This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI
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 09.2760 2461169.7760 13.87 12:08:41.06 +32:32:21.4
180.07855 79.27348 galactic Com Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.5" and 8.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.350 Ornamenta -1 1 1 14.1 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits at 12:08:41.06 +32:32:21.4: 16.24 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits at 12:08:41.06 +32:32:21.4: 16.19 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 05 09.2759* 12 08 41.06 +32 32 21.4 13.9 U Com 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461169.7760,13.87,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260509.2760 13.87CV 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 09.2760 2461169.7760 14.62 12:12:03.47 +30:27:06.9
189.53832 80.75835 galactic Com Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.0" and 8.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.679 Pax 1 1 1 14.8 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits at 12:12:03.47 +30:27:06.9: 16.21 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits at 12:12:03.47 +30:27:06.9: 16.21 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 05 09.2759* 12 12 03.47 +30 27 06.9 14.6 U Com 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461169.7760,14.62,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260509.2760 14.62CV 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: 2461093.81175025 22.02.2026 07:28:45.222 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
First image: 2461093.81175025 22.02.2026 07:28:45.222 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Last image: 2461169.77630713 09.05.2026 06:37:42.936 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.48
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: 6 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): 5298
Objects passed selection criteria: 5275
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4140.25
Average stars matched: 3771.25 (91.0875 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 110956 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Wed May 6 12:14:36 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-43-g0c21e0c3
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-05-06)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat May 9 03:14:21 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: 2461093.81175025 22.02.2026 07:28:45.222 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
First image: 2461093.81175025 22.02.2026 07:28:45.222 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Last image: 2461169.77630713 09.05.2026 06:37:42.936 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 25
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.19
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: 14 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): 26740
Objects passed selection criteria: 26645
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 21159
Average stars matched: 19182 (90.6565 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 127248 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Wed May 6 12:14:36 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-43-g0c21e0c3
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-05-06)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat May 9 03:15:59 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.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: 2461169.77560300
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits'
wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits'
wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits'
wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Image size: 941.7'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:00:01.753 +30:00:21.09 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:00:06.438 +29:56:00.61 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 12:00:01.753 +30:00:21.09
Second-epoch image center 12:00:06.438 +29:56:00.61
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0743 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:00:09.228 +29:55:25.20 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 12:00:01.753 +30:00:21.09
Second-epoch image center 12:00:09.228 +29:55:25.20
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0865 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 12:00:06.438 +29:56:00.61
Second-epoch second image center 12:00:09.228 +29:55:25.20
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01408 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits &> /tmp/tmp.khAJgsYKe5
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits &> /tmp/tmp.iBpv73FroX
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wEcBnZlefn
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits &> /tmp/tmp.pTrtMuGLmy
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat) found
'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5757 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 170.2957 to 189.2939 deg, Dec +24.2888 to +35.3606 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.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 170.2957 to 189.2939 deg, Dec 24.2888 to 35.3606 deg
Loaded 3870 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): 2812 out of 2964 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2964 out of 5757 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.905400
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.905400
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.48
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.43
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.43
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5757 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 170.2957 to 189.2939 deg, Dec +24.2888 to +35.3606 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 170.2957 to 189.2939 deg, Dec 24.2888 to 35.3606 deg
Loaded 3870 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): 2812 out of 2964 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2964 out of 5757 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits (aperture=6.4)
Read 5712 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 170.2957 to 189.2939 deg, Dec +24.2889 to +35.3609 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.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 170.2957 to 189.2939 deg, Dec 24.2889 to 35.3609 deg
Loaded 3870 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): 2817 out of 2965 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2965 out of 5712 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits (aperture=6.4)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
2.3 pix UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
2.3 pix fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
2.3 pix fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
2.3 pix wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
2.3 pix wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
15.4 mag. UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
15.2 mag. fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
15.2 mag. fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.2 (SNR ) 12.3 (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
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=431, passed=5757
Got 5757 stars (including 5315 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5757 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 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(), 966 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(), 5723 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 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(), 5725 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5725 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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits -region wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=423, passed=5712
Got 5712 stars (including 5284 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5712 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 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(), 969 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5670 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.3 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 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(), 5669 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5669 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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits -region wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.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.wEcBnZlefn (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_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.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_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=397, passed=5053
Got 5053 stars (including 4656 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5053 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 627 (Dec 24.5 to 35.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 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(), 969 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5033 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 627 (Dec 24.5 to 35.2)
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: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5035 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5038 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 974 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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.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.pTrtMuGLmy (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_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.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_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=379, passed=5024
Got 5024 stars (including 4640 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5024 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 627 (Dec 24.4 to 35.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 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(), 969 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4999 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 627 (Dec 24.4 to 35.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 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(), 4998 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4998 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-14-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits at 12:17:00.41 +27:45:08.7: 11.44 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits at 12:17:00.41 +27:45:08.7: 11.44 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.44 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:17:00.41 +27:45:08.7: ref_mag=11.44 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.5640 delta=-0.13 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s
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Considering the candidate 20740_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
The candidate 20740_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203 did not pass the final checks
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field UMa-14-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Image size: 941.7'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:00:01.753 +30:00:21.09 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:00:06.438 +29:56:00.61 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 12:00:01.753 +30:00:21.09
Second-epoch image center 12:00:06.438 +29:56:00.61
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0743 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:00:09.228 +29:55:25.20 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 12:00:01.753 +30:00:21.09
Second-epoch image center 12:00:09.228 +29:55:25.20
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0865 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 12:00:06.438 +29:56:00.61
Second-epoch second image center 12:00:09.228 +29:55:25.20
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01408 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits &> /tmp/tmp.10BUtzmEKN
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits &> /tmp/tmp.h6kk0W3cki
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits &> /tmp/tmp.1r7Z03gYnf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cSEq9dHNud
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits and wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat) found
'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 28501 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 170.2672 to 189.2949 deg, Dec +24.2295 to +35.3660 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 170.2672 to 189.2949 deg, Dec 24.2295 to 35.3660 deg
Loaded 3901 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): 2711 out of 2980 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2980 out of 28501 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.791100
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.791100
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.19
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.60
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.60
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 28501 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 170.2672 to 189.2949 deg, Dec +24.2295 to +35.3660 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 170.2672 to 189.2949 deg, Dec 24.2295 to 35.3660 deg
Loaded 3901 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): 2711 out of 2980 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2980 out of 28501 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits (aperture=5.0)
Read 28642 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 170.2682 to 189.2939 deg, Dec +24.2296 to +35.3727 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 170.2682 to 189.2939 deg, Dec 24.2296 to 35.3727 deg
Loaded 3904 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): 2697 out of 2980 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2980 out of 28642 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits (aperture=5.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 18 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
2.1 pix UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
2.3 pix fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
2.3 pix fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
2.1 pix wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
2.1 pix wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
15.6 mag. UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
15.3 mag. fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
15.3 mag. fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.3 (SNR ) 14.7 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.10BUtzmEKN (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=1244, passed=28491
Got 28491 stars (including 27189 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 28491 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4)
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(), 969 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28307 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4)
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(), 28305 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28305 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_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits -region wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.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.h6kk0W3cki (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=16, blended=1277, passed=28626
Got 28626 stars (including 27297 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 28626 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 972 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28464 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
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 571 to 628 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28462 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28462 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits -region wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.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.1r7Z03gYnf (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_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.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_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=1463, passed=23402
Got 23402 stars (including 21917 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 23402 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 627 (Dec 24.4 to 35.2)
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: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 965 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23176 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 627 (Dec 24.4 to 35.2)
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: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23177 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23177 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.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.cSEq9dHNud (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_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.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_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=1442, passed=23406
Got 23406 stars (including 21941 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 23406 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 627 (Dec 24.4 to 35.2)
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: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23164 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 627 (Dec 24.4 to 35.2)
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: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23163 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23163 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.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_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-36-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0202.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.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_2026-05-09_CI_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_031157_TTUQ2b1x1_2206287_GL3kTjtI/wcs_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-14-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits at 12:08:41.06 +32:32:21.4: 16.24 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits at 12:17:00.42 +27:45:08.6: 11.59 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits at 12:03:30.60 +33:04:29.7: 14.24 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits at 12:16:02.93 +27:42:11.1: 14.59 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits at 11:58:44.56 +26:41:23.3: 15.49 +/- 0.19 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits at 12:12:03.47 +30:27:06.9: 16.21 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-28-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0338.fits at 11:55:55.39 +28:26:54.1: 14.42 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits at 12:17:00.42 +27:45:08.6: 11.59 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits at 12:08:41.06 +32:32:21.4: 16.19 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.59 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:17:00.42 +27:45:08.6: ref_mag=11.59 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=11.7190 delta=-0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits at 12:16:02.93 +27:42:11.1: 14.68 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits at 12:03:30.60 +33:04:29.7: 14.23 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.63 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits at 11:58:44.56 +26:41:23.3: 15.58 +/- 0.21 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:16:02.93 +27:42:11.1: ref_mag=14.63 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=14.7336 delta=-0.10 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.23 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:03:30.60 +33:04:29.7: ref_mag=14.23 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.3749 delta=-0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.53 +/- 0.14
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits at 11:55:55.39 +28:26:54.1: 14.37 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_01-29-42_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0339.fits at 12:12:03.47 +30:27:06.9: 16.21 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 11:58:44.56 +26:41:23.3: ref_mag=15.53 +/- 0.14 new_mean_mag=14.9969 delta=0.53 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.39 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 11:55:55.39 +28:26:54.1: ref_mag=14.39 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.5545 delta=-0.16 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out34157.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out35687.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 7s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 31627_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
The candidate 31627_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:11:08.45 +25:54:43.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32184_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
The candidate 32184_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32942_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
The candidate 32942_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:03:09.57 +29:01:11.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 34157_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
Preparing report for the candidate 34157_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
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Considering the candidate 34274_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
The candidate 34274_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:44:18.69 +29:54:06.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 34316_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
The candidate 34316_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:48:02.92 +27:20:01.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 35087_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
The candidate 35087_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:56:11.84 +28:50:10.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 35176_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
The candidate 35176_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:00:09.84 +26:36:29.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 35274_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
The candidate 35274_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:55:53.60 +28:24:58.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 35311_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
The candidate 35311_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:41:01.94 +31:50:27.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 35314_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
The candidate 35314_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 35422_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
The candidate 35422_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:55:52.80 +28:25:25.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 35528_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
The candidate 35528_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:56:20.39 +30:38:08.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 35687_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
Preparing report for the candidate 35687_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
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Considering the candidate 35688_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
The candidate 35688_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 35877_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
The candidate 35877_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 36755_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
The candidate 36755_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 36763_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203
The candidate 36763_fd_UMa-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-09_01-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0203 did not pass the final checks