This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD
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 05 02.3968 2461162.8968 13.97 11:00:17.63 +52:41:26.0
154.30658 57.13130 galactic UMa Second-epoch detections are separated by 8.5" and 0.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 11:00:17.63 +52:41:26.0 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits at 11:00:17.63 +52:41:26.0: 16.32 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits at 11:00:17.63 +52:41:26.0: 16.28 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 05 02.3968* 11 00 17.63 +52 41 26.0 14.0 U UMa 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461162.8968,13.97,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260502.3968 13.97CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 05 02.3968 2461162.8968 13.91 11:47:01.81 +55:46:00.8
140.61642 59.09482 galactic UMa Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.1" and 0.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 11:47:01.81 +55:46:00.8 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits at 11:47:01.81 +55:46:00.8: 16.19 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits at 11:47:01.81 +55:46:00.8: 16.12 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 05 02.3968* 11 47 01.81 +55 46 00.8 13.9 U UMa 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461162.8968,13.91,0.05,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
target 20260502.3968 13.91CV 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: 2461083.81439950 12.02.2026 07:32:34.117 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
First image: 2461083.81439950 12.02.2026 07:32:34.117 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
Last image: 2461162.89700035 02.05.2026 09:31:30.830 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.44
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 5579
Objects passed selection criteria: 5554
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.5 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.5 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 3585.25
Average stars matched: 3357.25 (93.6406 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111676 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Wed Apr 29 15:05:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-35-gf9552f12
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-04-29)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat May 2 04:40:04 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: 2461083.81439950 12.02.2026 07:32:34.117 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
First image: 2461083.81439950 12.02.2026 07:32:34.117 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
Last image: 2461162.89700035 02.05.2026 09:31:30.830 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 28
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.15
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: 10 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): 29446
Objects passed selection criteria: 29345
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 20321.5
Average stars matched: 19110.5 (94.0408 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 132188 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Wed Apr 29 15:05:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-35-gf9552f12
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-04-29)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat May 2 04:41:26 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.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/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.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: 2461162.89651144
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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits'
wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits'
wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits'
wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.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: 11:17:34.763 +53:59:49.75 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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
Image size: 938.1'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 11:18:04.152 +53:59:16.10 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 11:17:34.763 +53:59:49.75
Second-epoch image center 11:18:04.152 +53:59:16.10
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0726 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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Image size: 938.1'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 11:18:04.241 +53:59:22.15 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 11:17:34.763 +53:59:49.75
Second-epoch image center 11:18:04.241 +53:59:22.15
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0726 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 11:18:04.152 +53:59:16.10
Second-epoch second image center 11:18:04.241 +53:59:22.15
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00169 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/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits &> /tmp/tmp.nBAYB7l4jA
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits &> /tmp/tmp.TkmSwn5Lr0
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Gk7RS7coHX
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits &> /tmp/tmp.HQT3hWbCHv
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits and wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits and wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits and wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat) found
'wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6848 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 154.0172 to 183.7564 deg, Dec +47.5541 to +59.4177 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.13
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
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 154.0172 to 183.7564 deg, Dec 47.5541 to 59.4177 deg
Loaded 5290 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): 3503 out of 3676 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3676 out of 6848 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.929600
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.929600
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.44
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.49
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.49
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 6848 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 154.0172 to 183.7564 deg, Dec +47.5541 to +59.4177 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.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 154.0172 to 183.7564 deg, Dec 47.5541 to 59.4177 deg
Loaded 5290 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): 3503 out of 3676 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3676 out of 6848 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits (aperture=6.0)
Read 6962 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 154.0172 to 183.7788 deg, Dec +47.6710 to +59.4178 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.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 154.0172 to 183.7788 deg, Dec 47.6710 to 59.4178 deg
Loaded 5256 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): 3492 out of 3674 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3674 out of 6962 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits (aperture=6.4)
____ 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:
2.0 pix UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
2.3 pix UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
2.5 pix fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
2.5 pix fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
2.0 pix wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
2.3 pix wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
15.5 mag. UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
13.9 mag. fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
13.9 mag. fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.9 (SNR ) 11.1 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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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/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.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_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=466, passed=6848
Got 6848 stars (including 6376 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6848 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 687 to 749 (Dec 47.6 to 59.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 953 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6761 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
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 687 to 749 (Dec 47.6 to 59.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6762 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6762 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 970 stars left (next iteration limit 1067)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits -region wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.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/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.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_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=475, passed=6962
Got 6962 stars (including 6476 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6962 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 688 to 749 (Dec 47.7 to 59.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 956 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6886 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 688 to 749 (Dec 47.7 to 59.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6890 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6890 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits -region wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.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.Gk7RS7coHX (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_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.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_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=229, passed=2415
Got 2415 stars (including 2183 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2415 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013029 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010423 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 691 to 748 (Dec 48.3 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 966 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 962 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2403 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 691 to 748 (Dec 48.3 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 966 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2402 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2402 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Excluding outliers - 966 stars left (next iteration limit 1062)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.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.HQT3hWbCHv (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_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.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_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=225, passed=2418
Got 2418 stars (including 2191 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2418 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013029 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010423 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 691 to 748 (Dec 48.3 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 966 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 965 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2410 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 691 to 748 (Dec 48.3 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 966 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2409 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2409 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Excluding outliers - 966 stars left (next iteration limit 1062)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-07-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field UMa-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/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.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: 11:17:34.763 +53:59:49.75 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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
Image size: 938.1'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 11:18:04.152 +53:59:16.10 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 11:17:34.763 +53:59:49.75
Second-epoch image center 11:18:04.152 +53:59:16.10
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0726 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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Image size: 938.1'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 11:18:04.241 +53:59:22.15 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 11:17:34.763 +53:59:49.75
Second-epoch image center 11:18:04.241 +53:59:22.15
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0726 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 11:18:04.152 +53:59:16.10
Second-epoch second image center 11:18:04.241 +53:59:22.15
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00169 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/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits &> /tmp/tmp.9xytwJbexX
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits &> /tmp/tmp.yKpSJutDl5
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits &> /tmp/tmp.st37kUKPfw
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits &> /tmp/tmp.w5OJNYGq6S
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits and wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits and wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits and wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat) found
'wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 35334 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 153.9051 to 183.7655 deg, Dec +47.5541 to +59.4343 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 153.9051 to 183.7655 deg, Dec 47.5541 to 59.4343 deg
Loaded 5322 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): 3363 out of 3683 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3683 out of 35334 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.822100
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.822100
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.15
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.67
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.67
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 35334 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 153.9051 to 183.7655 deg, Dec +47.5541 to +59.4343 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.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 153.9051 to 183.7655 deg, Dec 47.5541 to 59.4343 deg
Loaded 5322 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): 3363 out of 3683 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3683 out of 35334 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits (aperture=4.7)
Read 34891 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 153.9051 to 183.7788 deg, Dec +47.5457 to +59.4324 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
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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 153.9051 to 183.7788 deg, Dec 47.5457 to 59.4324 deg
Loaded 5333 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): 3334 out of 3681 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3681 out of 34891 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits (aperture=5.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 22 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
2.1 pix UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
2.2 pix fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
2.2 pix fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
1.9 pix wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
2.1 pix wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.7 mag. UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
15.6 mag. UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
14.1 mag. fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
14.1 mag. fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.1 (SNR ) 13.7 (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.9xytwJbexX (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/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.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_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=16, blended=1452, passed=35318
Got 35318 stars (including 33794 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 35318 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 687 to 749 (Dec 47.6 to 59.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 967 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 952 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35055 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 687 to 749 (Dec 47.6 to 59.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 967 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35056 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35056 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 967 stars left (next iteration limit 1063)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits -region wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.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.yKpSJutDl5 (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/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.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_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=18, blended=1579, passed=34873
Got 34873 stars (including 33239 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 34873 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 687 to 749 (Dec 47.5 to 59.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 967 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 955 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34638 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
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 687 to 749 (Dec 47.5 to 59.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 967 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34639 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34639 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 967 stars left (next iteration limit 1063)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits -region wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.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.st37kUKPfw (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_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.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_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=565, passed=14595
Got 14595 stars (including 14011 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14595 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013029 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010423 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 691 to 748 (Dec 48.2 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14523 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 691 to 748 (Dec 48.2 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14522 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14522 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.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.w5OJNYGq6S (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_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.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_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=466, passed=14518
Got 14518 stars (including 14031 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14518 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013029 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010423 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 691 to 748 (Dec 48.3 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14467 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 691 to 748 (Dec 48.3 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14468 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14468 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.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_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-30-48_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.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_2026-05-02_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_043331_TTUQ2b1x1_804949_omexGQsD/wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-07-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits at 11:11:31.88 +55:40:22.5: 13.21 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits at 11:00:17.63 +52:41:26.0: 16.32 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-12_01-32-34_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0332.fits at 11:47:01.81 +55:46:00.8: 16.19 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits at 11:00:17.63 +52:41:26.0: 16.28 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits at 11:11:31.88 +55:40:22.5: 13.06 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.13 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 11:11:31.88 +55:40:22.5: ref_mag=13.13 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.1620 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_00-42-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0289.fits at 11:47:01.81 +55:46:00.8: 16.12 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out54469.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out54574.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 16s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s
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Considering the candidate 52402_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 52402_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52516_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 52516_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 52591_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 52591_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:51:07.94 +56:36:26.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52977_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 52977_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:00:15.64 +51:30:43.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53093_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 53093_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 53174_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 53174_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 53246_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 53246_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:21:37.00 +57:04:12.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53306_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 53306_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:01:46.00 +56:25:13.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53330_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 53330_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 53413_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 53413_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:12:50.21 +54:54:35.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53526_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 53526_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53606_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 53606_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:00:24.46 +51:28:25.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53663_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 53663_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 54069_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 54069_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 54319_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 54319_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 54380_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 54380_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 54428_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 54428_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.2 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 54451_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 54451_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 54469_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
Preparing report for the candidate 54469_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
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Considering the candidate 54474_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 54474_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:18:36.76 +55:16:04.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 54574_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
Preparing report for the candidate 54574_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
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Considering the candidate 54587_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 54587_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-05-02_04-31-30_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks