This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl
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 31.1963 2461191.6963 11.67 10:32:30.31 +13:17:23.8
229.03777 54.74967 galactic Leo Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 6.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.11 Parthenope -3 2 3 11.9 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:32:30.31 +13:17:23.8: 15.98 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:32:30.31 +13:17:23.8: 15.95 +/- 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 31.1963* 10 32 30.31 +13 17 23.8 11.7 U Leo 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,2461191.6963,11.67,0.05,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 20260531.1963 11.67CV 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 31.1963 2461191.6963 13.95 10:24:00.12 +13:56:32.1
226.42127 53.22376 galactic Leo Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.2" and 7.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.161 Athor -3 1 3 14.5 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:24:00.12 +13:56:32.1: 15.92 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:24:00.12 +13:56:32.1: 15.93 +/- 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 31.1963* 10 24 00.12 +13 56 32.1 13.9 U Leo 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,2461191.6963,13.95,0.05,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 20260531.1963 13.95CV 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: 2461171.68283635 11.05.2026 04:23:07.061 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
First image: 2461171.68283635 11.05.2026 04:23:07.061 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Last image: 2461191.69660021 31.05.2026 04:42:56.258 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 0
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.56
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: 5 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): 4078
Objects passed selection criteria: 4064
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 3236
Average stars matched: 3185.75 (98.4472 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 110752 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Tue May 26 15:05:11 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-83-g49118af2
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-05-26)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat May 30 23:53:48 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461171.68283635 11.05.2026 04:23:07.061 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
First image: 2461171.68283635 11.05.2026 04:23:07.061 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Last image: 2461191.69660021 31.05.2026 04:42:56.258 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 7
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.27
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: 18 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): 22153
Objects passed selection criteria: 22101
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.3 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.3 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 19019.8
Average stars matched: 18518 (97.362 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 128068 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Tue May 26 15:05:11 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-83-g49118af2
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-05-26)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat May 30 23:55:49 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/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.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/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.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: 2461191.69604108
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_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits'
wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits'
wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits'
wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 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: 10:40:00.126 +14:00:12.98 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_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.1' 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: 10:39:59.892 +14:00:04.62 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 10:40:00.126 +14:00:12.98
Second-epoch image center 10:39:59.892 +14:00:04.62
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0025 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_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.1' 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: 10:40:01.551 +14:00:38.33 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 10:40:00.126 +14:00:12.98
Second-epoch image center 10:40:01.551 +14:00:38.33
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0091 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 10:39:59.892 +14:00:04.62
Second-epoch second image center 10:40:01.551 +14:00:38.33
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01152 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/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5vDG5pPJdu
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits &> /tmp/tmp.3xeiXUw3xF
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits &> /tmp/tmp.rRPyOuKrCX
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits &> /tmp/tmp.fzmEFyxUZp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits and wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits and wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits and wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits) and catalog (wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5744 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 151.7234 to 168.1820 deg, Dec +8.6409 to +19.2606 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 151.7234 to 168.1820 deg, Dec 8.6409 to 19.2606 deg
Loaded 4238 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): 3433 out of 3512 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3512 out of 5744 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.710400
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.710400
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.56
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 5744 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 151.7234 to 168.1820 deg, Dec +8.6409 to +19.2606 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 151.7234 to 168.1820 deg, Dec 8.6409 to 19.2606 deg
Loaded 4238 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): 3433 out of 3512 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3512 out of 5744 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits (aperture=6.3)
Read 5709 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 151.7044 to 168.1822 deg, Dec +8.6409 to +19.2438 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.07
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
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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 151.7044 to 168.1822 deg, Dec 8.6409 to 19.2438 deg
Loaded 4241 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): 3438 out of 3510 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3510 out of 5709 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits (aperture=6.4)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.4 pix Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
2.4 pix Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
2.4 pix fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
2.4 pix fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
2.4 pix wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
2.4 pix wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
15.1 mag. Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
14.2 mag. fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
14.2 mag. fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.2 (SNR ) 11.3 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.5vDG5pPJdu (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_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits' -> 'wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=319, passed=5744
Got 5744 stars (including 5420 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5744 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 869 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 858 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5652 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 869 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5652 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5652 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 869 stars left (next iteration limit 955)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits N_match=869 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.443 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.354 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.485 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.589 n_q1=199 n_q2=228 n_q3=236 n_q4=206 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.328
The image catalog is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits -region wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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.3xeiXUw3xF (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_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh: line 136: echo: write error: Broken pipe
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits' -> 'wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=309, passed=5709
Got 5709 stars (including 5396 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5709 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 866 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 853 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5614 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 866 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5613 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5613 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Excluding outliers - 866 stars left (next iteration limit 952)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits N_match=866 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.435 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.314 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.510 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.395 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.567 n_q1=198 n_q2=222 n_q3=239 n_q4=207 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.303
The image catalog is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits -region wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.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.rRPyOuKrCX (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_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.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_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=229, passed=2946
Got 2946 stars (including 2716 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2946 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 870 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 870 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 858 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 870 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2898 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 870 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 870 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2897 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 870 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2898 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Excluding outliers - 870 stars left (next iteration limit 957)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits N_match=870 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.465 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.509 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.560 n_q1=201 n_q2=223 n_q3=240 n_q4=206 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.204
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits -region wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.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.fzmEFyxUZp (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_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.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_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=236, passed=2935
Got 2935 stars (including 2698 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2935 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 869 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 856 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2887 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 869 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2890 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2890 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Excluding outliers - 869 stars left (next iteration limit 955)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits N_match=869 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.477 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.376 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.521 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.459 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.557 n_q1=203 n_q2=224 n_q3=240 n_q4=202 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.167
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits -region wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits sigma_overall=0.443 worst_q_ratio=1.328
ref2=Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits sigma_overall=0.435 worst_q_ratio=1.303
new1=fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits sigma_overall=0.465 worst_q_ratio=1.204
new2=fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits sigma_overall=0.477 worst_q_ratio=1.167
reference average sigma_overall=0.439 worst_q_ratio=1.3155
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Distribution of catalog-matched stars across the image:
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141_astrometric_residuals.png (869 matched stars from wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142_astrometric_residuals.png (866 matched stars from wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072_astrometric_residuals.png (870 matched stars from wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073_astrometric_residuals.png (869 matched stars from wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Leo-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Leo-05-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/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.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_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 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: 10:40:00.126 +14:00:12.98 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_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.1' 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: 10:39:59.892 +14:00:04.62 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 10:40:00.126 +14:00:12.98
Second-epoch image center 10:39:59.892 +14:00:04.62
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0025 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_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.1' 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: 10:40:01.551 +14:00:38.33 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 10:40:00.126 +14:00:12.98
Second-epoch image center 10:40:01.551 +14:00:38.33
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0091 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 10:39:59.892 +14:00:04.62
Second-epoch second image center 10:40:01.551 +14:00:38.33
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01152 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/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits &> /tmp/tmp.M0T7GVOYoK
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5FWJielVDH
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits &> /tmp/tmp.LYbvMbm293
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits &> /tmp/tmp.hcOKqq284z
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits and wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits and wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits and wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits) and catalog (wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 29548 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 151.7133 to 168.2349 deg, Dec +8.6409 to +19.2695 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 151.7133 to 168.2349 deg, Dec 8.6409 to 19.2695 deg
Loaded 4250 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): 3395 out of 3603 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3603 out of 29548 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.581700
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.581700
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.27
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.31
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.31
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 29548 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 151.7133 to 168.2349 deg, Dec +8.6409 to +19.2695 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.07
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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 151.7133 to 168.2349 deg, Dec 8.6409 to 19.2695 deg
Loaded 4250 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): 3395 out of 3603 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3603 out of 29548 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 29453 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 151.7044 to 168.1930 deg, Dec +8.6409 to +19.2613 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
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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 151.7044 to 168.1930 deg, Dec 8.6409 to 19.2613 deg
Loaded 4244 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): 3391 out of 3603 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3603 out of 29453 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits (aperture=4.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 4 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
2.2 pix Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
2.2 pix fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
2.2 pix fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
15.3 mag. Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.4 (SNR ) 13.8 (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.M0T7GVOYoK (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_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits' -> 'wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=1176, passed=29533
Got 29533 stars (including 28316 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 29533 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 871 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 861 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29070 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 871 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29069 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29069 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Excluding outliers - 871 stars left (next iteration limit 958)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits N_match=871 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.435 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.457 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.572 n_q1=207 n_q2=228 n_q3=235 n_q4=201 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.316
The image catalog is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits -region wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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.5FWJielVDH (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_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits' -> 'wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=1170, passed=29442
Got 29442 stars (including 28242 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 29442 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 871 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 861 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28971 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 871 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28971 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28971 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Excluding outliers - 871 stars left (next iteration limit 958)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits N_match=871 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.444 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.337 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.518 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.386 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.553 n_q1=202 n_q2=227 n_q3=239 n_q4=203 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.247
The image catalog is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits -region wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.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.LYbvMbm293 (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_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.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_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=634, passed=17316
Got 17316 stars (including 16660 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 17316 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 868 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 854 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16960 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 868 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16960 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16960 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Excluding outliers - 868 stars left (next iteration limit 954)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits N_match=868 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.467 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.498 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.586 n_q1=211 n_q2=219 n_q3=236 n_q4=202 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.253
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits -region wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.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.hcOKqq284z (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_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.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_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=549, passed=16999
Got 16999 stars (including 16425 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16999 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 868 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 855 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16709 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 868 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16708 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16708 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Excluding outliers - 868 stars left (next iteration limit 954)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits N_match=868 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.470 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.509 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.455 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.544 n_q1=205 n_q2=223 n_q3=237 n_q4=203 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.157
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits -region wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.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_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.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_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0072.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.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_2026-05-30_CI_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_235130_TTUQ2b1x1_1042673_QawjQCzl/wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Leo-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:32:30.31 +13:17:23.8: 15.98 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:24:00.12 +13:56:32.1: 15.92 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:42:35.27 +13:25:48.2: 12.67 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:32:30.31 +13:17:23.8: 15.95 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:24:00.12 +13:56:32.1: 15.93 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:42:35.27 +13:25:48.2: 12.69 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.68 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:42:35.27 +13:25:48.2: ref_mag=12.68 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.7783 delta=-0.10 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out31763.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out31967.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 8s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s
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Considering the candidate 31751_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073
The candidate 31751_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 31763_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073
Preparing report for the candidate 31763_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073
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Considering the candidate 31949_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073
The candidate 31949_fd_Leo-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-30_23-42-56_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0073 did not pass the final checks