This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7
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 21.2018 2461212.7018 13.47 13:20:31.61 +05:24:14.3
321.90801 67.19783 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.6" and 5.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.369 Aeria 1 1 1 13.8 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits at 13:20:31.61 +05:24:14.3: 15.44 +/- 0.27 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits at 13:20:31.61 +05:24:14.3: 15.77 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.44 +/- 0.27
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 21.2018* 13 20 31.61 +05 24 14.3 13.5 U Vir 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,2461212.7018,13.47,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260621.2018 13.47CV 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 21.2018 2461212.7018 13.75 12:43:00.95 +10:11:02.2
295.85170 72.93981 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.1" and 5.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.402 Chloe 0 0 0 13.8 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits at 12:43:00.95 +10:11:02.2: 16.01 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits at 12:43:00.95 +10:11:02.2: 16.04 +/- 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 21.2018* 12 43 00.95 +10 11 02.2 13.8 U Vir 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,2461212.7018,13.75,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260621.2018 13.75CV 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 21.2018 2461212.7018 13.76 12:28:16.60 +02:11:54.3
289.40906 64.46034 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.7" and 5.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.238 Hypatia 0 0 0 13.8 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits at 12:28:16.60 +02:11:54.3: 15.85 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits at 12:28:16.60 +02:11:54.3: 15.85 +/- 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 21.2018* 12 28 16.60 +02 11 54.3 13.8 U Vir 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,2461212.7018,13.76,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260621.2018 13.76CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461172.73918728 12.05.2026 05:44:15.781 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
First image: 2461172.73918728 12.05.2026 05:44:15.781 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
Last image: 2461212.70205818 21.06.2026 04:50:47.827 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 3
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.55
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 6 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 5379
Objects passed selection criteria: 5368
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.2 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.2 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4443
Average stars matched: 4350.75 (97.9237 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111396 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 Sun Jun 21 00:06:17 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461172.73918728 12.05.2026 05:44:15.781 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
First image: 2461172.73918728 12.05.2026 05:44:15.781 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
Last image: 2461212.70205818 21.06.2026 04:50:47.827 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 31
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.30
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: 17 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): 27188
Objects passed selection criteria: 27122
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 24693.8
Average stars matched: 23868 (96.656 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 131400 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 Sun Jun 21 00:08:11 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.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/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.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: 2461212.70161058
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_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits'
wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:51:25.830 +05:59:55.40 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
Image size: 941.2'x626.6' 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: 12:51:43.422 +06:01:22.32 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 12:51:25.830 +05:59:55.40
Second-epoch image center 12:51:43.422 +06:01:22.32
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0768 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_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
Image size: 941.2'x626.6' 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: 12:51:42.823 +06:01:51.48 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 12:51:25.830 +05:59:55.40
Second-epoch image center 12:51:42.823 +06:01:51.48
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0774 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 12:51:43.422 +06:01:22.32
Second-epoch second image center 12:51:42.823 +06:01:51.48
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00847 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/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits &> /tmp/tmp.pNmm0s20qA
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits &> /tmp/tmp.i5vySZ61eD
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits &> /tmp/tmp.TsBgncLAV8
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits &> /tmp/tmp.SzkGnrnP50
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.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_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits and wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.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_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits and wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits and wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5576 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.9045 to 200.7781 deg, Dec +0.7245 to +11.2611 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 184.9045 to 200.7781 deg, Dec 0.7245 to 11.2611 deg
Loaded 3633 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): 3002 out of 3101 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3101 out of 5576 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.776850
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.776850
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.55
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.23
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.23
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5576 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.9045 to 200.7781 deg, Dec +0.7245 to +11.2611 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 184.9045 to 200.7781 deg, Dec 0.7245 to 11.2611 deg
Loaded 3633 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): 3002 out of 3101 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3101 out of 5576 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits (aperture=6.5)
Read 5547 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.9044 to 200.7782 deg, Dec +0.7340 to +11.2759 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 184.9044 to 200.7782 deg, Dec 0.7340 to 11.2759 deg
Loaded 3642 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): 3011 out of 3109 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3109 out of 5547 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits (aperture=6.5)
____ 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:
2.3 pix Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
2.3 pix Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
2.2 pix fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
2.2 pix fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
15.2 mag. Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.7 (SNR ) 11.6 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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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/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.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_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=348, passed=5576
Got 5576 stars (including 5223 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5576 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
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(), 972 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5531 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
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(), 5533 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5533 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
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=Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits N_match=981 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.286 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.470 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.299 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.491 n_q1=251 n_q2=236 n_q3=226 n_q4=268 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.265
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits -region wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.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/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.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_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=339, passed=5547
Got 5547 stars (including 5207 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5547 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
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: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5492 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
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(), 5492 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5492 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
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=Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits N_match=981 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.312 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.499 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.475 n_q1=249 n_q2=240 n_q3=227 n_q4=265 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.286
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits -region wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.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.TsBgncLAV8 (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_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.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_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=266, passed=3394
Got 3394 stars (including 3119 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3394 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (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 0.010458 (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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 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(), 962 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3346 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 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(), 3346 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3346 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
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_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits N_match=974 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.282 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.297 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.240 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.269 n_q1=250 n_q2=224 n_q3=231 n_q4=269 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.124
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.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.SzkGnrnP50 (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_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.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_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=263, passed=3368
Got 3368 stars (including 3099 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3368 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (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 0.010458 (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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 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(), 962 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3322 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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 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(), 3321 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3321 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
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_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits N_match=974 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.309 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.337 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.280 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.283 n_q1=251 n_q2=223 n_q3=231 n_q4=269 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.089
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.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=Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits sigma_overall=0.388 worst_q_ratio=1.265
ref2=Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits sigma_overall=0.388 worst_q_ratio=1.286
new1=fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits sigma_overall=0.282 worst_q_ratio=1.124
new2=fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits sigma_overall=0.309 worst_q_ratio=1.089
reference average sigma_overall=0.388 worst_q_ratio=1.2755
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168_astrometric_residuals.png (981 matched stars from wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169_astrometric_residuals.png (981 matched stars from wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134_astrometric_residuals.png (974 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135_astrometric_residuals.png (974 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20295_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 20295_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:52:31.39 +07:12:05.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20298_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 20298_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:17:36.27 +05:26:00.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 02956_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 02956_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:51:05.72 +05:33:11.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Vir-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.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_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:51:25.830 +05:59:55.40 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
Image size: 941.2'x626.6' 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: 12:51:43.422 +06:01:22.32 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 12:51:25.830 +05:59:55.40
Second-epoch image center 12:51:43.422 +06:01:22.32
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0768 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_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
Image size: 941.2'x626.6' 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: 12:51:42.823 +06:01:51.48 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 12:51:25.830 +05:59:55.40
Second-epoch image center 12:51:42.823 +06:01:51.48
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0774 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 12:51:43.422 +06:01:22.32
Second-epoch second image center 12:51:42.823 +06:01:51.48
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00847 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/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5UtawvkDho
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits &> /tmp/tmp.q7ErYx3wS6
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits &> /tmp/tmp.2uNIQmQPBz
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits &> /tmp/tmp.w3Ut4bdV33
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.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_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits and wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.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_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits and wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits and wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 28605 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.9045 to 200.7846 deg, Dec +0.7198 to +11.2645 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 184.9045 to 200.7846 deg, Dec 0.7198 to 11.2645 deg
Loaded 3639 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): 2929 out of 3137 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3137 out of 28605 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.665200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.665200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.30
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.37
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.37
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 28605 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.9045 to 200.7846 deg, Dec +0.7198 to +11.2645 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 184.9045 to 200.7846 deg, Dec 0.7198 to 11.2645 deg
Loaded 3639 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): 2929 out of 3137 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3137 out of 28605 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits (aperture=5.1)
Read 28649 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.9044 to 200.8006 deg, Dec +0.7341 to +11.2762 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.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 184.9044 to 200.8006 deg, Dec 0.7341 to 11.2762 deg
Loaded 3648 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): 2937 out of 3140 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3140 out of 28649 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits (aperture=5.1)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 26 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
2.2 pix Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
2.0 pix fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
2.0 pix fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
15.4 mag. Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
14.8 mag. fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
14.8 mag. fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.8 (SNR ) 14.2 (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.5UtawvkDho (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/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.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_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=1186, passed=28597
Got 28597 stars (including 27382 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 28597 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 972 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28286 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28287 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28288 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 978 stars left (next iteration limit 1075)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits N_match=978 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.298 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.456 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.465 n_q1=258 n_q2=230 n_q3=228 n_q4=262 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.154
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits -region wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.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.q7ErYx3wS6 (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/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.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_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=1153, passed=28643
Got 28643 stars (including 27457 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 28643 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 971 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28267 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28267 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28267 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 978 stars left (next iteration limit 1075)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits N_match=978 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.464 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.485 n_q1=254 n_q2=234 n_q3=230 n_q4=260 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.215
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits -region wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.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.2uNIQmQPBz (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_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.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_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=586, passed=21082
Got 21082 stars (including 20455 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21082 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (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 0.010458 (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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20749 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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20749 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20749 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
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_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits N_match=975 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.286 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.323 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.229 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.267 n_q1=257 n_q2=229 n_q3=223 n_q4=266 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.154
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.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.w3Ut4bdV33 (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_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.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_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=595, passed=21124
Got 21124 stars (including 20495 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21124 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (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 0.010458 (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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 962 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20795 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20797 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20797 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
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_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits N_match=975 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.304 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.279 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.274 n_q1=259 n_q2=225 n_q3=230 n_q4=261 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.089
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.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_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.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_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0134.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.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_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_000032_TTUQ1b1x1_1514092_KTdbKuF7/wcs_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits at 12:29:40.12 +03:10:08.8: 13.52 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits at 12:22:17.98 +11:02:22.8: 14.01 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits at 13:20:31.61 +05:24:14.3: 15.44 +/- 0.27 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits at 13:02:26.87 +05:10:43.1: 12.24 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits at 12:59:41.76 +09:17:26.3: 15.21 +/- 0.17 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits at 12:24:58.08 +02:44:10.9: 12.60 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits at 12:28:16.60 +02:11:54.3: 15.85 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits at 12:43:00.95 +10:11:02.2: 16.01 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits at 12:29:40.12 +03:10:08.8: 13.52 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.52 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:29:40.12 +03:10:08.8: ref_mag=13.52 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.7821 delta=-0.26 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits at 13:02:26.87 +05:10:43.1: 12.23 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits at 12:22:17.98 +11:02:22.8: 14.39 +/- 0.10 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits at 12:24:58.08 +02:44:10.9: 12.57 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.23 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.13 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.58 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 13:02:26.87 +05:10:43.1: ref_mag=12.23 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.2870 delta=-0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:22:17.98 +11:02:22.8: ref_mag=14.13 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=14.1701 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:24:58.08 +02:44:10.9: ref_mag=12.58 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3678 delta=0.21 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits at 13:20:31.61 +05:24:14.3: 15.77 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits at 12:59:41.76 +09:17:26.3: 14.79 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.44 +/- 0.27
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 13:20:31.61 +05:24:14.3: ref_mag=15.44 +/- 0.27 new_mean_mag=13.4680 delta=1.97 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits at 12:25:16.26 +06:29:00.1: 13.80 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.93 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:59:41.76 +09:17:26.3: ref_mag=14.93 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.7831 delta=0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits at 13:00:04.08 +05:59:28.5: 13.75 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits at 12:43:00.95 +10:11:02.2: 16.04 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits at 12:28:16.60 +02:11:54.3: 15.85 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits at 12:25:16.26 +06:29:00.1: 13.82 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.81 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:25:16.26 +06:29:00.1: ref_mag=13.81 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.8549 delta=-0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits at 13:00:04.08 +05:59:28.5: 13.78 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.76 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 13:00:04.08 +05:59:28.5: ref_mag=13.76 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.8756 delta=-0.11 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits at 12:54:56.49 +09:18:23.3: 13.80 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits at 12:27:20.91 +09:57:33.9: 13.92 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits at 12:23:23.29 +09:35:24.5: 14.71 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-44-15_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0168.fits at 12:25:13.98 +08:41:36.5: 14.83 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits at 12:54:56.49 +09:18:23.3: 13.64 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits at 12:27:20.91 +09:57:33.9: 14.00 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits at 12:23:23.29 +09:35:24.5: 14.73 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.95 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.71 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.72 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:27:20.91 +09:57:33.9: ref_mag=13.95 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.0372 delta=-0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:54:56.49 +09:18:23.3: ref_mag=13.71 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.9910 delta=-0.28 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:23:23.29 +09:35:24.5: ref_mag=14.72 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.4056 delta=0.31 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-45-10_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0169.fits at 12:25:13.98 +08:41:36.5: 15.06 +/- 0.17 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.92 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:25:13.98 +08:41:36.5: ref_mag=14.92 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.4754 delta=0.44 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out32575.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out32649.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out32656.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 32196_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 32196_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32200_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 32200_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32203_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 32203_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32302_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 32302_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:55:46.06 +03:21:54.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32312_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 32312_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:16:16.57 +06:29:56.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32350_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 32350_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32361_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 32361_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32412_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 32412_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:21:34.96 +02:05:08.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32436_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 32436_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:26:08.69 +10:17:14.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32575_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
Preparing report for the candidate 32575_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
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Considering the candidate 32645_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 32645_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:46:06.21 +02:35:35.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32649_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
Preparing report for the candidate 32649_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
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Considering the candidate 32656_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
Preparing report for the candidate 32656_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
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Considering the candidate 32660_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 32660_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:54:38.91 +01:40:36.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32677_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 32677_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32693_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 32693_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32709_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 32709_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32711_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 32711_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:19:51.92 +03:29:19.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32777_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 32777_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32837_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 32837_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:05:18.68 +06:30:43.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32892_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 32892_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32928_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 32928_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 06530_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 06530_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:07:54.48 +08:43:09.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 30048_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 30048_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:24:08.02 +01:42:59.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 05094_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 05094_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (30.5") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 15095_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135
The candidate 15095_fd_Vir-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-20_23-50-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0135 did not pass the final checks