This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj
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 03.2379 2461163.7379 13.38 11:31:54.80 -09:11:59.8
272.24112 48.87495 galactic Crt Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.4" and 9.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.639 Latona -0 1 2 13.7 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits at 11:31:54.80 -09:11:59.8: 15.64 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits at 11:31:54.80 -09:11:59.8: 15.65 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461163.7379,13.38,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260503.2379 13.38CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 05 03.2379 2461163.7379 13.49 11:37:25.25 -08:26:32.1
273.58628 50.16448 galactic Crt Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.9" and 9.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.227 Philosophia -1 1 1 13.4 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits at 11:37:25.25 -08:26:32.1: 15.74 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits at 11:37:25.25 -08:26:32.1: 15.72 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461163.7379,13.49,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260503.2379 13.49CV 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: 2461147.76570362 17.04.2026 06:22:26.793 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
First image: 2461147.76570362 17.04.2026 06:22:26.793 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
Last image: 2461163.73833304 03.05.2026 05:43:01.975 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 0
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.68
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 2 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 5032
Objects passed selection criteria: 5026
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4122
Average stars matched: 4039.25 (97.9925 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111276 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 Sun May 3 00:45:02 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: 2461147.76570362 17.04.2026 06:22:26.793 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
First image: 2461147.76570362 17.04.2026 06:22:26.793 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
Last image: 2461163.73833304 03.05.2026 05:43:01.975 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 7
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.41
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): 31089
Objects passed selection criteria: 31029
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 25685.8
Average stars matched: 24968.5 (97.2076 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 134588 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 Sun May 3 00:46:17 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_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 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.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/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.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: 2461163.73751900
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
'tocp_transients_list.txt' -> '../tocp_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits'
wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.8' 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: 12:00:03.184 -10:00:19.72 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_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.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: 12:00:08.685 -10:03:06.14 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:00:03.184 -10:00:19.72
Second-epoch image center 12:00:08.685 -10:03:06.14
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0514 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_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.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: 12:00:06.200 -10:03:46.60 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:00:03.184 -10:00:19.72
Second-epoch image center 12:00:06.200 -10:03:46.60
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0588 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 12:00:08.685 -10:03:06.14
Second-epoch second image center 12:00:06.200 -10:03:46.60
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01517 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/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits &> /tmp/tmp.aRPfR3n3aE
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits &> /tmp/tmp.h4KDWORZP9
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits &> /tmp/tmp.K42ZRBytCM
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Au6Gk1yeBp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.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_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits and wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.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_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits and wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits and wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5414 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.6120 to 188.1907 deg, Dec -15.6584 to -4.2135 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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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 171.6120 to 188.1907 deg, Dec -15.6584 to -4.2135 deg
Loaded 4776 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): 3415 out of 3518 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3518 out of 5414 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.685200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.685200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.68
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.01
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.01
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5414 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.6120 to 188.1907 deg, Dec -15.6584 to -4.2135 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 171.6120 to 188.1907 deg, Dec -15.6584 to -4.2135 deg
Loaded 4776 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): 3415 out of 3518 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3518 out of 5414 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits (aperture=5.9)
Read 5369 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.6120 to 188.1907 deg, Dec -15.6584 to -4.2135 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 171.6120 to 188.1907 deg, Dec -15.6584 to -4.2135 deg
Loaded 4776 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): 3416 out of 3512 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3512 out of 5369 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits (aperture=5.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
2.1 pix Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
2.7 pix fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
2.7 pix fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.0 mag. Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
15.0 mag. Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.0 (SNR ) 11.3 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.aRPfR3n3aE (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=373, passed=5414
Got 5414 stars (including 5029 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5414 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (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 371 to 430 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 965 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5366 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
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 371 to 430 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5367 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5367 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 971 stars left (next iteration limit 1068)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits -region wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.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.h4KDWORZP9 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=356, passed=5369
Got 5369 stars (including 5000 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5369 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (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 371 to 430 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2)
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(), 964 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5325 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 371 to 430 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2)
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(), 5327 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5327 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
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_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits -region wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.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.K42ZRBytCM (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_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.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_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=281, passed=2940
Got 2940 stars (including 2656 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2940 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 371 to 430 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 968 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2920 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2921 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2921 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.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.Au6Gk1yeBp (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_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.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_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=285, passed=2906
Got 2906 stars (including 2618 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2906 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 371 to 430 (Dec -15.7 to -4.3)
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(), 966 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2886 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.7 to -4.3)
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(), 2885 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2885 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
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_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.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_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-10-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Vir-10-Q1b1x1 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 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.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_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Image size: 941.3'x626.8' 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: 12:00:03.184 -10:00:19.72 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_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
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: 12:00:08.685 -10:03:06.14 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:00:03.184 -10:00:19.72
Second-epoch image center 12:00:08.685 -10:03:06.14
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0514 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_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.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: 12:00:06.200 -10:03:46.60 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:00:03.184 -10:00:19.72
Second-epoch image center 12:00:06.200 -10:03:46.60
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0588 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 12:00:08.685 -10:03:06.14
Second-epoch second image center 12:00:06.200 -10:03:46.60
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01517 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/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits &> /tmp/tmp.C83pwbeA3t
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cSs7jkbQ18
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits &> /tmp/tmp.szJSnWqWEp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits &> /tmp/tmp.FGvaH8FpNL
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.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_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits and wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.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_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits and wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits and wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 33704 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.5751 to 188.2422 deg, Dec -15.6756 to -4.1628 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 171.5751 to 188.2422 deg, Dec -15.6756 to -4.1628 deg
Loaded 4830 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): 3511 out of 3743 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3743 out of 33704 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.569300
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.569300
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.41
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.16
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.16
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 33704 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.5751 to 188.2422 deg, Dec -15.6756 to -4.1628 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 171.5751 to 188.2422 deg, Dec -15.6756 to -4.1628 deg
Loaded 4830 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): 3511 out of 3743 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3743 out of 33704 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits (aperture=4.6)
Read 33871 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.5750 to 188.2422 deg, Dec -15.6584 to -4.1581 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 171.5750 to 188.2422 deg, Dec -15.6584 to -4.1581 deg
Loaded 4822 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): 3516 out of 3745 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3745 out of 33871 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 5 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
2.0 pix Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
2.4 pix fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
2.4 pix fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
15.2 mag. Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.1 (SNR ) 13.6 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.C83pwbeA3t (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=1232, passed=33691
Got 33691 stars (including 32410 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33691 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (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 371 to 431 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 964 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33453 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
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 371 to 431 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33452 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33452 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 971 stars left (next iteration limit 1068)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits -region wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.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.cSs7jkbQ18 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=1199, passed=33862
Got 33862 stars (including 32597 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33862 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (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 371 to 431 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 968 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33593 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
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 371 to 431 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33592 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33592 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits -region wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.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.szJSnWqWEp (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_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.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_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=691, passed=18117
Got 18117 stars (including 17403 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18117 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 371 to 430 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 971 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18035 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18035 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18035 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 975 stars left (next iteration limit 1072)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.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.FGvaH8FpNL (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_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.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_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=650, passed=18066
Got 18066 stars (including 17385 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18066 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 371 to 430 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 968 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17982 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17982 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17982 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.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_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.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_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-41-51_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0129.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.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_2026-05-03_CI_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_004355_TTUQ1b1x1_345456_Nh20TAuj/wcs_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-10-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits at 12:21:02.36 -14:27:39.6: 12.95 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits at 11:37:25.25 -08:26:32.1: 15.74 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits at 12:11:23.94 -14:43:36.2: 13.43 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-22-26_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0157.fits at 11:31:54.80 -09:11:59.8: 15.64 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits at 11:31:54.80 -09:11:59.8: 15.65 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits at 12:21:02.36 -14:27:39.6: 12.87 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits at 12:11:23.94 -14:43:36.2: 13.27 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_01-23-26_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0158.fits at 11:37:25.25 -08:26:32.1: 15.72 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.91 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.33 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:21:02.36 -14:27:39.6: ref_mag=12.91 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0685 delta=-0.16 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:11:23.94 -14:43:36.2: ref_mag=13.33 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.6905 delta=-0.36 (need > 0.90)
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Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52749.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
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Considering the candidate 52632_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130
The candidate 52632_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52637_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130
The candidate 52637_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52678_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130
The candidate 52678_fd_Vir-10-Q1b1x1_2026-05-03_00-43-01_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0130 did not pass the final checks