This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP
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 22.1522 2461213.6522 13.16 10:22:40.49 +07:24:25.6
235.20238 49.62820 galactic Leo Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.4" and 6.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.67 Asia -1 4 4 13.9 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:22:40.49 +07:24:25.6: 14.53 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:22:40.49 +07:24:25.6: 14.69 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.60 +/- 0.08
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 06 22.1522* 10 22 40.49 +07 24 25.6 13.2 U Leo 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461213.6522,13.16,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260622.1522 13.16CV 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 22.1522 2461213.6522 13.35 10:09:41.61 +02:56:14.2
237.85571 44.41676 galactic Sex Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.5" and 6.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.156 Xanthippe -0 0 1 13.7 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:09:41.61 +02:56:14.2: 15.91 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:09:41.61 +02:56:14.2: 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!
TCP 2026 06 22.1522* 10 09 41.61 +02 56 14.2 13.3 U Sex 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461213.6522,13.35,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260622.1522 13.35CV 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: 2461139.75178127 09.04.2026 06:02:23.902 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
First image: 2461139.75178127 09.04.2026 06:02:23.902 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Last image: 2461213.65246106 22.06.2026 03:39:22.636 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.67
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: 7 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): 4706
Objects passed selection criteria: 4698
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 3705
Average stars matched: 3580.25 (96.6329 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111292 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Sun Jun 21 14:44:16 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-107-g3b0f95a5
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-06-21)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sun Jun 21 23:36:53 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461139.75178127 09.04.2026 06:02:23.902 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
First image: 2461139.75178127 09.04.2026 06:02:23.902 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Last image: 2461213.65246106 22.06.2026 03:39:22.636 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 38
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.33
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: 18 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): 27490
Objects passed selection criteria: 27415
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 21949.8
Average stars matched: 21011.5 (95.7255 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 133536 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Sun Jun 21 14:44:16 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-107-g3b0f95a5
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-06-21)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sun Jun 21 23:39:37 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.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/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.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: 2461213.65199248
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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits'
wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits'
wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits'
wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Image size: 941.4'x626.8' 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: 10:17:18.750 +06:01:19.26 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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
Image size: 937.6'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:08.393 +06:00:04.69 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 10:17:18.750 +06:01:19.26
Second-epoch image center 10:17:08.393 +06:00:04.69
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0477 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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
Image size: 937.6'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:06.022 +06:00:05.60 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 10:17:18.750 +06:01:19.26
Second-epoch image center 10:17:06.022 +06:00:05.60
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0566 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 10:17:08.393 +06:00:04.69
Second-epoch second image center 10:17:06.022 +06:00:05.60
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00983 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/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits &> /tmp/tmp.tEvz9JC8AX
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4fTDcFQ30Q
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits &> /tmp/tmp.YR5ladIXWY
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zS2LCwqDjM
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh has not found non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
wait
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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6357 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.2448 to 162.6264 deg, Dec +0.2902 to +11.6576 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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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 146.2448 to 162.6264 deg, Dec 0.2902 to 11.6576 deg
Loaded 5162 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): 3747 out of 3906 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3906 out of 6357 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.793400
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.793400
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.67
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.12
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.12
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 6357 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.2448 to 162.6264 deg, Dec +0.2902 to +11.6576 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.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
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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 146.2448 to 162.6264 deg, Dec 0.2902 to 11.6576 deg
Loaded 5162 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): 3747 out of 3906 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3906 out of 6357 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits (aperture=6.5)
Read 6613 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.1402 to 162.6215 deg, Dec +0.1984 to +11.5941 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.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
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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 146.1402 to 162.6215 deg, Dec 0.1984 to 11.5941 deg
Loaded 5210 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): 3754 out of 3927 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3927 out of 6613 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
2.1 pix Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
2.5 pix fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
2.5 pix fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.1 mag. Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
15.2 mag. Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.1 (SNR ) 11.3 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=443, bad_region=1514, passed=6357
Got 6357 stars (including 4518 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6357 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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 904 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 902 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 904 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4960 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 904 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4959 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 904 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4959 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 904 stars left (next iteration limit 994)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits N_match=904 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.444 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.384 n_q1=279 n_q2=156 n_q3=282 n_q4=187 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.166
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits -region wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=465, bad_region=1598, passed=6613
Got 6613 stars (including 4670 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6613 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 450 to 509 (Dec 0.2 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 905 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 905 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 904 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 905 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5159 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 450 to 509 (Dec 0.2 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 905 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 904 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5158 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 904 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5158 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 904 stars left (next iteration limit 995)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits N_match=904 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.351 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.449 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.284 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.339 n_q1=276 n_q2=156 n_q3=287 n_q4=185 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.323
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits -region wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.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.YR5ladIXWY (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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=260, bad_region=631, passed=3175
Got 3175 stars (including 2369 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3175 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010418 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 913 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 909 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2611 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 913 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2609 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2609 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 913 stars left (next iteration limit 1004)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits N_match=913 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.419 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.480 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.516 n_q1=299 n_q2=156 n_q3=293 n_q4=165 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.232
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.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.zS2LCwqDjM (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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=243, bad_region=621, passed=3135
Got 3135 stars (including 2339 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3135 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010418 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 912 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 906 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2579 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 912 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2581 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2581 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 912 stars left (next iteration limit 1003)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits N_match=912 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.362 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.498 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.470 n_q1=297 n_q2=157 n_q3=289 n_q4=169 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.244
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.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=Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits sigma_overall=0.381 worst_q_ratio=1.166
ref2=Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits sigma_overall=0.340 worst_q_ratio=1.323
new1=fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits sigma_overall=0.419 worst_q_ratio=1.232
new2=fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits sigma_overall=0.400 worst_q_ratio=1.244
reference average sigma_overall=0.3605 worst_q_ratio=1.2445
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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153_astrometric_residuals.png (904 matched stars from wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145_astrometric_residuals.png (904 matched stars from wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048_astrometric_residuals.png (913 matched stars from wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049_astrometric_residuals.png (912 matched stars from wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Sex-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Sex-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.8' 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: 10:17:18.750 +06:01:19.26 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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
Image size: 937.6'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:08.393 +06:00:04.69 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 10:17:18.750 +06:01:19.26
Second-epoch image center 10:17:08.393 +06:00:04.69
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0477 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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
Image size: 937.6'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:06.022 +06:00:05.60 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 10:17:18.750 +06:01:19.26
Second-epoch image center 10:17:06.022 +06:00:05.60
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0566 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 10:17:08.393 +06:00:04.69
Second-epoch second image center 10:17:06.022 +06:00:05.60
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00983 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/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits &> /tmp/tmp.p3BUhT6zYF
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5BuSW1fnfx
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0nVAAu7q0Q
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5XdhghKucj
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 37544 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.1667 to 162.6529 deg, Dec +0.2272 to +11.7209 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.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 146.1667 to 162.6529 deg, Dec 0.2272 to 11.7209 deg
Loaded 5243 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): 3702 out of 4065 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4065 out of 37544 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.660100
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.660100
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.33
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.33
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.33
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 37544 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.1667 to 162.6529 deg, Dec +0.2272 to +11.7209 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.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 146.1667 to 162.6529 deg, Dec 0.2272 to 11.7209 deg
Loaded 5243 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): 3702 out of 4065 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4065 out of 37544 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 39278 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.1293 to 162.6351 deg, Dec +0.1788 to +11.6671 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.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 146.1293 to 162.6351 deg, Dec 0.1788 to 11.6671 deg
Loaded 5262 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): 3705 out of 4075 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4075 out of 39278 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 17 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
2.0 pix Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
2.4 pix fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
2.4 pix fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
15.4 mag. Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.1 (SNR ) 13.6 (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.p3BUhT6zYF (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=14, blended=1594, bad_region=8642, passed=37530
Got 37530 stars (including 27675 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 37530 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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 903 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 903 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 902 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 903 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29674 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 451 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 903 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 903 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29673 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 903 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29673 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 903 stars left (next iteration limit 993)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits N_match=903 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.333 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.398 n_q1=275 n_q2=160 n_q3=280 n_q4=188 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.094
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits -region wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.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.5BuSW1fnfx (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=20, blended=1637, bad_region=9007, passed=39258
Got 39258 stars (including 28974 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 39258 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 450 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 904 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 903 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 904 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31066 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 450 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 904 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31065 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 904 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31065 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 904 stars left (next iteration limit 994)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits N_match=904 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.348 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.302 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.341 n_q1=273 n_q2=160 n_q3=278 n_q4=193 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.144
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits -region wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.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.0nVAAu7q0Q (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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=863, bad_region=2375, passed=17012
Got 17012 stars (including 14228 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 17012 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010418 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 912 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 909 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14876 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 912 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14874 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14874 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 912 stars left (next iteration limit 1003)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits N_match=912 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.431 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.467 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.426 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.516 n_q1=311 n_q2=153 n_q3=291 n_q4=157 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.198
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.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.5XdhghKucj (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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=834, bad_region=2373, passed=17013
Got 17013 stars (including 14227 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 17013 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010418 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 909 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 903 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14862 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 909 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14861 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14861 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 909 stars left (next iteration limit 999)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits N_match=909 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.458 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.484 n_q1=305 n_q2=154 n_q3=293 n_q4=157 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.234
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-38-42_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0048.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_225024_TTUQ2b1x1_2701595_1BQzHHDP/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Sex-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 09:59:39.15 +01:42:51.9: 11.76 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:33:47.62 +04:12:12.4: 12.85 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:00:07.37 +03:11:52.6: 12.89 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:33:47.62 +04:12:12.4: 12.90 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.87 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:33:47.62 +04:12:12.4: ref_mag=12.87 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.7931 delta=0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:00:07.37 +03:11:52.6: 12.92 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.91 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:00:07.37 +03:11:52.6: ref_mag=12.91 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0724 delta=-0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 09:59:39.15 +01:42:51.9: 11.79 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:42:27.87 +06:40:51.2: 13.10 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.77 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 09:59:39.15 +01:42:51.9: ref_mag=11.77 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=11.8556 delta=-0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:09:41.61 +02:56:14.2: 15.91 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:22:40.49 +07:24:25.6: 14.53 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:09:41.61 +02:56:14.2: 15.99 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:42:27.87 +06:40:51.2: 13.08 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.09 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:42:27.87 +06:40:51.2: ref_mag=13.09 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.2561 delta=-0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:22:40.49 +07:24:25.6: 14.69 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.60 +/- 0.08
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 10:22:40.49 +07:24:25.6: ref_mag=14.60 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=13.1642 delta=1.44 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out53390.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out53451.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 9s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 3s
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Considering the candidate 53066_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049
The candidate 53066_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53068_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049
The candidate 53068_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:40:04.78 +08:22:47.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53143_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049
The candidate 53143_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:37:35.10 +05:05:24.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53169_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049
The candidate 53169_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:25:20.45 +08:45:09.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53204_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049
The candidate 53204_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53271_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049
The candidate 53271_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:41:28.24 +08:34:31.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53277_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049
The candidate 53277_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:25:23.31 +08:46:04.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53301_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049
The candidate 53301_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:36:45.90 +04:30:07.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53323_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049
The candidate 53323_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53366_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049
The candidate 53366_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:20:55.70 +01:55:05.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53390_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049
Preparing report for the candidate 53390_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049
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Considering the candidate 53391_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049
The candidate 53391_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53451_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049
Preparing report for the candidate 53451_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049
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Considering the candidate 53452_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049
The candidate 53452_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:26:12.58 +03:57:02.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53479_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049
The candidate 53479_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:18:37.45 +07:19:12.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53496_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049
The candidate 53496_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:20:22.35 +08:41:39.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 33604_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049
The candidate 33604_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_22-39-22_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0049 did not pass the final checks