This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD
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 06 04.2943 2461195.7943 10.83 14:54:20.03 +17:41:43.0
20.99256 60.16577 galactic Boo Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.2" and 6.3 pix
The object was found in VSX 1" U Boo
Type: SRB
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
9.800 V 13.000 V 2453142.30000 201.300000000000 M4e
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits at 14:54:20.03 +17:41:43.0: 11.83 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits at 14:54:20.03 +17:41:43.0: 11.66 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.74 +/- 0.01
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
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
U Boo,2461195.7943,10.83,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
U Boo 20260604.2943 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 06 04.2943 2461195.7943 12.94 15:10:28.09 +17:45:11.5
23.99218 56.65817 galactic Boo Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.1" and 6.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.148 Gallia 2 -0 2 12.9 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits at 15:10:28.09 +17:45:11.5: 16.16 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits at 15:10:28.09 +17:45:11.5: 16.02 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461195.7943,12.94,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260604.2943 12.94CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461172.82001713 12.05.2026 07:40:39.480 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
First image: 2461172.82001713 12.05.2026 07:40:39.480 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
Last image: 2461195.79456012 04.06.2026 07:03:59.994 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.48
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 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): 4962
Objects passed selection criteria: 4958
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.4 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.4 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4547.75
Average stars matched: 4471.5 (98.3233 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111752 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Mon Jun 1 15:05:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-85-g6dfb2809
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-06-01)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Jun 4 03:26:47 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: 2461172.82001713 12.05.2026 07:40:39.480 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
First image: 2461172.82001713 12.05.2026 07:40:39.480 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
Last image: 2461195.79456012 04.06.2026 07:03:59.994 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 10
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.14
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: 13 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): 30639
Objects passed selection criteria: 30582
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 28650
Average stars matched: 28168.5 (98.3194 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 137020 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Mon Jun 1 15:05:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-85-g6dfb2809
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-06-01)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Jun 4 03:28:36 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.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/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.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: 2461195.79402241
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_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits'
wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits'
wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits'
wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
Image size: 941.4'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: 15:06:31.559 +14:00:32.46 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:06:40.393 +13:59:40.88 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 15:06:31.559 +14:00:32.46
Second-epoch image center 15:06:40.393 +13:59:40.88
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0385 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_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:06:37.943 +13:59:28.28 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 15:06:31.559 +14:00:32.46
Second-epoch image center 15:06:37.943 +13:59:28.28
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0314 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 15:06:40.393 +13:59:40.88
Second-epoch second image center 15:06:37.943 +13:59:28.28
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01051 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/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits &> /tmp/tmp.TXRQxWLz84
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits &> /tmp/tmp.WkTKJB4DuX
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JHH4SIefc2
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0IY9931Avy
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.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_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits and wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.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_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits and wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits and wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits) and catalog (wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 7234 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 218.3797 to 235.2508 deg, Dec +8.2135 to +19.5779 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.16
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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 218.3797 to 235.2508 deg, Dec 8.2135 to 19.5779 deg
Loaded 4766 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): 3531 out of 3718 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3718 out of 7234 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.828000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.828000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.48
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.35
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.35
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 7234 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 218.3797 to 235.2508 deg, Dec +8.2135 to +19.5779 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
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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 218.3797 to 235.2508 deg, Dec 8.2135 to 19.5779 deg
Loaded 4766 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): 3531 out of 3718 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3718 out of 7234 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits (aperture=6.2)
Read 6628 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 218.4353 to 234.9169 deg, Dec +8.6792 to +19.2477 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.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
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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 218.4353 to 234.9169 deg, Dec 8.6792 to 19.2477 deg
Loaded 4308 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): 3555 out of 3660 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3660 out of 6628 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits (aperture=6.1)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
2.2 pix Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
2.2 pix fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
2.2 pix fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
15.2 mag. Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.7 (SNR ) 11.8 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.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_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits' -> 'wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=532, passed=7234
Got 7234 stars (including 6692 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7234 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 491 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 948 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7089 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 491 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7088 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7088 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 961 stars left (next iteration limit 1057)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits N_match=961 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.378 n_q1=243 n_q2=205 n_q3=263 n_q4=250 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.081
The image catalog is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits -region wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.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.WkTKJB4DuX (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits' -> 'wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=395, passed=6628
Got 6628 stars (including 6229 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6628 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 953 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6473 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6473 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6473 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 963 stars left (next iteration limit 1059)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits N_match=963 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.423 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.534 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.504 n_q1=234 n_q2=228 n_q3=235 n_q4=266 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.261
The image catalog is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits -region wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.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.JHH4SIefc2 (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_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.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_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=318, passed=4745
Got 4745 stars (including 4426 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4745 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 951 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4641 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4642 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4642 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Excluding outliers - 962 stars left (next iteration limit 1058)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits N_match=962 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.423 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.296 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.586 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.473 n_q1=232 n_q2=232 n_q3=227 n_q4=271 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.384
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits -region wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.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.0IY9931Avy (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_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.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_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=342, passed=4708
Got 4708 stars (including 4363 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4708 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 949 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4608 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4608 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4608 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Excluding outliers - 962 stars left (next iteration limit 1058)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits N_match=962 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.479 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.341 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.600 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.422 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.573 n_q1=232 n_q2=232 n_q3=228 n_q4=270 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.254
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits -region wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits sigma_overall=0.373 worst_q_ratio=1.081
ref2=Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits sigma_overall=0.423 worst_q_ratio=1.261
new1=fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits sigma_overall=0.423 worst_q_ratio=1.384
new2=fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits sigma_overall=0.479 worst_q_ratio=1.254
reference average sigma_overall=0.398 worst_q_ratio=1.171
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Distribution of catalog-matched stars across the image:
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268_astrometric_residuals.png (961 matched stars from wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618_astrometric_residuals.png (963 matched stars from wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233_astrometric_residuals.png (962 matched stars from wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: wrote wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234_astrometric_residuals.png (962 matched stars from wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Boo-10-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits at 15:03:47.98 +15:40:03.5: 12.23 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits at 14:54:20.03 +17:41:43.0: 11.83 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits at 15:03:47.98 +15:40:03.5: 12.20 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.21 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:03:47.98 +15:40:03.5: ref_mag=12.21 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1704 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits at 14:54:20.03 +17:41:43.0: 11.66 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.74 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 14:54:20.03 +17:41:43.0: ref_mag=11.74 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=10.8257 delta=0.92 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out01157.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 6s
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 20304_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234
The candidate 20304_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 01157_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234
Preparing report for the candidate 01157_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 7s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Boo-10-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
14:54:20.03 +17:41:43.0
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.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_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
Image size: 941.4'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: 15:06:31.559 +14:00:32.46 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:06:40.393 +13:59:40.88 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 15:06:31.559 +14:00:32.46
Second-epoch image center 15:06:40.393 +13:59:40.88
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0385 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_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:06:37.943 +13:59:28.28 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 15:06:31.559 +14:00:32.46
Second-epoch image center 15:06:37.943 +13:59:28.28
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0314 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 15:06:40.393 +13:59:40.88
Second-epoch second image center 15:06:37.943 +13:59:28.28
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01051 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/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PvJJn9eYo3
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits &> /tmp/tmp.veXZcEsL0N
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits &> /tmp/tmp.G9DUKAevWJ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits &> /tmp/tmp.LpoDDuTV89
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.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_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits and wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.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_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits and wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits and wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits) and catalog (wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 44426 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 218.3704 to 235.2508 deg, Dec +8.1862 to +19.5920 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 218.3704 to 235.2508 deg, Dec 8.1862 to 19.5920 deg
Loaded 4783 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): 3318 out of 3737 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3737 out of 44426 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.695900
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.695900
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.14
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.56
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.56
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 44426 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 218.3704 to 235.2508 deg, Dec +8.1862 to +19.5920 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 218.3704 to 235.2508 deg, Dec 8.1862 to 19.5920 deg
Loaded 4783 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): 3318 out of 3737 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3737 out of 44426 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits (aperture=4.6)
Read 37570 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 218.4353 to 234.9169 deg, Dec +8.6742 to +19.2568 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 218.4353 to 234.9169 deg, Dec 8.6742 to 19.2568 deg
Loaded 4313 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): 3416 out of 3706 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3706 out of 37570 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits (aperture=4.7)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 10 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
2.1 pix Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
2.1 pix fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
2.1 pix fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
15.3 mag. Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
14.8 mag. fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
14.8 mag. fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.8 (SNR ) 14.3 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.PvJJn9eYo3 (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/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.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_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits' -> 'wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=26, blended=1964, passed=44400
Got 44400 stars (including 42355 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 44400 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 950 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43358 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43357 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43356 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 962 stars left (next iteration limit 1058)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits N_match=962 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.370 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.391 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.327 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.372 n_q1=245 n_q2=205 n_q3=260 n_q4=252 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.058
The image catalog is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits -region wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.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.veXZcEsL0N (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits' -> 'wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=1496, passed=37562
Got 37562 stars (including 36016 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 37562 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 954 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36885 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36885 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36886 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 963 stars left (next iteration limit 1059)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits N_match=963 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.422 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.305 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.525 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.391 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.469 n_q1=233 n_q2=227 n_q3=236 n_q4=267 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.245
The image catalog is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits -region wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.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.G9DUKAevWJ (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_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.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_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=1131, passed=27290
Got 27290 stars (including 26120 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 27290 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 953 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26797 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26798 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26799 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 964 stars left (next iteration limit 1060)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits N_match=964 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.443 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.302 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.621 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.417 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.505 n_q1=241 n_q2=227 n_q3=236 n_q4=260 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.402
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits -region wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.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.LpoDDuTV89 (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_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.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_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=1190, passed=27488
Got 27488 stars (including 26270 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 27488 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 954 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27011 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27011 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27011 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Excluding outliers - 963 stars left (next iteration limit 1059)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits N_match=963 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.485 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.633 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.419 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.567 n_q1=240 n_q2=227 n_q3=234 n_q4=262 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.303
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits -region wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.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_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.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_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-13_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.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_2026-06-04_CI_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_020449_TTUQ2b1x1_1682863_9EOSGVbD/wcs_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Boo-10-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits at 15:21:04.65 +10:04:30.4: 14.07 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits at 15:10:40.95 +13:53:36.0: 12.82 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits at 15:17:28.73 +10:30:12.4: 12.74 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_02-40-39_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0268.fits at 15:10:28.09 +17:45:11.5: 16.16 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits at 15:21:04.65 +10:04:30.4: 13.96 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits at 15:10:40.95 +13:53:36.0: 12.89 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.01 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:21:04.65 +10:04:30.4: ref_mag=14.01 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.9168 delta=0.10 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.85 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:10:40.95 +13:53:36.0: ref_mag=12.85 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=13.3005 delta=-0.45 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits at 15:10:28.09 +17:45:11.5: 16.02 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_01-36-54_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_1618.fits at 15:17:28.73 +10:30:12.4: 12.91 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.80 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:17:28.73 +10:30:12.4: ref_mag=12.80 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.9343 delta=-0.13 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out51807.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 9s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s
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Considering the candidate 51792_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234
The candidate 51792_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 51793_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234
The candidate 51793_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 15:10:59.76 +10:05:18.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 51807_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234
Preparing report for the candidate 51807_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234
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Considering the candidate 51808_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234
The candidate 51808_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 51815_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234
The candidate 51815_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 15:15:02.42 +10:19:21.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 51817_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234
The candidate 51817_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 15:10:25.67 +11:39:21.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 51818_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234
The candidate 51818_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 15:22:23.07 +12:35:33.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 51822_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234
The candidate 51822_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 51843_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234
The candidate 51843_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 15:15:07.32 +14:07:10.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 07169_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234
The candidate 07169_fd_Boo-10-Q2b1x1_2026-06-04_02-03-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0234 did not pass the final checks