This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq
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 18.4014 2461209.9014 8.12 00:59:53.44 -00:25:05.0
127.62487 -63.21276 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.7" and 7.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.4 Vesta -0 -1 1 8.2 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 00:59:53.44 -00:25:05.0: 15.99 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:59:53.44 -00:25:05.0: 15.88 +/- 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 18.4015* 00 59 53.44 +00 25 05.0 8.1 U Cet 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,2461209.9014,8.12,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260618.4014 8.12CV 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 18.4014 2461209.9014 13.68 01:05:10.20 -03:08:17.1
131.31451 -65.78609 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.0" and 7.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.505 Cava 0 -1 1 13.8 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 01:05:10.20 -03:08:17.1: 16.06 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:05:10.20 -03:08:17.1: 15.97 +/- 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 18.4015* 01 05 10.20 -03 08 17.1 13.7 U Cet 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,2461209.9014,13.68,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260618.4014 13.68CV 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: 2461032.63968008 23.12.2025 03:20:58.359 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
First image: 2461032.63968008 23.12.2025 03:20:58.359 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
Last image: 2461209.90259606 18.06.2026 09:39:34.300 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.66
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: 6 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): 4757
Objects passed selection criteria: 4747
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 3534.5
Average stars matched: 3303.25 (93.4573 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 110776 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Tue Jun 16 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-100-g8a7e82c2
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-06-16)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Jun 18 07:30:45 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461032.63968008 23.12.2025 03:20:58.359 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
First image: 2461032.63968008 23.12.2025 03:20:58.359 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
Last image: 2461209.90259606 18.06.2026 09:39:34.300 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 8
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.40
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: 14 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): 26598
Objects passed selection criteria: 26520
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 19790
Average stars matched: 18200.8 (91.9694 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 128648 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Tue Jun 16 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-100-g8a7e82c2
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-06-16)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Jun 18 07:35:46 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.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/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.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: 2461209.90029616
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_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits'
wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits'
wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits'
wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits'
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:18.849 -02:02:07.96 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
Image size: 938.8'x624.4' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:03.668 -02:00:54.17 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
###################################
# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:18.849 -02:02:07.96
Second-epoch image center 00:51:03.668 -02:00:54.17
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0665 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
###################################
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
Image size: 938.6'x624.4' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:05.334 -02:00:11.21 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
###################################
# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:18.849 -02:02:07.96
Second-epoch image center 00:51:05.334 -02:00:11.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0650 deg.
###################################
###################################
# 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 00:51:03.668 -02:00:54.17
Second-epoch second image center 00:51:05.334 -02:00:11.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01380 deg.
###################################
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/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits &> /tmp/tmp.lFlwMxywXO
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits &> /tmp/tmp.pknTIUIWwT
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits &> /tmp/tmp.rOmzL5k9uS
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits &> /tmp/tmp.N5X5unHtIs
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.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_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits and wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.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_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits and wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits and wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5943 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9342 to 20.7407 deg, Dec -7.3328 to +3.2889 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 4.9342 to 20.7407 deg, Dec -7.3328 to 3.2889 deg
Loaded 3951 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): 3257 out of 3398 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3398 out of 5943 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.922000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.922000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.66
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.26
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.26
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5943 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9342 to 20.7407 deg, Dec -7.3328 to +3.2889 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 4.9342 to 20.7407 deg, Dec -7.3328 to 3.2889 deg
Loaded 3951 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): 3257 out of 3398 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3398 out of 5943 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits (aperture=5.9)
Read 5460 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9696 to 20.8081 deg, Dec -7.2934 to +3.3230 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 4.9696 to 20.8081 deg, Dec -7.2934 to 3.3230 deg
Loaded 3972 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): 3214 out of 3365 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3365 out of 5460 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits (aperture=5.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
2.0 pix Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
2.4 pix fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
2.4 pix fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
15.2 mag. Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.3 (SNR ) 11.6 (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.lFlwMxywXO (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=398, passed=5943
Got 5943 stars (including 5538 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5943 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 981 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 973 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5868 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 981 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5869 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5869 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 981 stars left (next iteration limit 1079)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits N_match=981 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.273 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.337 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.275 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.255 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.207 n_q1=244 n_q2=257 n_q3=224 n_q4=256 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.234
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits -region wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.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.pknTIUIWwT (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=414, passed=5460
Got 5460 stars (including 5034 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5460 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 980 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 971 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5385 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 980 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5386 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5386 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 980 stars left (next iteration limit 1078)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits N_match=980 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.321 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.430 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.291 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.319 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.250 n_q1=252 n_q2=248 n_q3=226 n_q4=254 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.338
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits -region wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.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.rOmzL5k9uS (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_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.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_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=9, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=185, passed=3435
Got 3435 stars (including 3246 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3435 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013039 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010431 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 965 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3393 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3394 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3394 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 977 stars left (next iteration limit 1074)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits N_match=977 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.362 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.413 n_q1=254 n_q2=212 n_q3=261 n_q4=250 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.142
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.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.N5X5unHtIs (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_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.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_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=10, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=193, passed=3519
Got 3519 stars (including 3321 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3519 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013036 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010429 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 966 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3481 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3481 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3481 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 976 stars left (next iteration limit 1073)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits N_match=976 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.457 n_q1=254 n_q2=212 n_q3=254 n_q4=256 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.239
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.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=Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits sigma_overall=0.273 worst_q_ratio=1.234
ref2=Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits sigma_overall=0.321 worst_q_ratio=1.338
new1=fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits sigma_overall=0.362 worst_q_ratio=1.142
new2=fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits sigma_overall=0.369 worst_q_ratio=1.239
reference average sigma_overall=0.297 worst_q_ratio=1.286
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102_astrometric_residuals.png (981 matched stars from wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.25 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062_astrometric_residuals.png (980 matched stars from wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408_astrometric_residuals.png (977 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409_astrometric_residuals.png (976 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 00:59:53.44 -00:25:05.0: 15.99 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:59:53.44 -00:25:05.0: 15.88 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20168.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 7s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Considering the candidate 20168_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409
Preparing report for the candidate 20168_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 9s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
00:59:53.44 -00:25:05.0
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
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_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits exists and is non-empty
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:18.849 -02:02:07.96 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
Image size: 938.8'x624.4' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:03.668 -02:00:54.17 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
###################################
# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:18.849 -02:02:07.96
Second-epoch image center 00:51:03.668 -02:00:54.17
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0665 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
###################################
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
Image size: 938.6'x624.4' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:05.334 -02:00:11.21 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
###################################
# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:18.849 -02:02:07.96
Second-epoch image center 00:51:05.334 -02:00:11.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0650 deg.
###################################
###################################
# 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 00:51:03.668 -02:00:54.17
Second-epoch second image center 00:51:05.334 -02:00:11.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01380 deg.
###################################
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/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits &> /tmp/tmp.WXAyeU0oAP
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cOw0LbaRHA
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits &> /tmp/tmp.mEaM6nbBFs
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits &> /tmp/tmp.DN2eRUp9bB
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.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_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits and wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.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_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits and wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits and wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 30681 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9219 to 20.7700 deg, Dec -7.3402 to +3.2888 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 4.9219 to 20.7700 deg, Dec -7.3402 to 3.2888 deg
Loaded 3967 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): 3189 out of 3438 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3438 out of 30681 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.828400
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.828400
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.40
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.43
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.43
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 30681 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9219 to 20.7700 deg, Dec -7.3402 to +3.2888 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 4.9219 to 20.7700 deg, Dec -7.3402 to 3.2888 deg
Loaded 3967 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): 3189 out of 3438 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3438 out of 30681 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 30077 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9697 to 20.8132 deg, Dec -7.2934 to +3.3257 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 4.9697 to 20.8132 deg, Dec -7.2934 to 3.3257 deg
Loaded 3973 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): 3184 out of 3444 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3444 out of 30077 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 4 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
1.9 pix Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
2.4 pix fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
2.4 pix fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
15.4 mag. Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.4 (SNR ) 13.9 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.WXAyeU0oAP (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=1140, passed=30676
Got 30676 stars (including 29477 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30676 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 968 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30321 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30322 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30322 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 979 stars left (next iteration limit 1076)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits N_match=979 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.264 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.256 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.248 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.214 n_q1=245 n_q2=246 n_q3=234 n_q4=254 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.243
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits -region wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.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.cOw0LbaRHA (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=1115, passed=30066
Got 30066 stars (including 28893 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30066 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 968 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29651 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29650 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29650 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 978 stars left (next iteration limit 1075)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits N_match=978 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.423 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.302 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.261 n_q1=250 n_q2=241 n_q3=233 n_q4=254 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.285
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits -region wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.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.mEaM6nbBFs (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_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.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_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=5, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=611, passed=17675
Got 17675 stars (including 17037 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 17675 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013039 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010431 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17499 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17498 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17498 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 975 stars left (next iteration limit 1072)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits N_match=975 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.397 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.312 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.424 n_q1=258 n_q2=207 n_q3=255 n_q4=255 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.162
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.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.DN2eRUp9bB (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_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.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_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=1, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=662, passed=18110
Got 18110 stars (including 17417 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18110 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013036 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010429 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 966 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17929 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17928 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17928 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 976 stars left (next iteration limit 1073)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits N_match=976 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.319 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.459 n_q1=256 n_q2=208 n_q3=256 n_q4=256 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.281
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.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_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.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_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-36-15_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0408.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.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_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_072511_TTUQ2b1x1_1995282_7HeGcedq/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 01:00:48.36 -01:39:50.7: 13.55 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 01:05:10.20 -03:08:17.1: 16.06 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 01:00:47.57 -01:40:15.3: 12.89 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:05:10.20 -03:08:17.1: 15.97 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:00:48.36 -01:39:50.7: 13.57 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.56 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:00:48.36 -01:39:50.7: ref_mag=13.56 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.4657 delta=0.09 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:00:47.57 -01:40:15.3: 12.83 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.87 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:00:47.57 -01:40:15.3: ref_mag=12.87 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.7636 delta=0.10 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out54802.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 8s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Considering the candidate 51589_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409
The candidate 51589_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:59:53.44 -00:25:05.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Considering the candidate 53157_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409
The candidate 53157_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409 did not pass the final checks
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Considering the candidate 54207_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409
The candidate 54207_fd_Cet-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-39-34_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0409 did not pass the final checks