This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq
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 14.1700 2461205.6700 10.49 10:40:04.27 +02:40:20.0
245.13567 50.19155 galactic Sex Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.6" and 5.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.7 Iris -0 0 0 11.1 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:40:04.27 +02:40:20.0: 15.73 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:40:04.27 +02:40:20.0: 15.79 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 06 14.1700* 10 40 04.27 +02 40 20.0 10.5 U Sex 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461205.6700,10.49,0.05,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 20260614.1700 10.49CV 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 14.1700 2461205.6700 11.20 10:43:12.15 +00:35:32.4
248.33433 49.37097 galactic Sex Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.5" and 5.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 3807279566335449088 | 10:43:12.11 +00:35:32.3 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE SpType: K4 (LAMOST DR5) J-Ks=0.623+/-0.033 (K)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:43:12.15 +00:35:32.4: 12.21 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:43:12.15 +00:35:32.4: 12.22 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.21 +/- 0.01
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 06 14.1700* 10 43 12.15 +00 35 32.4 11.2 U Sex 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
Gaia DR3 3807279566335449088,2461205.6700,11.20,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 3807279566335449088 20260614.1700 11.20CV 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 14.1700 2461205.6700 11.86 10:44:51.22 +00:50:27.6
248.49507 49.84145 galactic Sex Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.2" and 5.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 10:44:51.22 +00:50:27.6 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) SpType: G2 (LAMOST DR5) J-Ks=0.368+/-0.032 (G)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:44:51.22 +00:50:27.6: 12.85 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:44:51.22 +00:50:27.6: 12.76 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.80 +/- 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!
TCP 2026 06 14.1700* 10 44 51.22 +00 50 27.6 11.9 U Sex 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461205.6700,11.86,0.05,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
target 20260614.1700 11.86CV 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 14.1700 2461205.6700 11.67 10:43:22.70 +02:07:03.3
246.64435 50.44049 galactic Sex Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.1" and 5.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | Gaia DR3 3809225152160359552 | 10:43:22.75 +02:07:03.1 (Gaia DR3) | T | P | Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE SpType: K5 (LAMOST DR5) J-Ks=0.757+/-0.035 (K)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:43:22.70 +02:07:03.3: 12.58 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:43:22.70 +02:07:03.3: 12.57 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.58 +/- 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!
TCP 2026 06 14.1700* 10 43 22.70 +02 07 03.3 11.7 U Sex 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
Gaia DR3 3809225152160359552,2461205.6700,11.67,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 3809225152160359552 20260614.1700 11.67CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 06 14.1700 2461205.6700 11.84 10:41:39.00 +00:46:45.4
247.71777 49.21645 galactic Sex Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.0" and 4.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 10:41:39.00 +00:46:45.4 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:41:39.00 +00:46:45.4: 12.80 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:41:39.00 +00:46:45.4: 12.81 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.81 +/- 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!
TCP 2026 06 14.1700* 10 41 39.00 +00 46 45.4 11.8 U Sex 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461205.6700,11.84,0.05,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
target 20260614.1700 11.84CV 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 14.1700 2461205.6700 11.77 10:39:45.77 +00:37:47.7
247.39498 48.76924 galactic Sex Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 5.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 10:39:45.77 +00:37:47.7 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) SpType: F7 (LAMOST DR5) J-Ks=0.313+/-0.029 (F)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:39:45.77 +00:37:47.7: 12.77 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:39:45.77 +00:37:47.7: 12.78 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.78 +/- 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!
TCP 2026 06 14.1700* 10 39 45.77 +00 37 47.7 11.8 U Sex 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461205.6700,11.77,0.05,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
target 20260614.1700 11.77CV 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 14.1700 2461205.6700 11.96 10:38:47.69 +00:37:55.4
247.14405 48.59284 galactic Sex Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.4" and 5.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 10:38:47.69 +00:37:55.4 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) SpType: F5 (LAMOST DR5) J-Ks=0.279+/-0.033 (F)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:38:47.69 +00:37:55.4: 13.06 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:38:47.69 +00:37:55.4: 13.03 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.05 +/- 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!
TCP 2026 06 14.1700* 10 38 47.69 +00 37 55.4 12.0 U Sex 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461205.6700,11.96,0.05,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
target 20260614.1700 11.96CV 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: 2461139.75178127 09.04.2026 06:02:23.902 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
First image: 2461139.75178127 09.04.2026 06:02:23.902 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Last image: 2461205.67108550 14.06.2026 04:06:11.787 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 5
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.65
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 6064
Objects passed selection criteria: 6019
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.3 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.3 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 3608.25
Average stars matched: 3474.75 (96.3001 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 112200 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Wed Jun 10 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-96-gc6da043e
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-06-10)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat Jun 13 23:19:46 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: 2461139.75178127 09.04.2026 06:02:23.902 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
First image: 2461139.75178127 09.04.2026 06:02:23.902 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Last image: 2461205.67108550 14.06.2026 04:06:11.787 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 37
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.35
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 12 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): 35085
Objects passed selection criteria: 34951
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.3 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.3 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 21467.5
Average stars matched: 20374.8 (94.9097 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 138248 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Wed Jun 10 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-96-gc6da043e
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-06-10)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat Jun 13 23:21:43 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.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/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.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: 2461205.66893622
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits'
wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits'
wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits'
wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.8' 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: 10:17:18.750 +06:01:19.26 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_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
Image size: 941.6'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:08.848 +06:00:11.19 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 10:17:18.750 +06:01:19.26
Second-epoch image center 10:17:08.848 +06:00:11.19
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0452 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_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
Image size: 941.6'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:07.251 +05:59:51.81 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 10:17:18.750 +06:01:19.26
Second-epoch image center 10:17:07.251 +05:59:51.81
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0535 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 10:17:08.848 +06:00:11.19
Second-epoch second image center 10:17:07.251 +05:59:51.81
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00853 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/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits &> /tmp/tmp.iycE8vxsiO
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits &> /tmp/tmp.o6nCTFZPLg
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5RqZ4vVLa3
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Z93m8ziH0d
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.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_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
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_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6357 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.2448 to 162.6264 deg, Dec +0.2902 to +11.6576 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 146.2448 to 162.6264 deg, Dec 0.2902 to 11.6576 deg
Loaded 5162 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): 3747 out of 3906 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3906 out of 6357 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.787500
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.787500
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.65
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.14
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.14
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 6357 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.2448 to 162.6264 deg, Dec +0.2902 to +11.6576 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 146.2448 to 162.6264 deg, Dec 0.2902 to 11.6576 deg
Loaded 5162 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): 3747 out of 3906 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3906 out of 6357 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits (aperture=6.4)
Read 6613 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.1402 to 162.6215 deg, Dec +0.1984 to +11.5941 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 146.1402 to 162.6215 deg, Dec 0.1984 to 11.5941 deg
Loaded 5210 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): 3754 out of 3927 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3927 out of 6613 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ 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 Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
2.1 pix Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
2.7 pix fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
3.7 pix fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.1 mag. Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
15.2 mag. Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
12.0 mag. fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
12.2 mag. fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.0 (SNR ) 10.1 (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.iycE8vxsiO (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_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=443, passed=6357
Got 6357 stars (including 5904 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6357 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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 914 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 914 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 902 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 914 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6157 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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 914 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 914 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6161 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 914 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6161 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 914 stars left (next iteration limit 1005)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits N_match=914 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.360 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.386 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.339 n_q1=222 n_q2=212 n_q3=231 n_q4=249 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.074
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits -region wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.o6nCTFZPLg (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_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=465, passed=6613
Got 6613 stars (including 6136 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6613 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 450 to 509 (Dec 0.2 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 915 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 905 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6416 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 450 to 509 (Dec 0.2 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 915 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6416 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6416 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 915 stars left (next iteration limit 1006)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits N_match=915 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.376 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.300 n_q1=220 n_q2=207 n_q3=235 n_q4=253 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.144
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits -region wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.5RqZ4vVLa3 (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_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.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_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=32, passed=737
Got 737 stars (including 703 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 737 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 451 to 509 (Dec 0.4 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 605 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 605 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 566 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 605 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 673 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 451 to 509 (Dec 0.4 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 605 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 604 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 673 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 604 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 673 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 604 stars left (next iteration limit 665)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits N_match=604 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.432 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.613 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.467 n_q1=57 n_q2=213 n_q3=209 n_q4=125 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.420
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.Z93m8ziH0d (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_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.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_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=21, passed=822
Got 822 stars (including 799 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 822 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 451 to 509 (Dec 0.4 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 696 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 696 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 650 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 696 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 751 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 451 to 509 (Dec 0.4 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 696 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 696 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 751 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 696 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 751 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Excluding outliers - 696 stars left (next iteration limit 765)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits N_match=696 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.459 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.807 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.474 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.467 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.426 n_q1=33 n_q2=289 n_q3=135 n_q4=239 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.756
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits.wcscat.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=Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits sigma_overall=0.360 worst_q_ratio=1.074
ref2=Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits sigma_overall=0.329 worst_q_ratio=1.144
new1=fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits sigma_overall=0.432 worst_q_ratio=1.420
new2=fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits sigma_overall=0.459 worst_q_ratio=1.756
reference average sigma_overall=0.3445 worst_q_ratio=1.109
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153_astrometric_residuals.png (914 matched stars from wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145_astrometric_residuals.png (915 matched stars from wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050_astrometric_residuals.png (604 matched stars from wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.37 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051_astrometric_residuals.png (696 matched stars from wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.41 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Sex-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Sex-01-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/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.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_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.8' 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: 10:17:18.750 +06:01:19.26 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_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
Image size: 941.6'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:08.848 +06:00:11.19 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 10:17:18.750 +06:01:19.26
Second-epoch image center 10:17:08.848 +06:00:11.19
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0452 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_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
Image size: 941.6'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:07.251 +05:59:51.81 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 10:17:18.750 +06:01:19.26
Second-epoch image center 10:17:07.251 +05:59:51.81
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0535 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 10:17:08.848 +06:00:11.19
Second-epoch second image center 10:17:07.251 +05:59:51.81
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00853 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/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits &> /tmp/tmp.NdAESyUFvI
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits &> /tmp/tmp.SME8R62pRT
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Tqpa2gWVjN
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits &> /tmp/tmp.WIhWFPLMwn
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.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_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
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_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 37544 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.1667 to 162.6529 deg, Dec +0.2272 to +11.7209 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 146.1667 to 162.6529 deg, Dec 0.2272 to 11.7209 deg
Loaded 5243 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): 3702 out of 4065 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4065 out of 37544 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.660100
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.660100
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.35
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.31
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.31
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 37544 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.1667 to 162.6529 deg, Dec +0.2272 to +11.7209 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 146.1667 to 162.6529 deg, Dec 0.2272 to 11.7209 deg
Loaded 5243 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): 3702 out of 4065 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4065 out of 37544 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 39278 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.1293 to 162.6351 deg, Dec +0.1788 to +11.6671 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 146.1293 to 162.6351 deg, Dec 0.1788 to 11.6671 deg
Loaded 5262 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): 3705 out of 4075 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4075 out of 39278 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 14 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
2.0 pix Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
2.6 pix fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
3.3 pix fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
15.4 mag. Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
12.8 mag. fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
12.5 mag. fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.5 (SNR ) 12.1 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.NdAESyUFvI (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_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=14, blended=1594, passed=37530
Got 37530 stars (including 35884 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 37530 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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 913 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 901 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36391 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 913 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36391 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36391 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 913 stars left (next iteration limit 1004)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits N_match=913 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.406 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.327 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.340 n_q1=222 n_q2=211 n_q3=225 n_q4=255 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.131
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits -region wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.SME8R62pRT (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_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=20, blended=1637, passed=39258
Got 39258 stars (including 37533 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 39258 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 450 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 916 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 905 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38411 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 450 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 916 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38411 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38411 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 916 stars left (next iteration limit 1007)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits N_match=916 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.375 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.354 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.293 n_q1=221 n_q2=212 n_q3=225 n_q4=258 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.139
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits -region wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.Tqpa2gWVjN (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_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.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_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=79, passed=4930
Got 4930 stars (including 4831 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4930 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 451 to 509 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 875 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 832 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4486 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 451 to 509 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 875 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4484 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4484 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 874 stars left (next iteration limit 961)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits N_match=874 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.396 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.446 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.406 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.418 n_q1=89 n_q2=297 n_q3=314 n_q4=174 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.125
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.WIhWFPLMwn (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_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.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_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=75, passed=4904
Got 4904 stars (including 4823 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4904 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 451 to 509 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 868 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 823 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4487 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 451 to 509 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 868 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4488 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4488 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 868 stars left (next iteration limit 954)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits N_match=868 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.450 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.833 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.450 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.439 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.430 n_q1=40 n_q2=360 n_q3=169 n_q4=299 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.853
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051.fits.wcscat.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_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.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_2026-06-13_CI_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_231721_TTUQ1b1x1_1241452_m72YxUHq/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-03-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0050.fits
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Preparing the HTML report for the field Sex-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:49:02.88 +10:25:26.5: 9.88 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:40:04.27 +02:40:20.0: 15.73 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 09:45:23.26 +01:24:15.2: 11.10 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:43:12.15 +00:35:32.4: 12.21 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:41:39.00 +00:46:45.4: 12.80 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:39:45.77 +00:37:47.7: 12.77 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:43:22.70 +02:07:03.3: 12.58 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:44:51.22 +00:50:27.6: 12.85 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:38:47.69 +00:37:55.4: 13.06 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:49:02.88 +10:25:26.5: 9.88 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 9.88 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:49:02.88 +10:25:26.5: ref_mag=9.88 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.6545 delta=-1.77 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:40:04.27 +02:40:20.0: 15.79 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 09:45:23.26 +01:24:15.2: 11.12 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.11 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 09:45:23.26 +01:24:15.2: ref_mag=11.11 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=10.9189 delta=0.19 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:43:12.15 +00:35:32.4: 12.22 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.21 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 10:43:12.15 +00:35:32.4: ref_mag=12.21 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=11.2404 delta=0.97 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:41:39.00 +00:46:45.4: 12.81 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:44:51.22 +00:50:27.6: 12.76 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:39:45.77 +00:37:47.7: 12.78 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:43:22.70 +02:07:03.3: 12.57 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.81 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.80 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 10:41:39.00 +00:46:45.4: ref_mag=12.81 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=11.7897 delta=1.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.78 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 10:44:51.22 +00:50:27.6: ref_mag=12.80 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=11.7663 delta=1.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.58 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 10:39:45.77 +00:37:47.7: ref_mag=12.78 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=11.8302 delta=0.95 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 10:43:22.70 +02:07:03.3: ref_mag=12.58 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=11.6455 delta=0.93 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:38:47.69 +00:37:55.4: 13.03 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.05 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 10:38:47.69 +00:37:55.4: ref_mag=13.05 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.0129 delta=1.03 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 53919_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
The candidate 53919_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:47:46.42 +10:26:37.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_tycho2.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53922_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
Preparing report for the candidate 53922_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
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Considering the candidate 53940_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
The candidate 53940_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53945_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
The candidate 53945_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 23354_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
Preparing report for the candidate 23354_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
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Considering the candidate 24403_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
Preparing report for the candidate 24403_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
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Considering the candidate 30898_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
Preparing report for the candidate 30898_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
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Considering the candidate 23876_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
Preparing report for the candidate 23876_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
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Considering the candidate 30886_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
The candidate 30886_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:41:51.63 +02:08:43.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 23289_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
Preparing report for the candidate 23289_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
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Considering the candidate 23237_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
Preparing report for the candidate 23237_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
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Considering the candidate 28048_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
The candidate 28048_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:43:20.41 +01:18:32.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 04459_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
The candidate 04459_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:07:54.27 +09:59:46.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 11538_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051
The candidate 11538_fd_Sex-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-13_23-06-11_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0051 did not pass the final checks
