This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2
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 31.1988 2461191.6988 10.83 11:46:10.36 +01:23:43.4
268.89549 59.88211 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.3" and 7.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.20 Massalia -1 1 1 11.0 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits at 11:46:10.36 +01:23:43.4: 15.78 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 11:46:10.36 +01:23:43.4: 15.74 +/- 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 31.1988* 11 46 10.36 +01 23 43.4 10.8 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461191.6988,10.83,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260531.1988 10.83CV 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 31.1988 2461191.6988 13.05 12:10:02.22 -00:52:01.0
281.68294 60.28556 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 7.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.204 Kallisto 0 0 1 13.2 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits at 12:10:02.22 -00:52:01.0: 15.97 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 12:10:02.22 -00:52:01.0: 15.89 +/- 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 31.1988* 12 10 02.22 +00 52 01.0 13.1 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461191.6988,13.05,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260531.1988 13.05CV 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 31.1988 2461191.6988 13.22 11:55:29.60 +01:08:25.3
273.29158 60.75135 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.2" 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.122 Gerda -1 0 1 13.3 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits at 11:55:29.60 +01:08:25.3: 15.87 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 11:55:29.60 +01:08:25.3: 15.83 +/- 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 31.1988* 11 55 29.60 +01 08 25.3 13.2 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461191.6988,13.22,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260531.1988 13.22CV 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 31.1988 2461191.6988 13.46 12:08:03.38 -05:21:42.7
283.43273 55.85882 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.8" and 6.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.1943 Anteros 59 42 73 13.6 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits at 12:08:03.38 -05:21:42.7: 15.81 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 12:08:03.38 -05:21:42.7: 15.78 +/- 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 31.1988* 12 08 03.38 -05 21 42.7 13.5 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461191.6988,13.46,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260531.1988 13.46CV 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 31.1988 2461191.6988 13.45 12:16:50.84 -03:02:18.6
286.13299 58.70047 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.4" and 7.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.184 Dejopeja -0 0 0 13.6 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits at 12:16:50.84 -03:02:18.6: 15.85 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 12:16:50.84 -03:02:18.6: 15.77 +/- 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 31.1988* 12 16 50.84 -03 02 18.6 13.4 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461191.6988,13.45,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260531.1988 13.45CV 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 31.1988 2461191.6988 13.53 12:21:13.73 +02:35:15.4
285.23113 64.41617 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" 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.238 Hypatia 0 0 0 13.5 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits at 12:21:13.73 +02:35:15.4: 15.76 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 12:21:13.73 +02:35:15.4: 15.72 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 05 31.1988* 12 21 13.73 +02 35 15.4 13.5 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461191.6988,13.53,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260531.1988 13.53CV 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 31.1988 2461191.6988 14.04 11:43:53.94 +02:27:39.5
266.81643 60.50697 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.9" 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.207 Hedda -1 -1 2 14.4 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits at 11:43:53.94 +02:27:39.5: 15.95 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 11:43:53.94 +02:27:39.5: 15.80 +/- 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 31.1988* 11 43 53.94 +02 27 39.5 14.0 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461191.6988,14.04,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260531.1988 14.04CV 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: 2461168.70921274 08.05.2026 05:01:05.981 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
First image: 2461168.70921274 08.05.2026 05:01:05.981 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
Last image: 2461191.69907362 31.05.2026 04:46:29.961 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.64
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: 4 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): 5409
Objects passed selection criteria: 5399
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4253.25
Average stars matched: 4185.5 (98.4071 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111440 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 Sun May 31 00:06:05 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: 2461168.70921274 08.05.2026 05:01:05.981 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
First image: 2461168.70921274 08.05.2026 05:01:05.981 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
Last image: 2461191.69907362 31.05.2026 04:46:29.961 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 19
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.35
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: 16 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): 28570
Objects passed selection criteria: 28491
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: 24696.2
Average stars matched: 24072.2 (97.4733 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 132196 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 Sun May 31 00:08:00 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.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: 2461191.69861344
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits'
wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.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: 11:59:58.789 -01:59:55.39 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_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:00:12.845 -01:57:42.82 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 11:59:58.789 -01:59:55.39
Second-epoch image center 12:00:12.845 -01:57:42.82
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0692 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:00:15.728 -01:57:38.19 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 11:59:58.789 -01:59:55.39
Second-epoch image center 12:00:15.728 -01:57:38.19
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0802 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 12:00:12.845 -01:57:42.82
Second-epoch second image center 12:00:15.728 -01:57:38.19
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01207 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits &> /tmp/tmp.eUaLd80cEZ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cI2I3xCglR
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits &> /tmp/tmp.vqXiQoxZuj
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits &> /tmp/tmp.w6z58jWS4u
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits and wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.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_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits and wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits and wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5769 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 172.1380 to 187.8322 deg, Dec -7.2570 to +3.2681 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 172.1380 to 187.8322 deg, Dec -7.2570 to 3.2681 deg
Loaded 3700 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): 3124 out of 3225 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3225 out of 5769 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.769350
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.769350
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.64
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.13
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.13
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5769 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 172.1380 to 187.8322 deg, Dec -7.2570 to +3.2681 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 172.1380 to 187.8322 deg, Dec -7.2570 to 3.2681 deg
Loaded 3700 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): 3124 out of 3225 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3225 out of 5769 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits (aperture=6.5)
Read 5500 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 172.1485 to 187.8717 deg, Dec -7.2565 to +3.2689 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.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 172.1485 to 187.8717 deg, Dec -7.2565 to 3.2689 deg
Loaded 3703 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): 3118 out of 3206 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3206 out of 5500 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits (aperture=6.5)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.4 pix Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
2.3 pix Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
2.2 pix fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
2.2 pix fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
2.4 pix wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.1 mag. Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
15.1 mag. Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.3 (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.eUaLd80cEZ (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=353, passed=5769
Got 5769 stars (including 5411 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5769 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 972 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5747 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5747 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5747 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Excluding outliers - 978 stars left (next iteration limit 1075)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits N_match=978 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.452 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.485 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.425 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.504 n_q1=240 n_q2=228 n_q3=252 n_q4=258 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.115
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits -region wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.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.cI2I3xCglR (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=344, passed=5500
Got 5500 stars (including 5152 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5500 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 969 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5465 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5467 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5467 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Excluding outliers - 975 stars left (next iteration limit 1072)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits N_match=975 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.446 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.362 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.489 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.426 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.492 n_q1=242 n_q2=228 n_q3=245 n_q4=260 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.104
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits -region wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.vqXiQoxZuj (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_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.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_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=264, passed=2966
Got 2966 stars (including 2701 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2966 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 412 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 970 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2920 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
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 412 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2921 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2921 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 978 stars left (next iteration limit 1075)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits N_match=978 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.269 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.287 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.299 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.235 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.271 n_q1=256 n_q2=209 n_q3=265 n_q4=248 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.110
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.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.w6z58jWS4u (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_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.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_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=284, passed=2900
Got 2900 stars (including 2613 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2900 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 412 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 965 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2842 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 412 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2843 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2843 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 977 stars left (next iteration limit 1074)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits N_match=977 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.306 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.313 n_q1=252 n_q2=206 n_q3=268 n_q4=251 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.156
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits sigma_overall=0.452 worst_q_ratio=1.115
ref2=Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits sigma_overall=0.446 worst_q_ratio=1.104
new1=fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits sigma_overall=0.269 worst_q_ratio=1.110
new2=fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits sigma_overall=0.310 worst_q_ratio=1.156
reference average sigma_overall=0.449 worst_q_ratio=1.1095
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Distribution of catalog-matched stars across the image:
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150_astrometric_residuals.png (978 matched stars from wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157_astrometric_residuals.png (975 matched stars from wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092_astrometric_residuals.png (978 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093_astrometric_residuals.png (977 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-06-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits at 11:46:10.36 +01:23:43.4: 15.78 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 11:46:10.36 +01:23:43.4: 15.74 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20207.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 7s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20207_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
Preparing report for the candidate 20207_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 8s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Vir-06-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
11:46:10.36 +01:23:43.4
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.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: 11:59:58.789 -01:59:55.39 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_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:00:12.845 -01:57:42.82 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 11:59:58.789 -01:59:55.39
Second-epoch image center 12:00:12.845 -01:57:42.82
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0692 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:00:15.728 -01:57:38.19 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 11:59:58.789 -01:59:55.39
Second-epoch image center 12:00:15.728 -01:57:38.19
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0802 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 12:00:12.845 -01:57:42.82
Second-epoch second image center 12:00:15.728 -01:57:38.19
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01207 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zN360abDJk
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Z4aaCL5jpP
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits &> /tmp/tmp.BlvDA4kScc
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits &> /tmp/tmp.v3zGJo8Gnq
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits and wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.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_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits and wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits and wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 31480 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 172.1381 to 187.8856 deg, Dec -7.2657 to +3.2681 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 172.1381 to 187.8856 deg, Dec -7.2657 to 3.2681 deg
Loaded 3710 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): 3069 out of 3283 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3283 out of 31480 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.647700
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.647700
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.35
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.30
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.30
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 31480 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 172.1381 to 187.8856 deg, Dec -7.2657 to +3.2681 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 172.1381 to 187.8856 deg, Dec -7.2657 to 3.2681 deg
Loaded 3710 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): 3069 out of 3283 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3283 out of 31480 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits (aperture=5.0)
Read 29846 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 172.1457 to 187.8899 deg, Dec -7.2611 to +3.2689 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 172.1457 to 187.8899 deg, Dec -7.2611 to 3.2689 deg
Loaded 3709 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): 3089 out of 3275 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3275 out of 29846 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits (aperture=5.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 19 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
2.1 pix Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
2.1 pix fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
2.0 pix fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
15.2 mag. Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
14.5 mag. fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
14.5 mag. fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.5 (SNR ) 13.9 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=24, blended=1333, passed=31456
Got 31456 stars (including 30088 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 31456 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 980 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 975 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31358 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 980 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31358 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31358 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Excluding outliers - 980 stars left (next iteration limit 1078)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits N_match=980 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.462 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.507 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.445 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.487 n_q1=239 n_q2=228 n_q3=251 n_q4=262 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.097
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits -region wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=1289, passed=29833
Got 29833 stars (including 28497 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 29833 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 972 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29716 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29714 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29714 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Excluding outliers - 977 stars left (next iteration limit 1074)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits N_match=977 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.438 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.376 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.464 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.471 n_q1=242 n_q2=226 n_q3=252 n_q4=257 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.076
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits -region wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.BlvDA4kScc (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_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.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_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=498, passed=18895
Got 18895 stars (including 18370 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18895 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 967 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18681 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18681 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18681 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 979 stars left (next iteration limit 1076)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits N_match=979 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.280 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.277 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.246 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.281 n_q1=259 n_q2=211 n_q3=263 n_q4=246 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.085
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.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.v3zGJo8Gnq (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_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.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_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=1, blended=518, passed=19313
Got 19313 stars (including 18761 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 19313 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 970 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19109 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19109 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19109 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 979 stars left (next iteration limit 1076)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits N_match=979 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.308 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.287 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.301 n_q1=256 n_q2=210 n_q3=265 n_q4=248 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.128
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.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_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-45-50_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0092.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.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_2026-05-31_CI_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_000345_TTUQ1b1x1_2247273_dFDVs9c2/wcs_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-06-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits at 11:55:29.60 +01:08:25.3: 15.87 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits at 12:16:50.84 -03:02:18.6: 15.85 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits at 12:06:11.27 +01:26:50.2: 12.83 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits at 12:10:02.22 -00:52:01.0: 15.97 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits at 12:08:03.38 -05:21:42.7: 15.81 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits at 11:30:37.20 -02:30:59.9: 13.36 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits at 11:30:37.08 -03:22:42.5: 13.34 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits at 12:21:13.73 +02:35:15.4: 15.76 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 11:55:29.60 +01:08:25.3: 15.83 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 12:08:03.38 -05:21:42.7: 15.78 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 12:06:11.27 +01:26:50.2: 12.86 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 12:16:50.84 -03:02:18.6: 15.77 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 11:30:37.20 -02:30:59.9: 13.36 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.84 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:06:11.27 +01:26:50.2: ref_mag=12.84 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0459 delta=-0.20 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 12:10:02.22 -00:52:01.0: 15.89 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.36 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 11:30:37.20 -02:30:59.9: ref_mag=13.36 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5784 delta=-0.22 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits at 11:43:53.94 +02:27:39.5: 15.95 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 11:30:37.08 -03:22:42.5: 13.36 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.35 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 12:21:13.73 +02:35:15.4: 15.72 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 11:30:37.08 -03:22:42.5: ref_mag=13.35 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.2214 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 11:43:53.94 +02:27:39.5: 15.80 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-08_00-01-05_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0150.fits at 11:30:58.57 -04:43:04.9: 12.97 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-36-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0157.fits at 11:30:58.57 -04:43:04.9: 13.03 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.00 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 11:30:58.57 -04:43:04.9: ref_mag=13.00 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.7497 delta=0.25 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52029.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52101.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52124.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
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Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52144.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52361.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 8s
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Done pre-generating preview images.
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make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 5s
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Considering the candidate 51729_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
The candidate 51729_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 51730_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
The candidate 51730_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:35:21.15 +01:09:17.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 51731_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
The candidate 51731_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 51787_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
The candidate 51787_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:46:10.36 +01:23:43.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 51847_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
The candidate 51847_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:37:45.13 -05:38:57.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52029_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
Preparing report for the candidate 52029_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
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Considering the candidate 52090_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
The candidate 52090_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:34:50.10 -02:14:57.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52101_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
Preparing report for the candidate 52101_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
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Considering the candidate 52124_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
Preparing report for the candidate 52124_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
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Considering the candidate 52125_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
Preparing report for the candidate 52125_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
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Considering the candidate 52129_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
The candidate 52129_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52144_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
Preparing report for the candidate 52144_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
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Considering the candidate 52230_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
The candidate 52230_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:12:08.06 +00:06:31.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52266_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
The candidate 52266_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:33:43.02 +02:07:28.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52361_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
Preparing report for the candidate 52361_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
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Considering the candidate 50039_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
The candidate 50039_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:30:13.14 -05:08:06.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 21142_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
The candidate 21142_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 11:33:39.67 -06:23:08.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 50068_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
The candidate 50068_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 50023_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093
The candidate 50023_fd_Vir-06-Q1b1x1_2026-05-30_23-46-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0093 did not pass the final checks
