This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p
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 18.4385 2461209.9385 12.03 01:41:23.84 -05:12:04.3
153.63578 -65.05113 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 7.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.532 Herculina 0 -1 1 12.1 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits at 01:41:23.84 -05:12:04.3: 15.97 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits at 01:41:23.84 -05:12:04.3: 15.94 +/- 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 18.4384* 01 41 23.84 -05 12 04.3 12.0 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,2461209.9385,12.03,0.05,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 20260618.4385 12.03CV 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 18.4385 2461209.9385 13.83 01:45:47.77 -03:42:15.1
154.28795 -63.21751 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.9" and 7.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.183 Istria 0 0 0 13.9 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits at 01:45:47.77 -03:42:15.1: 16.08 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits at 01:45:47.77 -03:42:15.1: 16.08 +/- 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 18.4384* 01 45 47.77 -03 42 15.1 13.8 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,2461209.9385,13.83,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260618.4385 13.83CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.62882272 09.01.2026 03:05:20.283 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
First image: 2461049.62882272 09.01.2026 03:05:20.283 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
Last image: 2461209.93871094 18.06.2026 10:31:34.625 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.64
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 4 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 4726
Objects passed selection criteria: 4710
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.5 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.5 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 3118.5
Average stars matched: 2945.25 (94.4444 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111004 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 08:26:49 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.62882272 09.01.2026 03:05:20.283 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
First image: 2461049.62882272 09.01.2026 03:05:20.283 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
Last image: 2461209.93871094 18.06.2026 10:31:34.625 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 4
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.36
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): 26352
Objects passed selection criteria: 26281
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 17986.2
Average stars matched: 16903.8 (93.9815 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 129704 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 08:28:44 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.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: 2461209.93819038
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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits'
wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits'
wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits'
wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.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: 01:42:59.985 -01:58:46.85 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
Image size: 938.8'x624.5' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 01:42:52.596 -02:00:10.05 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 01:42:59.985 -01:58:46.85
Second-epoch image center 01:42:52.596 -02:00:10.05
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0385 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
Image size: 938.8'x624.5' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 01:42:53.795 -01:59:30.22 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 01:42:59.985 -01:58:46.85
Second-epoch image center 01:42:53.795 -01:59:30.22
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0285 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 01:42:52.596 -02:00:10.05
Second-epoch second image center 01:42:53.795 -01:59:30.22
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01214 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits &> /tmp/tmp.HZoudbz1Ul
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits &> /tmp/tmp.pQjJGXgXKv
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits &> /tmp/tmp.t6UcouETEn
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wvzJ54SunO
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits and wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits and wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits and wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5890 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 17.8518 to 33.6862 deg, Dec -7.2827 to +3.3397 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
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 17.8518 to 33.6862 deg, Dec -7.2827 to 3.3397 deg
Loaded 4100 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): 3365 out of 3520 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3520 out of 5890 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.890900
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.890900
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.64
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.25
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.25
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5890 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 17.8518 to 33.6862 deg, Dec -7.2827 to +3.3397 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.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 17.8518 to 33.6862 deg, Dec -7.2827 to 3.3397 deg
Loaded 4100 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): 3365 out of 3520 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3520 out of 5890 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits (aperture=5.8)
Read 5840 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 17.8348 to 33.6842 deg, Dec -7.2949 to +3.3141 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
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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 17.8348 to 33.6842 deg, Dec -7.2949 to 3.3141 deg
Loaded 4103 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): 3377 out of 3520 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3520 out of 5840 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits (aperture=5.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
2.0 pix Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
2.5 pix fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
2.5 pix fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
15.2 mag. Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.7 (SNR ) 11.0 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.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-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=428, passed=5890
Got 5890 stars (including 5451 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5890 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 982 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(), 974 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5816 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 982 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(), 5814 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5814 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits N_match=981 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.307 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.260 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.248 n_q1=242 n_q2=263 n_q3=237 n_q4=239 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.382
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits -region wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.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-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=411, passed=5840
Got 5840 stars (including 5424 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5840 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 982 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(), 972 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5759 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 982 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(), 5757 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5757 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits N_match=981 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.313 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.277 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.277 n_q1=244 n_q2=260 n_q3=241 n_q4=236 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.235
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits -region wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.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.t6UcouETEn (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-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.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-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.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-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=178, passed=2254
Got 2254 stars (including 2072 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2254 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 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 965 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2237 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 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2236 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2236 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 972 stars left (next iteration limit 1069)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits N_match=972 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.370 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.386 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.355 n_q1=219 n_q2=229 n_q3=257 n_q4=267 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.042
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.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.wvzJ54SunO (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-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.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-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.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-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=175, passed=2194
Got 2194 stars (including 2018 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2194 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 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2175 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
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 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2175 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2175 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 972 stars left (next iteration limit 1069)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits N_match=972 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.406 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.456 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.402 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.371 n_q1=217 n_q2=228 n_q3=259 n_q4=268 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.125
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits sigma_overall=0.307 worst_q_ratio=1.382
ref2=Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits sigma_overall=0.311 worst_q_ratio=1.235
new1=fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits sigma_overall=0.370 worst_q_ratio=1.042
new2=fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits sigma_overall=0.406 worst_q_ratio=1.125
reference average sigma_overall=0.309 worst_q_ratio=1.3085
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077_astrometric_residuals.png (981 matched stars from wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078_astrometric_residuals.png (981 matched stars from wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464_astrometric_residuals.png (972 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465_astrometric_residuals.png (972 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-03-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 ####
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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.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: 01:42:59.985 -01:58:46.85 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
Image size: 938.8'x624.5' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 01:42:52.596 -02:00:10.05 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 01:42:59.985 -01:58:46.85
Second-epoch image center 01:42:52.596 -02:00:10.05
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0385 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
Image size: 938.8'x624.5' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 01:42:53.795 -01:59:30.22 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 01:42:59.985 -01:58:46.85
Second-epoch image center 01:42:53.795 -01:59:30.22
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0285 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 01:42:52.596 -02:00:10.05
Second-epoch second image center 01:42:53.795 -01:59:30.22
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01214 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xcRXWjqkd4
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits &> /tmp/tmp.dChBBdbi2l
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits &> /tmp/tmp.MOkEXQDwkp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits &> /tmp/tmp.8C8pAHxOF5
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits and wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits and wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits and wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 31778 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 17.8480 to 33.6862 deg, Dec -7.2827 to +3.3397 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 17.8480 to 33.6862 deg, Dec -7.2827 to 3.3397 deg
Loaded 4101 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): 3270 out of 3568 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3568 out of 31778 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.783350
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.783350
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.36
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.42
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.42
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 31778 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 17.8480 to 33.6862 deg, Dec -7.2827 to +3.3397 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 17.8480 to 33.6862 deg, Dec -7.2827 to 3.3397 deg
Loaded 4101 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): 3270 out of 3568 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3568 out of 31778 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits (aperture=4.6)
Read 31614 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 17.8349 to 33.6841 deg, Dec -7.2951 to +3.3304 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 17.8349 to 33.6841 deg, Dec -7.2951 to 3.3304 deg
Loaded 4106 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): 3281 out of 3574 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3574 out of 31614 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits (aperture=4.7)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 3 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
1.9 pix Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
2.4 pix fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
2.4 pix fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
15.4 mag. Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.8 (SNR ) 13.4 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.xcRXWjqkd4 (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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.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-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=1245, passed=31772
Got 31772 stars (including 30479 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 31772 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: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31476 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 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(), 31476 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31476 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits N_match=981 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.308 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.262 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.258 n_q1=245 n_q2=255 n_q3=243 n_q4=238 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.333
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits -region wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.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.dChBBdbi2l (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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.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-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=1210, passed=31603
Got 31603 stars (including 30340 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 31603 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 982 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 973 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31365 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 982 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31366 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31366 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 982 stars left (next iteration limit 1080)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits N_match=982 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.362 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.281 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.279 n_q1=245 n_q2=253 n_q3=244 n_q4=240 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.163
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits -region wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.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.MOkEXQDwkp (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-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.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-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.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-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=355, passed=12673
Got 12673 stars (including 12302 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 12673 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: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 966 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12530 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 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12527 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12527 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits N_match=974 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.370 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.345 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.362 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.363 n_q1=221 n_q2=232 n_q3=252 n_q4=269 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.090
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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Parsing command line arguments...
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-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.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-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.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-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=357, passed=12426
Got 12426 stars (including 12056 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 12426 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 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: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 964 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12286 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
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: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12288 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12288 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits N_match=975 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.478 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.387 n_q1=219 n_q2=234 n_q3=251 n_q4=271 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.183
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-18_CI_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.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-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.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-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-30-49_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0464.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.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-03-Q2b1x1_072714_TTUQ2b1x1_2051316_ukyzkX1p/wcs_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits at 01:41:23.84 -05:12:04.3: 15.97 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-05-20_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0077.fits at 01:45:47.77 -03:42:15.1: 16.08 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits at 01:41:23.84 -05:12:04.3: 15.94 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-06-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0078.fits at 01:45:47.77 -03:42:15.1: 16.08 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52418.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out54073.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: 3s
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Considering the candidate 52418_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465
Preparing report for the candidate 52418_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465
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Considering the candidate 52581_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465
The candidate 52581_fd_Cet-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_05-31-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0465 did not pass the final checks