This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO
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 26.1629 2461186.6629 10.94 16:43:29.31 -08:18:00.2
9.28479 23.62148 galactic Oph Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.6" and 5.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.28 Bellona -0 1 1 11.4 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits at 16:43:29.31 -08:18:00.2: 15.37 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits at 16:43:29.31 -08:18:00.2: 15.43 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461186.6629,10.94,0.05,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 20260526.1629 10.94CV 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 26.1629 2461186.6629 10.32 17:25:25.48 -11:38:59.5
12.28198 13.14595 galactic Ser Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 5.7 pix
The object was found in VSX 1" ASAS J172525-1139.0
Type: MISC|SR
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
11.330 V Y 0.370 V 2452162.40000 119.189514000000
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits at 17:25:25.48 -11:38:59.5: 11.30 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits at 17:25:25.48 -11:38:59.5: 11.32 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.31 +/- 0.01
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 26.1628* 17 25 25.48 -11 38 59.5 10.3 U Ser 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
ASAS J172525-1139.0,2461186.6629,10.32,0.05,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
ASAS J172525-1139.0 20260526.1629 10.32CV 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 26.1629 2461186.6629 10.64 17:23:33.16 -12:52:36.7
10.96503 12.88467 galactic Ser Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.7" and 5.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 4138659352913454080 | 17:23:33.12 -12:52:36.6 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE J-Ks=0.726+/-0.030 (K)
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits at 17:23:33.16 -12:52:36.7: 11.84 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits at 17:23:33.16 -12:52:36.7: 11.76 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.80 +/- 0.01
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 26.1628* 17 23 33.16 -12 52 36.7 10.6 U Ser 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
Gaia DR3 4138659352913454080,2461186.6629,10.64,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 4138659352913454080 20260526.1629 10.64CV 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 3
Ref. image: 2461148.84898149 18.04.2026 08:22:22.001 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits
First image: 2461148.84898149 18.04.2026 08:22:22.001 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits
Last image: 2461186.66308235 26.05.2026 03:54:40.315 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.01
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: 1 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): 3832
Objects passed selection criteria: 3791
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.0 2.0 2 3
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.0 2.0 2 3
Average stars detected per image: 2756.33
Average stars matched: 2668.33 (96.8074 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 110684 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Sun May 24 19:55:43 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-81-g313b1a97
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-05-24)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Mon May 25 22:59:12 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
***** IMAGE PROCESSING ERROR (less than 4 images processed) *****
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461148.84898149 18.04.2026 08:22:22.001 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits
First image: 2461148.84898149 18.04.2026 08:22:22.001 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits
Last image: 2461186.66308235 26.05.2026 03:54:40.315 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 17
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.56
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 6 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 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): 37809
Objects passed selection criteria: 37688
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.1 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.1 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 21925
Average stars matched: 20874 (95.2064 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 145784 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Sun May 24 19:55:43 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-81-g313b1a97
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-05-24)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Mon May 25 22:59:28 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/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.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/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
Last image: 2461186.66262370 26.05.2026 03:54:00.688 UTC
ERROR running VaST on the field Oph-05-Q2b1x1 (less than 4 images processed)
exp_start= 18.04.2026 08:22:22.001 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461148.84898149 ap= 6.7 rotation= 0.000 *detected= 4051 *matched= 4051 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits
exp_start= 18.04.2026 08:23:06.788 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461148.84949986 ap= 6.7 rotation= 0.001 *detected= 4095 *matched= 3832 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits
exp_start= 26.05.2026 03:54:00.688 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461186.66262370 ap= 6.6 rotation= -0.429 *detected= 129 *matched= 127 status=ERROR /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
exp_start= 26.05.2026 03:54:40.315 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461186.66308235 ap= 6.6 rotation= -0.429 *detected= 123 *matched= 122 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
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/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.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: 2461186.66262370
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_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits exists and is non-empty
NOT SAVING wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits to local_wcs_cache/ as this is the run with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits exists and is non-empty
NOT SAVING wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits to local_wcs_cache/ as this is the run with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits exists and is non-empty
NOT SAVING wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits to local_wcs_cache/ as this is the run with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits exists and is non-empty
NOT SAVING wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits to local_wcs_cache/ as this is the run with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits
Image size: 937.6'x624.5' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 17:08:28.018 -09:57:35.75 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Image size: 938.6'x624.5' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 17:08:34.776 -09:59:30.77 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 17:08:28.018 -09:57:35.75
Second-epoch image center 17:08:34.776 -09:59:30.77
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0423 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_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
Image size: 938.6'x624.4' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 17:08:35.340 -09:58:57.20 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 17:08:28.018 -09:57:35.75
Second-epoch image center 17:08:35.340 -09:58:57.20
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0376 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 17:08:34.776 -09:59:30.77
Second-epoch second image center 17:08:35.340 -09:58:57.20
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00961 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/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits &> /tmp/tmp.CdCByKZKa3
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits &> /tmp/tmp.aG4f2AK2py
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Zy4AeQSRnv
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits &> /tmp/tmp.FIPcCiMp6R
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.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_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits and wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits.cat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
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_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits and wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits and wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits) and catalog (wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 57760 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 249.1175 to 265.2927 deg, Dec -15.2552 to -4.5449 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 249.1175 to 265.2927 deg, Dec -15.2552 to -4.5449 deg
Loaded 4170 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): 3226 out of 3611 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3611 out of 57760 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.433700
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.433700
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.56
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.87
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.87
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 57760 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 249.1175 to 265.2927 deg, Dec -15.2552 to -4.5449 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.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 249.1175 to 265.2927 deg, Dec -15.2552 to -4.5449 deg
Loaded 4170 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): 3226 out of 3611 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3611 out of 57760 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits (aperture=4.5)
Read 57367 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 249.1323 to 265.3001 deg, Dec -15.2554 to -4.5454 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 249.1323 to 265.3001 deg, Dec -15.2554 to -4.5454 deg
Loaded 4168 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): 3229 out of 3611 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3611 out of 57367 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits (aperture=4.5)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 9 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits
2.2 pix Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits
2.2 pix fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
2.3 pix fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.9 mag. Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits
14.9 mag. Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits
11.1 mag. fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
11.0 mag. fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 11.0 (SNR ) 10.9 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.CdCByKZKa3 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits' -> 'wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=2917, passed=57752
Got 57752 stars (including 54750 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 57752 stars from the SExtractor catalog
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010418 (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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 927 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 56908 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 56904 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 56904 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59"
Excluding outliers - 940 stars left (next iteration limit 1034)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits N_match=940 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.661 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.527 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.789 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.534 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.663 n_q1=195 n_q2=361 n_q3=190 n_q4=194 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.194
The image catalog is written to wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits -region wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.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.aG4f2AK2py (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits' -> 'wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=2923, passed=57361
Got 57361 stars (including 54345 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 57361 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010418 (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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 944 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 941 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 928 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 941 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 56663 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 941 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 56662 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 941 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 56662 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Excluding outliers - 941 stars left (next iteration limit 1035)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits N_match=941 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.604 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.523 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.658 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.551 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.665 n_q1=195 n_q2=358 n_q3=190 n_q4=198 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.101
The image catalog is written to wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits -region wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.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.Zy4AeQSRnv (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_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.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_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=109, passed=3342
Got 3342 stars (including 3226 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3342 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013036 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010429 (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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 858 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.98"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3101 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.91"
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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3097 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.93"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3097 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 1.03"
Excluding outliers - 919 stars left (next iteration limit 1010)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits N_match=919 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.980 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.668 sigma_q2_arcsec=1.283 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.909 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.697 n_q1=107 n_q2=535 n_q3=137 n_q4=140 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.308
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits -region wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.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.FIPcCiMp6R (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_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.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_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=108, passed=3147
Got 3147 stars (including 3031 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3147 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013036 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010429 (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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 917 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 914 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 858 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 1.01"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 914 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2937 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.91"
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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 918 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2932 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.93"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2932 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 1.02"
Excluding outliers - 915 stars left (next iteration limit 1005)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits N_match=915 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.981 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.672 sigma_q2_arcsec=1.225 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.951 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.678 n_q1=109 n_q2=514 n_q3=156 n_q4=136 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.249
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits -region wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.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_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-00_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0070.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-25_CI_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_225657_TTUQ2b1x1_1264604_OiOj9dpO/wcs_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Oph-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits at 16:43:29.31 -08:18:00.2: 15.37 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits at 17:23:33.16 -12:52:36.7: 11.84 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-22-22_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0121.fits at 17:25:25.48 -11:38:59.5: 11.30 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits at 16:43:29.31 -08:18:00.2: 15.43 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits at 17:23:33.16 -12:52:36.7: 11.76 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-04-18_03-23-06_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0122.fits at 17:25:25.48 -11:38:59.5: 11.32 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.80 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 17:23:33.16 -12:52:36.7: ref_mag=11.80 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=10.6449 delta=1.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.31 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 17:25:25.48 -11:38:59.5: ref_mag=11.31 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=10.2742 delta=1.04 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out15475.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out23790.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out71947.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 13s
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: 3s
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Considering the candidate 71947_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071
Preparing report for the candidate 71947_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071
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Considering the candidate 18389_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071
The candidate 18389_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:25:08.20 -12:26:26.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 12885_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071
The candidate 12885_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:23:53.55 -13:14:30.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 23790_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071
Preparing report for the candidate 23790_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071
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Considering the candidate 12210_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071
The candidate 12210_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:23:52.93 -13:19:44.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 28235_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071
The candidate 28235_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:26:30.68 -10:59:30.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 15475_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071
Preparing report for the candidate 15475_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071
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Considering the candidate 08109_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071
The candidate 08109_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:21:12.54 -13:57:46.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 31293_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071
The candidate 31293_fd_Oph-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-25_22-54-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0071 did not pass the final checks