This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS
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 21.3543 2461212.8543 11.93 22:53:47.65 +02:59:30.9
75.03302 -48.62760 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.3" and 7.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.198 Ampella -0 -0 0 12.2 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 22:53:47.65 +02:59:30.9: 15.68 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 22:53:47.65 +02:59:30.9: 15.67 +/- 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,2461212.8543,11.93,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260621.3543 11.93CV 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
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 06 21.3543 2461212.8543 12.75 23:15:01.50 +01:45:53.6
80.30221 -52.93594 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 7.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.236 Honoria 0 -1 1 12.6 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 23:15:01.50 +01:45:53.6: 15.95 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 23:15:01.50 +01:45:53.6: 15.99 +/- 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,2461212.8543,12.75,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260621.3543 12.75CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 06 21.3543 2461212.8543 13.28 23:38:53.69 -05:02:59.5
81.66204 -61.96113 galactic Aqr Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" and 7.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.113 Amalthea 0 1 1 13.3 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 23:38:53.69 -05:02:59.5: 15.65 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 23:38:53.69 -05:02:59.5: 15.69 +/- 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,2461212.8543,13.28,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260621.3543 13.28CV 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 21.3543 2461212.8543 13.66 23:34:29.74 +02:33:55.1
87.92585 -54.98989 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.9" and 7.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.338 Budrosa 0 -0 0 14.0 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 23:34:29.74 +02:33:55.1: 15.74 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 23:34:29.74 +02:33:55.1: 15.72 +/- 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,2461212.8543,13.66,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260621.3543 13.66CV 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 21.3543 2461212.8543 13.62 23:38:12.21 -02:07:01.3
84.78817 -59.45193 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" 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.317 Roxane -1 -2 2 13.8 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 23:38:12.21 -02:07:01.3: 15.77 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 23:38:12.21 -02:07:01.3: 15.77 +/- 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,2461212.8543,13.62,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260621.3543 13.62CV 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 21.3543 2461212.8543 13.63 23:33:23.99 +01:41:26.3
86.71811 -55.59582 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.3" and 7.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.217 Eudora 0 -0 0 13.8 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 23:33:23.99 +01:41:26.3: 15.74 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 23:33:23.99 +01:41:26.3: 15.80 +/- 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,2461212.8543,13.63,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260621.3543 13.63CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461032.57935774 23.12.2025 01:54:06.509 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
First image: 2461032.57935774 23.12.2025 01:54:06.509 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Last image: 2461212.85457493 21.06.2026 08:30:25.274 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 3
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.77
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: 5 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): 6402
Objects passed selection criteria: 6394
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: 5700.25
Average stars matched: 5572 (97.7501 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 112272 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 06:20:13 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461032.57935774 23.12.2025 01:54:06.509 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
First image: 2461032.57935774 23.12.2025 01:54:06.509 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Last image: 2461212.85457493 21.06.2026 08:30:25.274 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 21
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.53
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: 16 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): 35279
Objects passed selection criteria: 35212
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.4 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.4 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 31164.8
Average stars matched: 30215.8 (96.9549 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 137472 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 06:22:35 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.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/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.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: 2461212.85409193
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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits'
wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits'
wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits'
wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:08:28.866 -01:58:37.35 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Image size: 941.6'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:08:45.317 -02:00:18.26 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 23:08:28.866 -01:58:37.35
Second-epoch image center 23:08:45.317 -02:00:18.26
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0740 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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
Image size: 941.6'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:08:47.505 -02:00:48.35 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 23:08:28.866 -01:58:37.35
Second-epoch image center 23:08:47.505 -02:00:48.35
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0857 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 23:08:45.317 -02:00:18.26
Second-epoch second image center 23:08:47.505 -02:00:48.35
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01236 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/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits &> /tmp/tmp.dISq2X0Vy8
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits &> /tmp/tmp.3GtKKMqGI2
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits &> /tmp/tmp.HF1j5k75Vl
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits &> /tmp/tmp.3wh6r3EG6e
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits and wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits and wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits and wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6611 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 339.2234 to 355.0573 deg, Dec -7.2779 to +3.3407 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 339.2234 to 355.0573 deg, Dec -7.2779 to 3.3407 deg
Loaded 4460 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): 3732 out of 3879 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3879 out of 6611 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.924250
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.924250
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.77
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.15
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.15
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 6611 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 339.2234 to 355.0573 deg, Dec -7.2779 to +3.3407 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.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 339.2234 to 355.0573 deg, Dec -7.2779 to 3.3407 deg
Loaded 4460 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): 3732 out of 3879 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3879 out of 6611 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits (aperture=6.1)
Read 6581 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 339.2210 to 355.0437 deg, Dec -7.2865 to +3.3302 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.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 339.2210 to 355.0437 deg, Dec -7.2865 to 3.3302 deg
Loaded 4453 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): 3708 out of 3871 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3871 out of 6581 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits (aperture=6.1)
____ 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:
2.1 pix Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
2.1 pix Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
2.7 pix fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
2.7 pix fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
15.2 mag. Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.6 (SNR ) 11.8 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.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=6611
Got 6611 stars (including 6171 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6611 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 957 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 946 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6502 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 957 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6503 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6503 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 957 stars left (next iteration limit 1052)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits N_match=957 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.287 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.268 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.260 n_q1=216 n_q2=243 n_q3=225 n_q4=273 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.344
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits -region wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.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.3GtKKMqGI2 (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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=463, passed=6581
Got 6581 stars (including 6111 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6581 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 956 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 944 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6456 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 956 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6457 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6457 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 956 stars left (next iteration limit 1051)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits N_match=956 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.397 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.301 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.291 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.276 n_q1=213 n_q2=243 n_q3=225 n_q4=275 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.274
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits -region wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.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.HF1j5k75Vl (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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=239, passed=4889
Got 4889 stars (including 4642 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4889 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 956 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 949 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4834 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 956 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4835 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 956 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4835 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 956 stars left (next iteration limit 1051)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits N_match=956 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.278 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.288 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.298 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.272 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.276 n_q1=254 n_q2=219 n_q3=237 n_q4=246 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.070
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.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.3wh6r3EG6e (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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=2, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=245, passed=4886
Got 4886 stars (including 4633 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4886 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 958 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 952 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4829 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 958 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4828 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4828 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Excluding outliers - 958 stars left (next iteration limit 1053)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits N_match=958 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.260 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.249 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.271 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.262 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.283 n_q1=258 n_q2=223 n_q3=235 n_q4=242 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.088
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits sigma_overall=0.300 worst_q_ratio=1.344
ref2=Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits sigma_overall=0.311 worst_q_ratio=1.274
new1=fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits sigma_overall=0.278 worst_q_ratio=1.070
new2=fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits sigma_overall=0.260 worst_q_ratio=1.088
reference average sigma_overall=0.3055 worst_q_ratio=1.309
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012_astrometric_residuals.png (957 matched stars from wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013_astrometric_residuals.png (956 matched stars from wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388_astrometric_residuals.png (956 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389_astrometric_residuals.png (958 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.24 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-09-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 22:53:47.65 +02:59:30.9: 15.68 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 22:44:47.73 -03:58:51.9: 9.89 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 22:53:47.65 +02:59:30.9: 15.67 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 22:44:47.73 -03:58:51.9: 9.90 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 9.89 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 22:44:47.73 -03:58:51.9: ref_mag=9.89 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=10.2353 delta=-0.34 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20471.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 7s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20318_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
The candidate 20318_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20471_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
Preparing report for the candidate 20471_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
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Considering the candidate 02278_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
The candidate 02278_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:00:10.84 -00:22:51.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 8s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Psc-09-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
22:53:47.65 +02:59:30.9
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:08:28.866 -01:58:37.35 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
Image size: 941.6'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:08:45.317 -02:00:18.26 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 23:08:28.866 -01:58:37.35
Second-epoch image center 23:08:45.317 -02:00:18.26
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0740 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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
Image size: 941.6'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:08:47.505 -02:00:48.35 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 23:08:28.866 -01:58:37.35
Second-epoch image center 23:08:47.505 -02:00:48.35
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0857 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 23:08:45.317 -02:00:18.26
Second-epoch second image center 23:08:47.505 -02:00:48.35
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01236 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/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits &> /tmp/tmp.dm6grWS5Uh
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits &> /tmp/tmp.uWVGdrkzSW
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits &> /tmp/tmp.vXxHCwpWza
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits &> /tmp/tmp.bTz1kcnVT7
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits and wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits and wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits and wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 37059 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 339.2234 to 355.0727 deg, Dec -7.2780 to +3.3409 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 339.2234 to 355.0727 deg, Dec -7.2780 to 3.3409 deg
Loaded 4461 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): 3586 out of 3952 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3952 out of 37059 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.824850
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.824850
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.53
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.29
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.29
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 37059 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 339.2234 to 355.0727 deg, Dec -7.2780 to +3.3409 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 339.2234 to 355.0727 deg, Dec -7.2780 to 3.3409 deg
Loaded 4461 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): 3586 out of 3952 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3952 out of 37059 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 37406 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 339.2089 to 355.0611 deg, Dec -7.2872 to +3.3312 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 339.2089 to 355.0611 deg, Dec -7.2872 to 3.3312 deg
Loaded 4468 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): 3576 out of 3949 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3949 out of 37406 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 20 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
2.0 pix Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
2.5 pix fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
2.5 pix fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
15.3 mag. Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.7 (SNR ) 14.1 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.dm6grWS5Uh (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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=4, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=1533, passed=37047
Got 37047 stars (including 35431 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 37047 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 952 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 952 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 941 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 952 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36432 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 952 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 952 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36431 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 952 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36431 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 952 stars left (next iteration limit 1047)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits N_match=952 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.284 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.375 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.279 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.245 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.247 n_q1=221 n_q2=232 n_q3=227 n_q4=272 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.319
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits -region wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.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.uWVGdrkzSW (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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=1, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=1572, passed=37395
Got 37395 stars (including 35778 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 37395 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 953 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 953 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 945 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 953 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36747 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 953 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 953 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36746 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 953 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36746 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 953 stars left (next iteration limit 1048)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits N_match=953 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.288 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.345 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.267 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.264 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.276 n_q1=218 n_q2=236 n_q3=222 n_q4=277 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.199
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits -region wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.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.vXxHCwpWza (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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=761, passed=25496
Got 25496 stars (including 24705 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25496 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 957 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 951 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25284 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 957 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25285 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25285 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 957 stars left (next iteration limit 1052)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits N_match=957 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.270 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.262 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.292 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.255 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.268 n_q1=255 n_q2=215 n_q3=240 n_q4=247 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.081
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.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.bTz1kcnVT7 (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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits.wcscat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=743, passed=25544
Got 25544 stars (including 24764 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25544 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 955 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 955 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 951 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 955 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25312 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 955 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 955 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25307 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 955 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25307 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Excluding outliers - 955 stars left (next iteration limit 1050)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits N_match=955 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.254 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.254 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.259 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.262 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.260 n_q1=252 n_q2=216 n_q3=239 n_q4=248 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.033
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-29-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0388.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.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_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_041632_TTUQ1b1x1_3440064_YHvwbOIS/wcs_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-09-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 22:44:47.73 -03:58:51.8: 10.06 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 22:42:02.19 -05:06:10.9: 10.74 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 23:27:39.49 +01:52:38.3: 12.97 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 22:39:23.26 -00:14:30.4: 12.15 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 23:15:01.50 +01:45:53.6: 15.95 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 22:55:01.21 -00:46:35.8: 13.08 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 23:38:11.26 -06:16:46.9: 13.57 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 23:38:53.69 -05:02:59.5: 15.65 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 23:09:08.18 -02:26:26.9: 13.32 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 23:34:29.74 +02:33:55.1: 15.74 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 22:42:02.19 -05:06:10.9: 10.71 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 10.73 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 22:42:02.19 -05:06:10.9: ref_mag=10.73 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=10.7390 delta=-0.01 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 23:38:11.26 -06:16:46.9: 13.53 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.55 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:38:11.26 -06:16:46.9: ref_mag=13.55 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.7919 delta=-0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 22:39:23.26 -00:14:30.4: 12.28 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 22:55:01.21 -00:46:35.8: 13.11 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 23:38:53.69 -05:02:59.5: 15.69 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 23:15:01.50 +01:45:53.6: 15.99 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.21 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 22:44:47.73 -03:58:51.8: 10.09 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 23:27:39.49 +01:52:38.3: 13.01 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 22:39:23.26 -00:14:30.4: ref_mag=12.21 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.5743 delta=-0.37 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.09 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 22:55:01.21 -00:46:35.8: ref_mag=13.09 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0842 delta=0.01 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 10.08 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.98 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 22:44:47.73 -03:58:51.8: ref_mag=10.08 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=10.2775 delta=-0.20 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:27:39.49 +01:52:38.3: ref_mag=12.98 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0166 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 23:09:08.18 -02:26:26.9: 13.30 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.31 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:09:08.18 -02:26:26.9: ref_mag=13.31 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.3163 delta=-0.00 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 23:34:29.74 +02:33:55.1: 15.72 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 23:38:12.21 -02:07:01.3: 15.77 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 23:33:23.99 +01:41:26.3: 15.74 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 22:50:50.48 -01:44:46.4: 14.04 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 23:12:02.33 -02:08:11.1: 13.83 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 22:55:05.89 -01:22:33.7: 14.76 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-06_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0012.fits at 23:00:28.70 -01:25:22.6: 14.01 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 23:38:12.21 -02:07:01.3: 15.77 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 22:50:50.48 -01:44:46.4: 14.20 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.11 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 22:50:50.48 -01:44:46.4: ref_mag=14.11 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.1745 delta=-0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 23:33:23.99 +01:41:26.3: 15.80 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 23:12:02.33 -02:08:11.1: 13.89 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 22:55:05.89 -01:22:33.7: 14.81 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_19-54-49_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0013.fits at 23:00:28.70 -01:25:22.6: 13.93 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.86 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.78 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:12:02.33 -02:08:11.1: ref_mag=13.86 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.8078 delta=0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 22:55:05.89 -01:22:33.7: ref_mag=14.78 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.3860 delta=0.40 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.96 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:00:28.70 -01:25:22.6: ref_mag=13.96 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.8620 delta=0.10 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 52858_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
The candidate 52858_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52860_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
The candidate 52860_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52919_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
The candidate 52919_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53017_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
The candidate 53017_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 22:53:47.65 +02:59:30.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53105_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
The candidate 53105_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53114_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
The candidate 53114_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:29:32.36 -01:46:38.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53139_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
Preparing report for the candidate 53139_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
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Considering the candidate 53185_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
The candidate 53185_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53219_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
The candidate 53219_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53276_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
Preparing report for the candidate 53276_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
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Considering the candidate 53317_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
The candidate 53317_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53328_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
Preparing report for the candidate 53328_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
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Considering the candidate 53361_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
Preparing report for the candidate 53361_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
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Considering the candidate 53375_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
Preparing report for the candidate 53375_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
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Considering the candidate 53439_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
The candidate 53439_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53451_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
The candidate 53451_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53522_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
The candidate 53522_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53553_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
The candidate 53553_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 14041_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
The candidate 14041_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:31:17.81 -00:30:39.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 12851_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389
The candidate 12851_fd_Psc-09-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-30-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0389 did not pass the final checks
