including 40045 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 42077 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 950 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 937 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41342 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 950 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41343 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 950 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41344 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 950 stars left (next iteration limit 1045)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits -region wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_20-24-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0045.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.o69Vbh2C1u (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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=1, blended=350, passed=12153
Got 12153 stars (including 11786 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 12153 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
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 452 to 517 (Dec 0.6 to 13.1)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 942 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 926 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 942 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11872 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 452 to 517 (Dec 0.6 to 13.1)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 942 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11873 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 942 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11873 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 942 stars left (next iteration limit 1036)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.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.C8pfcAI2RY (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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=5, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=307, passed=11387
Got 11387 stars (including 11070 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11387 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 939.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 939.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013043 (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 0.010434 (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
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 452 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 942 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 929 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 942 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11126 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 452 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 942 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11125 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 942 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11125 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 942 stars left (next iteration limit 1036)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-04-25_CI_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-04-22_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.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_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_060610_TTUQ2b1x1_825558_PFJS9f4d/wcs_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-07-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out53882.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out54915.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out08932.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out54835.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 4s
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Considering the candidate 53882_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 53882_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 22:54:46.55 +07:16:51.5 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.38, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.36)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.614 2712098231961741824 343.69374746054 +07.28136872723 12.4582 11.9354 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.614#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 54835_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473
Preparing report for the candidate 54835_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473
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Considering the candidate 54915_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 54915_fd_Psc-07-Q2b1x1_2026-04-25_06-05-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks