This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5
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 08.1334 2461199.6334 13.43 10:40:28.72 -18:39:08.9
264.59781 34.29436 galactic Hya Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 8.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.914 Palisana -1 2 2 14.1 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits at 10:40:28.72 -18:39:08.9: 15.58 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits at 10:40:28.72 -18:39:08.9: 15.47 +/- 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,2461199.6334,13.43,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260608.1334 13.43CV 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 08.1334 2461199.6334 12.01 10:20:39.12 -16:09:18.0
258.26409 33.33504 galactic Hya Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 7.8 pix
The object was found in VSX 0" ASAS J102039-1609.3
Type: MISC
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
12.490 V Y 0.990 V 2452723.00000 1229.000000000000
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits at 10:20:39.12 -16:09:18.0: 12.87 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits at 10:20:39.12 -16:09:18.0: 13.01 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.92 +/- 0.02
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
ASAS J102039-1609.3,2461199.6334,12.01,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
ASAS J102039-1609.3 20260608.1334 12.01CV 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: 2461139.72964965 09.04.2026 05:30:31.730 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
First image: 2461139.72964965 09.04.2026 05:30:31.730 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
Last image: 2461199.63368036 08.06.2026 03:12:19.983 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 0
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.93
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 5 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 6141
Objects passed selection criteria: 6120
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4856.75
Average stars matched: 4810.75 (99.0529 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 112276 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Sun Jun 7 22:21:29 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-90-g333d5534
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-06-07)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sun Jun 7 23:11:06 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: 2461139.72964965 09.04.2026 05:30:31.730 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
First image: 2461139.72964965 09.04.2026 05:30:31.730 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
Last image: 2461199.63368036 08.06.2026 03:12:19.983 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 6
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.61
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): 39629
Objects passed selection criteria: 39552
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 32936
Average stars matched: 32298.2 (98.0637 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 142812 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Sun Jun 7 22:21:29 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-90-g333d5534
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-06-07)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sun Jun 7 23:13:05 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.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/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.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: 2461199.63310829
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'
Plate-solving the images
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits'
wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits'
wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits'
wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 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: 10:40:10.258 -17:58:35.07 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_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 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: 10:40:05.363 -18:00:35.38 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:40:10.258 -17:58:35.07
Second-epoch image center 10:40:05.363 -18:00:35.38
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0386 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_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 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: 10:40:02.868 -18:00:05.18 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:40:10.258 -17:58:35.07
Second-epoch image center 10:40:02.868 -18:00:05.18
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0385 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 10:40:05.363 -18:00:35.38
Second-epoch second image center 10:40:02.868 -18:00:05.18
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01297 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/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits &> /tmp/tmp.pDZM0CcZOA
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits &> /tmp/tmp.FuYSijDHKZ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits &> /tmp/tmp.pkKD3gKMOr
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits &> /tmp/tmp.45XSz0XAHr
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.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_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits and wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.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_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits and wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits and wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits) and catalog (wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6866 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 151.3094 to 168.4444 deg, Dec -23.5504 to -12.0956 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 151.3094 to 168.4444 deg, Dec -23.5504 to -12.0956 deg
Loaded 7088 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): 4796 out of 4973 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4973 out of 6866 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.718950
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.718950
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.93
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.79
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.79
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 6866 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 151.3094 to 168.4444 deg, Dec -23.5504 to -12.0956 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 151.3094 to 168.4444 deg, Dec -23.5504 to -12.0956 deg
Loaded 7088 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): 4796 out of 4973 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4973 out of 6866 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits (aperture=6.3)
Read 6318 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 151.3115 to 168.3886 deg, Dec -23.6103 to -12.1308 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 151.3115 to 168.3886 deg, Dec -23.6103 to -12.1308 deg
Loaded 7076 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): 4645 out of 4771 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4771 out of 6318 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits (aperture=6.1)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
2.2 pix Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
2.3 pix fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
2.3 pix fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.8 mag. Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
14.7 mag. Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.7 (SNR ) 11.0 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.pDZM0CcZOA (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_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits' -> 'wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=538, passed=6866
Got 6866 stars (including 6317 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6866 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 332 to 391 (Dec -23.6 to -12.1)
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: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6712 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 391 (Dec -23.6 to -12.1)
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(), 6711 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6711 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
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=Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits N_match=962 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.302 n_q1=238 n_q2=215 n_q3=229 n_q4=280 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.149
The image catalog is written to wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits -region wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.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.FuYSijDHKZ (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_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits' -> 'wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=431, passed=6318
Got 6318 stars (including 5879 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6318 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 331 to 391 (Dec -23.6 to -12.1)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 958 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 945 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6179 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
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 331 to 391 (Dec -23.6 to -12.1)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 958 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6181 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6181 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 958 stars left (next iteration limit 1053)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits N_match=958 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.299 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.305 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.238 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.294 n_q1=229 n_q2=209 n_q3=234 n_q4=286 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.294
The image catalog is written to wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits -region wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.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.pkKD3gKMOr (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_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.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_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=189, passed=3129
Got 3129 stars (including 2939 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3129 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 332 to 390 (Dec -23.5 to -12.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 955 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 955 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 926 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 955 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3001 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 390 (Dec -23.5 to -12.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 955 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 955 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2998 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 955 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2998 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 955 stars left (next iteration limit 1050)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits N_match=955 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.286 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.308 n_q1=133 n_q2=214 n_q3=258 n_q4=350 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.123
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits -region wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.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.45XSz0XAHr (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_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.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_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=181, passed=3256
Got 3256 stars (including 3071 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3256 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 332 to 390 (Dec -23.5 to -12.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 955 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 955 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 923 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 955 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3112 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 390 (Dec -23.5 to -12.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 955 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 955 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3111 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 955 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3111 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 955 stars left (next iteration limit 1050)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits N_match=955 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.302 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.282 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.332 n_q1=135 n_q2=219 n_q3=272 n_q4=329 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.156
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits -region wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.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=Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits sigma_overall=0.339 worst_q_ratio=1.149
ref2=Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits sigma_overall=0.299 worst_q_ratio=1.294
new1=fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits sigma_overall=0.310 worst_q_ratio=1.123
new2=fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits sigma_overall=0.331 worst_q_ratio=1.156
reference average sigma_overall=0.319 worst_q_ratio=1.2215
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: numpy/matplotlib unavailable (No module named 'matplotlib') -- falling back to the C plotter
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: PGPLOT /PNG device reported success but no file appeared at wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125_astrometric_residuals.png -- no plot produced
WARNING: no astrometric residual plot produced for wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits -- both lib/plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py and lib/plot_astrometric_residuals_xy failed to create wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125_astrometric_residuals.png (see messages above)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: numpy/matplotlib unavailable (No module named 'matplotlib') -- falling back to the C plotter
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: PGPLOT /PNG device reported success but no file appeared at wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113_astrometric_residuals.png -- no plot produced
WARNING: no astrometric residual plot produced for wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits -- both lib/plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py and lib/plot_astrometric_residuals_xy failed to create wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113_astrometric_residuals.png (see messages above)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: numpy/matplotlib unavailable (No module named 'matplotlib') -- falling back to the C plotter
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: PGPLOT /PNG device reported success but no file appeared at wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026_astrometric_residuals.png -- no plot produced
WARNING: no astrometric residual plot produced for wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits -- both lib/plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py and lib/plot_astrometric_residuals_xy failed to create wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026_astrometric_residuals.png (see messages above)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: numpy/matplotlib unavailable (No module named 'matplotlib') -- falling back to the C plotter
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy: PGPLOT /PNG device reported success but no file appeared at wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027_astrometric_residuals.png -- no plot produced
WARNING: no astrometric residual plot produced for wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits -- both lib/plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py and lib/plot_astrometric_residuals_xy failed to create wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027_astrometric_residuals.png (see messages above)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Hya-09-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Hya-09-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.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_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 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: 10:40:10.258 -17:58:35.07 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_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 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: 10:40:05.363 -18:00:35.38 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:40:10.258 -17:58:35.07
Second-epoch image center 10:40:05.363 -18:00:35.38
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0386 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_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 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: 10:40:02.868 -18:00:05.18 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:40:10.258 -17:58:35.07
Second-epoch image center 10:40:02.868 -18:00:05.18
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0385 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 10:40:05.363 -18:00:35.38
Second-epoch second image center 10:40:02.868 -18:00:05.18
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01297 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/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits &> /tmp/tmp.BBzPbqyVxr
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits &> /tmp/tmp.hnU5AMwZ7v
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits &> /tmp/tmp.y3AWptK4HB
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits &> /tmp/tmp.3IT5FPwMAa
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.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_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits and wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.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_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits and wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits and wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits) and catalog (wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 45131 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 151.2046 to 168.4444 deg, Dec -23.5625 to -12.0729 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 151.2046 to 168.4444 deg, Dec -23.5625 to -12.0729 deg
Loaded 7149 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): 5054 out of 5579 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5579 out of 45131 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.564600
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.564600
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.61
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.95
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.95
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 45131 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 151.2046 to 168.4444 deg, Dec -23.5625 to -12.0729 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 151.2046 to 168.4444 deg, Dec -23.5625 to -12.0729 deg
Loaded 7149 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): 5054 out of 5579 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5579 out of 45131 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits (aperture=4.7)
Read 41929 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 151.1642 to 168.4283 deg, Dec -23.6103 to -12.1079 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.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 151.1642 to 168.4283 deg, Dec -23.6103 to -12.1079 deg
Loaded 7162 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): 5179 out of 5589 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5589 out of 41929 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits (aperture=4.7)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 5 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
2.1 pix Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
2.2 pix fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
2.1 pix fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.0 mag. Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
14.9 mag. Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
13.9 mag. fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.8 (SNR ) 13.4 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
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_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits' -> 'wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=20, blended=2059, passed=45111
Got 45111 stars (including 42973 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 45111 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 332 to 391 (Dec -23.6 to -12.1)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 958 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 944 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 44173 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
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 332 to 391 (Dec -23.6 to -12.1)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 959 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 44174 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 44174 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 958 stars left (next iteration limit 1053)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits N_match=958 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.354 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.265 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.324 n_q1=237 n_q2=213 n_q3=228 n_q4=280 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.108
The image catalog is written to wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits -region wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.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.hnU5AMwZ7v (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_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits' -> 'wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=12, blended=1615, passed=41917
Got 41917 stars (including 40238 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 41917 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 331 to 391 (Dec -23.6 to -12.1)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 954 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 954 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 942 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 954 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41119 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 331 to 391 (Dec -23.6 to -12.1)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 955 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 954 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41119 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 954 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41119 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 954 stars left (next iteration limit 1049)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits N_match=954 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.312 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.293 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.376 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.236 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.320 n_q1=225 n_q2=213 n_q3=229 n_q4=287 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.203
The image catalog is written to wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits -region wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.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.y3AWptK4HB (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_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.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_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=580, passed=22305
Got 22305 stars (including 21697 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 22305 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 332 to 391 (Dec -23.5 to -12.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 954 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 954 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 925 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 954 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21395 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 391 (Dec -23.5 to -12.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 955 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 954 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21397 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 954 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21397 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 954 stars left (next iteration limit 1049)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits N_match=954 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.320 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.288 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.300 n_q1=140 n_q2=221 n_q3=251 n_q4=342 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.122
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits -region wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.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.3IT5FPwMAa (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_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.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_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=596, passed=23312
Got 23312 stars (including 22681 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 23312 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 332 to 391 (Dec -23.5 to -12.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 953 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 953 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 921 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 953 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22455 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 391 (Dec -23.5 to -12.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 954 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 953 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22456 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 953 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22456 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 953 stars left (next iteration limit 1048)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits N_match=953 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.301 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.278 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.322 n_q1=144 n_q2=223 n_q3=264 n_q4=322 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.157
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits -region wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.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_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.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_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-11-30_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0026.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.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_2026-06-07_CI_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_230639_TTUQ1b1x1_3145675_8kbPJbj5/wcs_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Hya-09-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits at 10:40:28.72 -18:39:08.9: 15.58 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits at 10:44:09.46 -16:50:36.8: 13.80 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_00-30-31_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0125.fits at 10:20:39.12 -16:09:18.0: 12.87 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits at 10:40:28.72 -18:39:08.9: 15.47 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits at 10:44:09.46 -16:50:36.8: 13.79 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.80 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:44:09.46 -16:50:36.8: ref_mag=13.80 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.5915 delta=0.20 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-04-17_00-21-12_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0113.fits at 10:20:39.12 -16:09:18.0: 13.01 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.92 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 10:20:39.12 -16:09:18.0: ref_mag=12.92 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.0033 delta=0.92 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out14992.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52430.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 52299_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027
The candidate 52299_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:34:42.67 -17:14:39.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52378_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027
The candidate 52378_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:52:59.13 -20:37:19.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52430_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027
Preparing report for the candidate 52430_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027
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Considering the candidate 52451_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027
The candidate 52451_fd_Hya-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-07_22-12-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0027 did not pass the final checks