This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr
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 16.2123 2461176.7123 12.76 12:05:48.86 -01:21:32.5
280.02899 59.46866 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.4" and 5.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.204 Kallisto 0 0 0 12.9 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 12:05:48.86 -01:21:32.5: 16.00 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 12:05:48.86 -01:21:32.5: 15.97 +/- 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 16.2123* 12 05 48.86 -01 21 32.5 12.8 U Vir 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,2461176.7123,12.76,0.05,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 20260516.2123 12.76CV 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 16.2123 2461176.7123 13.02 11:53:18.43 +01:19:36.3
272.12229 60.67311 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 5.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.122 Gerda -0 0 1 13.0 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 11:53:18.43 +01:19:36.3: 16.01 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 11:53:18.43 +01:19:36.3: 16.03 +/- 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 16.2123* 11 53 18.43 +01 19 36.3 13.0 U Vir 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,2461176.7123,13.02,0.05,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 20260516.2123 13.02CV 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 16.2123 2461176.7123 13.29 12:21:06.43 +02:13:31.4
285.38854 64.05917 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.1" and 5.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.238 Hypatia 0 -0 0 13.3 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 12:21:06.43 +02:13:31.4: 15.86 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 12:21:06.43 +02:13:31.4: 15.87 +/- 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 16.2123* 12 21 06.43 +02 13 31.4 13.3 U Vir 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,2461176.7123,13.29,0.05,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 20260516.2123 13.29CV 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 16.2123 2461176.7123 13.27 12:16:07.26 -02:59:55.0
285.77604 58.69180 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.1" and 5.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.184 Dejopeja 0 -0 0 13.4 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 12:16:07.26 -02:59:55.0: 15.84 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 12:16:07.26 -02:59:55.0: 15.85 +/- 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 16.2123* 12 16 07.26 -02 59 55.0 13.3 U Vir 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,2461176.7123,13.27,0.05,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 20260516.2123 13.27CV 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 16.2123 2461176.7123 14.16 11:54:28.02 -01:45:01.5
275.25943 58.02734 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.9" and 5.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.109 Felicitas 0 1 1 14.2 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 11:54:28.02 -01:45:01.5: 16.03 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 11:54:28.02 -01:45:01.5: 16.05 +/- 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 16.2123* 11 54 28.02 -01 45 01.5 14.2 U Vir 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,2461176.7123,14.16,0.05,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 20260516.2123 14.16CV 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: 2461093.86218641 22.02.2026 08:41:22.906 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
First image: 2461093.86218641 22.02.2026 08:41:22.906 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
Last image: 2461176.71252107 16.05.2026 05:05:51.820 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 3
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.74
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 2 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 4322
Objects passed selection criteria: 4319
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.8 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.8 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4219.25
Average stars matched: 4085.5 (96.83 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 110840 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Wed May 13 17:47:49 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-54-ga455e386
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-05-13)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat May 16 00:07:35 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461093.86218641 22.02.2026 08:41:22.906 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
First image: 2461093.86218641 22.02.2026 08:41:22.906 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
Last image: 2461176.71252107 16.05.2026 05:05:51.820 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 38
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.40
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: 8 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): 24589
Objects passed selection criteria: 24535
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.7 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.7 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 23809.8
Average stars matched: 22881 (96.0993 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 130140 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Wed May 13 17:47:49 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-54-ga455e386
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-05-13)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat May 16 00:08:45 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.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: 2461176.71206241
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_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits'
wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
Image size: 941.8'x627.2' 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: 11:59:59.773 -02:00:02.82 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Image size: 936.9'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: 12:00:04.790 -01:59:27.17 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 11:59:59.773 -02:00:02.82
Second-epoch image center 12:00:04.790 -01:59:27.17
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0231 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Image size: 936.9'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: 12:00:06.466 -01:59:08.21 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 11:59:59.773 -02:00:02.82
Second-epoch image center 12:00:06.466 -01:59:08.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0317 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 12:00:04.790 -01:59:27.17
Second-epoch second image center 12:00:06.466 -01:59:08.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00874 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits &> /tmp/tmp.2rbzQXTErf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Nv3snBQJSG
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ySXNiU3fvh
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XgMCx9g2ZL
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits and wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits and wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits and wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5852 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 172.0998 to 187.9210 deg, Dec -7.2990 to +3.3108 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
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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 172.0998 to 187.9210 deg, Dec -7.2990 to 3.3108 deg
Loaded 3755 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): 3122 out of 3271 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3271 out of 5852 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.893250
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.893250
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.74
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.15
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.15
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5852 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 172.0998 to 187.9210 deg, Dec -7.2990 to +3.3108 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 172.0998 to 187.9210 deg, Dec -7.2990 to 3.3108 deg
Loaded 3755 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): 3122 out of 3271 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3271 out of 5852 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits (aperture=6.4)
Read 5784 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.8081 to 188.1615 deg, Dec -7.7215 to +3.7639 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 171.8081 to 188.1615 deg, Dec -7.7215 to 3.7639 deg
Loaded 4166 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): 3130 out of 3252 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3252 out of 5784 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits (aperture=6.3)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 3 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
2.2 pix Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
2.3 pix fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
2.3 pix fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
15.2 mag. Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
15.0 mag. fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
15.0 mag. fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.0 (SNR ) 12.1 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.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_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=443, passed=5852
Got 5852 stars (including 5404 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5852 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (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 0.010464 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 980 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 973 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5821 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 980 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5820 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5820 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 980 stars left (next iteration limit 1078)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits N_match=980 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.316 n_q1=243 n_q2=233 n_q3=258 n_q4=246 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.203
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits -region wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.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.Nv3snBQJSG (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/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.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_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=413, passed=5784
Got 5784 stars (including 5364 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5784 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 973 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5726 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5725 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5725 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 978 stars left (next iteration limit 1075)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits N_match=978 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.292 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.319 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.256 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.274 n_q1=248 n_q2=214 n_q3=265 n_q4=251 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.146
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits -region wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.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.ySXNiU3fvh (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_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.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_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=291, passed=5234
Got 5234 stars (including 4939 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5234 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013013 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010410 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 966 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5195 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5194 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5194 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 976 stars left (next iteration limit 1073)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits N_match=976 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.402 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.304 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.563 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.481 n_q1=256 n_q2=217 n_q3=252 n_q4=251 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.399
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.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.XgMCx9g2ZL (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_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.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_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=293, passed=5187
Got 5187 stars (including 4889 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5187 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013013 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010410 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.2 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 968 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5139 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.2 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5140 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5140 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 978 stars left (next iteration limit 1075)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits N_match=978 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.599 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.459 n_q1=259 n_q2=217 n_q3=254 n_q4=248 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.472
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.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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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits sigma_overall=0.352 worst_q_ratio=1.203
ref2=Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits sigma_overall=0.292 worst_q_ratio=1.146
new1=fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits sigma_overall=0.402 worst_q_ratio=1.399
new2=fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits sigma_overall=0.407 worst_q_ratio=1.472
reference average sigma_overall=0.322 worst_q_ratio=1.1745
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Distribution of catalog-matched stars across the image:
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411_astrometric_residuals.png (980 matched stars from wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175_astrometric_residuals.png (978 matched stars from wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011_astrometric_residuals.png (976 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012_astrometric_residuals.png (978 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 12:01:08.87 -01:29:19.6: 12.39 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 12:01:08.87 -01:29:19.6: 12.33 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.35 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:01:08.87 -01:29:19.6: ref_mag=12.35 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3092 delta=0.05 (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 20456_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 20456_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:03:31.89 -02:25:59.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20460_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 20460_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:22:52.81 +01:17:51.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20461_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 20461_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 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 Vir-06-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/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
Image size: 941.8'x627.2' 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: 11:59:59.773 -02:00:02.82 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Image size: 936.9'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: 12:00:04.790 -01:59:27.17 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 11:59:59.773 -02:00:02.82
Second-epoch image center 12:00:04.790 -01:59:27.17
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0231 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Image size: 936.9'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: 12:00:06.466 -01:59:08.21 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 11:59:59.773 -02:00:02.82
Second-epoch image center 12:00:06.466 -01:59:08.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0317 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 12:00:04.790 -01:59:27.17
Second-epoch second image center 12:00:06.466 -01:59:08.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00874 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits &> /tmp/tmp.eFPLjGQDWi
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits &> /tmp/tmp.pbTdag71VW
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits &> /tmp/tmp.f9cb1hjOYj
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JTrEds8RcX
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits and wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits and wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits and wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 32492 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 172.0947 to 187.9493 deg, Dec -7.3038 to +3.3170 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 172.0947 to 187.9493 deg, Dec -7.3038 to 3.3170 deg
Loaded 3770 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): 3039 out of 3314 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3314 out of 32492 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.755400
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.755400
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.40
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.36
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.36
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 32492 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 172.0947 to 187.9493 deg, Dec -7.3038 to +3.3170 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 172.0947 to 187.9493 deg, Dec -7.3038 to 3.3170 deg
Loaded 3770 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): 3039 out of 3314 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3314 out of 32492 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 33433 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.7993 to 188.2138 deg, Dec -7.7228 to +3.7639 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 171.7993 to 188.2138 deg, Dec -7.7228 to 3.7639 deg
Loaded 4179 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): 3062 out of 3307 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3307 out of 33433 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 27 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
2.1 pix Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
2.3 pix fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
2.3 pix fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
15.4 mag. Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
15.1 mag. fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
15.1 mag. fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.1 (SNR ) 14.5 (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
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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/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.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_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=1375, passed=32479
Got 32479 stars (including 31051 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 32479 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (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 0.010464 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 980 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 974 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32410 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 980 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32410 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32410 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 980 stars left (next iteration limit 1078)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits N_match=980 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.348 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.402 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.314 n_q1=239 n_q2=231 n_q3=263 n_q4=247 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.155
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits -region wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.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/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.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_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=1372, passed=33420
Got 33420 stars (including 32000 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33420 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 981 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 974 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33094 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.8)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 981 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33094 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33094 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 981 stars left (next iteration limit 1079)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits N_match=981 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.322 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.276 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.263 n_q1=242 n_q2=213 n_q3=270 n_q4=256 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.074
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits -region wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.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.f9cb1hjOYj (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_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.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_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=1252, passed=25857
Got 25857 stars (including 24567 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25857 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013013 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010410 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 967 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25544 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25545 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25545 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 979 stars left (next iteration limit 1076)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits N_match=979 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.402 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.305 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.522 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.473 n_q1=265 n_q2=204 n_q3=266 n_q4=244 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.299
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.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.JTrEds8RcX (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_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.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_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=1352, passed=26083
Got 26083 stars (including 24709 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 26083 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013013 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010410 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 980 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 968 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25761 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 980 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25761 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25761 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 980 stars left (next iteration limit 1078)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits N_match=980 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.398 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.319 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.534 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.447 n_q1=261 n_q2=202 n_q3=268 n_q4=249 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.340
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.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_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-12_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0011.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.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_2026-05-16_CI_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_000622_TTUQ2b1x1_3389730_XzWR50vr/wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 12:21:06.43 +02:13:31.4: 15.86 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 11:53:18.43 +01:19:36.3: 16.01 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 12:05:48.86 -01:21:32.5: 16.00 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 12:05:25.98 -01:52:14.8: 14.93 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 12:16:07.26 -02:59:55.0: 15.84 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 12:05:48.86 -01:21:32.5: 15.97 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 12:21:06.43 +02:13:31.4: 15.87 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 12:16:07.26 -02:59:55.0: 15.85 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 12:05:25.98 -01:52:14.8: 15.06 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 11:53:18.43 +01:19:36.3: 16.03 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.99 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:05:25.98 -01:52:14.8: ref_mag=14.99 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.9769 delta=0.01 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 12:12:57.20 +01:18:38.5: 14.42 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 12:05:40.16 -04:09:21.3: 14.79 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 11:54:28.02 -01:45:01.5: 16.03 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 12:21:06.79 +01:14:42.1: 15.37 +/- 0.23 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 12:12:32.56 -04:42:24.1: 14.56 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 12:05:40.16 -04:09:21.3: 14.69 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 12:12:57.20 +01:18:38.5: 14.58 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 11:54:28.02 -01:45:01.5: 16.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.73 +/- 0.08
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.49 +/- 0.08
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:05:40.16 -04:09:21.3: ref_mag=14.73 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=14.5745 delta=0.16 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:12:57.20 +01:18:38.5: ref_mag=14.49 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=14.5106 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 12:21:06.79 +01:14:42.1: 15.06 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.18 +/- 0.14
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:21:06.79 +01:14:42.1: ref_mag=15.18 +/- 0.14 new_mean_mag=14.7646 delta=0.41 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 12:17:15.38 -02:46:42.9: 14.82 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 12:12:32.56 -04:42:24.1: 15.13 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.71 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:12:32.56 -04:42:24.1: ref_mag=14.71 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.6489 delta=0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 12:17:15.38 -02:46:42.9: 14.68 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.74 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:17:15.38 -02:46:42.9: ref_mag=14.74 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.7485 delta=-0.00 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 12:22:30.59 +00:50:32.6: 14.90 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 11:59:03.85 +01:19:05.8: 15.62 +/- 0.27 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 12:24:38.26 -04:56:35.8: 15.02 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 12:22:30.59 +00:50:32.6: 15.28 +/- 0.22 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-02-22_02-41-22_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0411.fits at 11:55:24.24 -05:21:58.4: 15.51 +/- 0.25 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.03 +/- 0.12
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:22:30.59 +00:50:32.6: ref_mag=15.03 +/- 0.12 new_mean_mag=14.7403 delta=0.28 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 11:59:03.85 +01:19:05.8: 15.49 +/- 0.22 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.54 +/- 0.17
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 11:59:03.85 +01:19:05.8: ref_mag=15.54 +/- 0.17 new_mean_mag=14.8391 delta=0.70 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 12:24:38.26 -04:56:35.8: 15.34 +/- 0.26 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.13 +/- 0.15
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:24:38.26 -04:56:35.8: ref_mag=15.13 +/- 0.15 new_mean_mag=14.5527 delta=0.58 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-54-11_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0175.fits at 11:55:24.24 -05:21:58.4: 15.48 +/- 0.24 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.49 +/- 0.17
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 11:55:24.24 -05:21:58.4: ref_mag=15.49 +/- 0.17 new_mean_mag=14.9440 delta=0.55 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 53259_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53259_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53267_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53267_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:03:31.90 -02:25:59.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53274_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
Preparing report for the candidate 53274_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
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Considering the candidate 53278_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
Preparing report for the candidate 53278_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
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Considering the candidate 53279_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53279_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:18:06.11 -01:50:24.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53281_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
Preparing report for the candidate 53281_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
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Considering the candidate 53282_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
Preparing report for the candidate 53282_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
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Considering the candidate 53284_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53284_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:56:59.87 +00:37:04.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53285_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53285_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:26:14.29 +00:32:06.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53286_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53286_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:42:30.17 -04:40:00.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53289_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53289_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:50:31.92 -02:24:58.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53290_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53290_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:59:07.32 -04:46:27.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53293_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53293_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:21:50.44 -02:36:38.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53295_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53295_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:05:55.60 -02:28:54.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53301_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53301_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:56:52.39 -02:35:23.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53302_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53302_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:10:11.25 -00:54:18.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53303_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
Preparing report for the candidate 53303_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
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Considering the candidate 53322_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53322_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:20:37.60 -03:31:59.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53326_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53326_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53332_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53332_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53333_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53333_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53337_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53337_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53342_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53342_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53350_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53350_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53360_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53360_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53362_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53362_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53393_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012
The candidate 53393_fd_Vir-06-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_00-05-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0012 did not pass the final checks
