This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G
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 21.2696 2461212.7696 13.51 20:20:26.50 -24:02:03.1
19.31379 -29.57105 galactic Cap Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 7.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.66 Maja 1 -0 1 13.9 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 20:20:26.50 -24:02:03.1: 15.14 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 20:20:26.50 -24:02:03.1: 15.12 +/- 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 21.2696* 20 20 26.50 -24 02 03.1 13.5 U Cap 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,2461212.7696,13.51,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260621.2696 13.51CV 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 21.2696 2461212.7696 13.93 20:21:26.12 -27:54:02.9
15.12511 -30.95467 galactic Sgr Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.1" and 7.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.949 Hel 2 1 2 14.0 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 20:21:26.12 -27:54:02.9: 15.03 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 20:21:26.12 -27:54:02.9: 14.98 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461212.7696,13.93,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260621.2696 13.93CV 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: 2461172.91960030 12.05.2026 10:04:03.466 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
First image: 2461172.91960030 12.05.2026 10:04:03.466 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
Last image: 2461212.76990578 21.06.2026 06:28:29.859 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 6
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.27
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): 5274
Objects passed selection criteria: 5268
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: 4841
Average stars matched: 4803.75 (99.2305 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111996 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 01:58:20 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461172.91960030 12.05.2026 10:04:03.466 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
First image: 2461172.91960030 12.05.2026 10:04:03.466 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
Last image: 2461212.76990578 21.06.2026 06:28:29.859 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 39
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.93
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 27 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): 46441
Objects passed selection criteria: 46375
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 43421.5
Average stars matched: 42538.2 (97.9659 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 150568 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 02:01:37 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.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/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.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: 2461212.76927968
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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits'
wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits'
wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits'
wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.6' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:09:38.992 -25:59:45.66 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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
Image size: 937.9'x624.6' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:09:44.445 -26:01:53.31 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 20:09:38.992 -25:59:45.66
Second-epoch image center 20:09:44.445 -26:01:53.31
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0409 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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
Image size: 937.9'x624.6' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:09:46.394 -26:01:12.80 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 20:09:38.992 -25:59:45.66
Second-epoch image center 20:09:46.394 -26:01:12.80
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0368 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 20:09:44.445 -26:01:53.31
Second-epoch second image center 20:09:46.394 -26:01:12.80
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01341 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/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits &> /tmp/tmp.iSpfzILUST
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits &> /tmp/tmp.DScl95KZld
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits &> /tmp/tmp.GN6KzyxsNR
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits &> /tmp/tmp.q2F1QL7lJE
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits and wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits and wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits and wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 7487 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 293.3532 to 311.4449 deg, Dec -31.2591 to -20.5808 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
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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 293.3532 to 311.4449 deg, Dec -31.2591 to -20.5808 deg
Loaded 9410 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): 5874 out of 6007 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6007 out of 7487 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.595150
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.595150
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.27
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.33
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.33
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 7487 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 293.3532 to 311.4449 deg, Dec -31.2591 to -20.5808 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 293.3532 to 311.4449 deg, Dec -31.2591 to -20.5808 deg
Loaded 9410 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): 5874 out of 6007 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6007 out of 7487 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits (aperture=6.2)
Read 6777 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 293.3531 to 311.4448 deg, Dec -31.2697 to -20.5709 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 293.3531 to 311.4448 deg, Dec -31.2697 to -20.5709 deg
Loaded 9431 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): 5463 out of 5572 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5572 out of 6777 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ 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 Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
2.3 pix Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
2.3 pix fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
2.3 pix fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.3 mag. Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
14.2 mag. Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.8 (SNR ) 11.0 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.iSpfzILUST (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits' -> 'wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=461, passed=7487
Got 7487 stars (including 7021 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7487 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 964 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7415 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7414 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7414 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits N_match=968 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.544 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.431 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.671 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.521 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.715 n_q1=239 n_q2=214 n_q3=259 n_q4=256 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.313
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits -region wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.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.DScl95KZld (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits' -> 'wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=434, passed=6777
Got 6777 stars (including 6336 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6777 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 965 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6711 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6712 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6712 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Excluding outliers - 970 stars left (next iteration limit 1067)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits N_match=970 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.497 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.417 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.598 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.506 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.621 n_q1=241 n_q2=208 n_q3=265 n_q4=256 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.248
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits -region wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.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.GN6KzyxsNR (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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=308, passed=5156
Got 5156 stars (including 4845 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5156 stars from the SExtractor catalog
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (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 0.010421 (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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 967 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5117 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5118 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5118 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Excluding outliers - 970 stars left (next iteration limit 1067)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits N_match=970 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.538 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.500 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.641 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.570 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.465 n_q1=236 n_q2=213 n_q3=265 n_q4=256 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.192
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits -region wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.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.q2F1QL7lJE (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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=312, passed=5151
Got 5151 stars (including 4833 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5151 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (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 0.010421 (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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 967 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5117 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 970 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5118 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5118 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
Excluding outliers - 970 stars left (next iteration limit 1067)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits N_match=970 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.522 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.508 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.551 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.524 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.498 n_q1=234 n_q2=211 n_q3=265 n_q4=260 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.055
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits -region wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.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=Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits sigma_overall=0.544 worst_q_ratio=1.313
ref2=Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits sigma_overall=0.497 worst_q_ratio=1.248
new1=fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits sigma_overall=0.538 worst_q_ratio=1.192
new2=fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits sigma_overall=0.522 worst_q_ratio=1.055
reference average sigma_overall=0.5205 worst_q_ratio=1.2805
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446_astrometric_residuals.png (968 matched stars from wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.50 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447_astrometric_residuals.png (970 matched stars from wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.48 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218_astrometric_residuals.png (970 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.50 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219_astrometric_residuals.png (970 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.50 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cap-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 19:43:43.82 -24:40:31.9: 11.07 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 19:43:43.82 -24:40:31.9: 11.10 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.09 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 19:43:43.82 -24:40:31.9: ref_mag=11.09 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=11.4317 delta=-0.35 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
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 20122_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 20122_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20140_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 20140_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 20:29:04.22 -28:31:06.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 01380_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 01380_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 19:55:56.59 -29:11:22.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 2s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cap-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.6' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:09:38.992 -25:59:45.66 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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Image size: 937.9'x624.6' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:09:44.445 -26:01:53.31 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 20:09:38.992 -25:59:45.66
Second-epoch image center 20:09:44.445 -26:01:53.31
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0409 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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
Image size: 937.9'x624.6' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 20:09:46.394 -26:01:12.80 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 20:09:38.992 -25:59:45.66
Second-epoch image center 20:09:46.394 -26:01:12.80
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0368 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 20:09:44.445 -26:01:53.31
Second-epoch second image center 20:09:46.394 -26:01:12.80
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01341 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/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits &> /tmp/tmp.VTYJoV5FcA
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits &> /tmp/tmp.UuvBVxYmVD
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZVj1zTDx99
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits &> /tmp/tmp.biA5uJjE2T
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits and wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits and wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits and wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 59775 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 293.3219 to 311.5256 deg, Dec -31.2659 to -20.5417 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 293.3219 to 311.5256 deg, Dec -31.2659 to -20.5417 deg
Loaded 9495 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): 7512 out of 8123 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8123 out of 59775 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.416350
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.416350
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.93
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.49
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.49
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 59775 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 293.3219 to 311.5256 deg, Dec -31.2659 to -20.5417 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 293.3219 to 311.5256 deg, Dec -31.2659 to -20.5417 deg
Loaded 9495 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): 7512 out of 8123 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8123 out of 59775 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits (aperture=4.6)
Read 55853 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 293.3400 to 311.4447 deg, Dec -31.2749 to -20.5514 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 293.3400 to 311.4447 deg, Dec -31.2749 to -20.5514 deg
Loaded 9461 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): 7592 out of 8135 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8135 out of 55853 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 32 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
2.2 pix Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
2.2 pix fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
2.2 pix fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.5 mag. Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
14.4 mag. Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.0 (SNR ) 13.5 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits' -> 'wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=2722, passed=59771
Got 59771 stars (including 56973 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 59771 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 59197 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 59198 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 59198 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Excluding outliers - 969 stars left (next iteration limit 1065)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits N_match=969 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.560 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.475 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.635 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.502 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.690 n_q1=249 n_q2=207 n_q3=248 n_q4=265 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.232
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits -region wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.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.UuvBVxYmVD (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits' -> 'wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=2424, passed=55845
Got 55845 stars (including 53348 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 55845 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (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 0.010416 (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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 964 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 55203 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 55202 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 55202 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
Excluding outliers - 971 stars left (next iteration limit 1068)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits N_match=971 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.510 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.439 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.570 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.529 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.616 n_q1=248 n_q2=208 n_q3=249 n_q4=266 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.207
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits -region wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.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.ZVj1zTDx99 (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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=1642, passed=43629
Got 43629 stars (including 41931 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 43629 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (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 0.010421 (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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 969 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43290 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43289 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43289 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
Excluding outliers - 972 stars left (next iteration limit 1069)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits N_match=972 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.538 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.500 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.648 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.546 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.518 n_q1=241 n_q2=216 n_q3=238 n_q4=277 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.205
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits -region wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.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.biA5uJjE2T (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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=1685, passed=43832
Got 43832 stars (including 42079 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 43832 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (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 0.010421 (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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 968 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43519 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43520 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43521 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
Excluding outliers - 971 stars left (next iteration limit 1068)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits N_match=971 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.530 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.520 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.585 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.540 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.514 n_q1=244 n_q2=218 n_q3=233 n_q4=276 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.104
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits -region wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-27-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0218.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.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_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_015553_TTUQ2b1x1_4165768_JJuaRL3G/wcs_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cap-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 19:51:19.87 -28:15:16.2: 13.31 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 20:16:47.03 -25:40:42.6: 13.26 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 20:16:41.74 -24:53:21.9: 13.32 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 20:25:47.73 -26:25:38.7: 13.40 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 19:43:57.41 -29:13:58.5: 12.75 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 20:09:22.62 -24:09:58.9: 12.92 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 19:50:03.09 -22:35:18.4: 12.92 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 20:10:35.49 -26:57:23.9: 13.20 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 19:59:52.75 -21:52:12.8: 13.66 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 20:22:24.54 -21:46:13.1: 13.35 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 19:50:03.09 -22:35:18.4: 12.79 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 19:43:57.41 -29:13:58.5: 12.81 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.85 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.77 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 19:51:19.87 -28:15:16.2: 13.34 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 19:50:03.09 -22:35:18.4: ref_mag=12.85 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.2531 delta=-0.40 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 19:43:57.41 -29:13:58.5: ref_mag=12.77 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.0083 delta=-0.23 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 19:59:52.75 -21:52:12.8: 13.65 +/- 0.10 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.32 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 19:51:19.87 -28:15:16.2: ref_mag=13.32 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=13.5653 delta=-0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 20:09:22.62 -24:09:58.9: 12.92 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.65 +/- 0.07
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 19:59:52.75 -21:52:12.8: ref_mag=13.65 +/- 0.07 new_mean_mag=13.6419 delta=0.01 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 20:10:35.49 -26:57:23.9: 13.27 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 20:16:41.74 -24:53:21.9: 13.32 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 20:16:47.03 -25:40:42.6: 13.18 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 20:25:47.73 -26:25:38.7: 13.61 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 20:22:24.54 -21:46:13.1: 13.36 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.92 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:09:22.62 -24:09:58.9: ref_mag=12.92 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.9170 delta=0.00 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.23 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.32 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.47 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:10:35.49 -26:57:23.9: ref_mag=13.23 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.5684 delta=-0.34 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.22 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:16:41.74 -24:53:21.9: ref_mag=13.32 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.4860 delta=-0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.35 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:25:47.73 -26:25:38.7: ref_mag=13.47 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=13.5564 delta=-0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:16:47.03 -25:40:42.6: ref_mag=13.22 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.6174 delta=-0.40 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:22:24.54 -21:46:13.1: ref_mag=13.35 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.3552 delta=-0.00 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 19:42:10.03 -29:11:49.5: 11.70 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 20:29:34.61 -30:02:57.0: 12.51 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 20:16:19.65 -24:51:23.1: 11.88 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 20:22:51.76 -24:55:53.6: 13.41 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 20:06:10.14 -21:55:28.6: 13.06 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 19:59:11.93 -28:50:23.5: 13.18 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 20:20:26.50 -24:02:03.1: 15.14 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 20:20:14.23 -30:10:07.4: 14.21 +/- 0.19 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 19:42:10.03 -29:11:49.5: 11.74 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.72 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 20:16:19.65 -24:51:23.1: 11.92 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 19:42:10.03 -29:11:49.5: ref_mag=11.72 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=11.9077 delta=-0.19 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 20:29:34.61 -30:02:57.0: 12.50 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.90 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:16:19.65 -24:51:23.1: ref_mag=11.90 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.2407 delta=-0.34 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.51 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:29:34.61 -30:02:57.0: ref_mag=12.51 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.5482 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 20:23:16.25 -28:51:25.5: 13.75 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 20:21:26.12 -27:54:02.9: 15.03 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 20:06:10.14 -21:55:28.6: 13.17 +/- 0.10 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.11 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:06:10.14 -21:55:28.6: ref_mag=13.11 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=12.9268 delta=0.19 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 20:20:26.50 -24:02:03.1: 15.12 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 20:22:51.76 -24:55:53.6: 13.24 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 19:59:11.93 -28:50:23.5: 13.10 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.32 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 20:20:14.23 -30:10:07.4: 13.99 +/- 0.17 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:22:51.76 -24:55:53.6: ref_mag=13.32 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.4426 delta=-0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.14 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 19:59:11.93 -28:50:23.5: ref_mag=13.14 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.0794 delta=0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.09 +/- 0.13
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:20:14.23 -30:10:07.4: ref_mag=14.09 +/- 0.13 new_mean_mag=13.8472 delta=0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 20:23:16.25 -28:51:25.5: 14.00 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.84 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:23:16.25 -28:51:25.5: ref_mag=13.84 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=13.7878 delta=0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 20:21:26.12 -27:54:02.9: 14.98 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_05-04-03_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0446.fits at 20:16:19.95 -27:27:29.1: 14.36 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-13_05-02-51_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0447.fits at 20:16:19.95 -27:27:29.1: 14.73 +/- 0.28 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.47 +/- 0.15
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:16:19.95 -27:27:29.1: ref_mag=14.47 +/- 0.15 new_mean_mag=14.0070 delta=0.46 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out72931.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out72984.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 10s
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 72721_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72721_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 72723_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72723_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 72724_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72724_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 72725_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72725_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 72726_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72726_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 72728_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72728_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 72729_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72729_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 72731_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72731_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 72739_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72739_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 72741_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72741_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 72744_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72744_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 72747_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72747_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 72748_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72748_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 72784_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72784_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 19:42:09.06 -28:46:10.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 72808_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72808_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 20:25:30.83 -28:38:44.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 72811_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72811_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 20:27:31.23 -22:40:01.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 72815_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72815_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 19:42:44.25 -29:54:36.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 72819_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72819_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 20:00:17.04 -27:05:36.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 72821_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72821_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 19:40:39.19 -24:13:53.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 72837_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72837_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 20:03:01.15 -22:19:08.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 72853_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72853_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 72861_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72861_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 72884_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72884_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 20:07:55.40 -22:18:15.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 72902_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72902_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 72917_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72917_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 19:59:58.14 -22:58:15.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 72931_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
Preparing report for the candidate 72931_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
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Considering the candidate 72976_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72976_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 72982_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 72982_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 72984_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
Preparing report for the candidate 72984_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
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Considering the candidate 73000_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 73000_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 11495_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 11495_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 20:29:04.22 -28:31:06.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 08080_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219
The candidate 08080_fd_Cap-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_01-28-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0219 did not pass the final checks