This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku
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 22.1855 2461213.6855 13.14 12:48:14.09 -08:37:20.9
301.57703 54.24085 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.1" and 7.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.55 Pandora -0 0 0 13.4 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits at 12:48:14.09 -08:37:20.9: 15.82 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits at 12:48:14.09 -08:37:20.9: 15.80 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 06 22.1855* 12 48 14.09 -08 37 20.9 13.1 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461213.6855,13.14,0.05,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 20260622.1855 13.14CV 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 22.1855 2461213.6855 13.34 13:01:16.62 -07:21:53.9
307.23334 55.42458 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.1" and 7.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.233 Asterope 0 1 1 13.5 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits at 13:01:16.62 -07:21:53.9: 15.81 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits at 13:01:16.62 -07:21:53.9: 15.80 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 06 22.1855* 13 01 16.62 -07 21 53.9 13.3 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461213.6855,13.34,0.05,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 20260622.1855 13.34CV 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 22.1855 2461213.6855 13.43 12:34:54.99 -09:38:05.4
296.15259 53.01931 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" and 7.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.241 Germania -1 1 1 13.6 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits at 12:34:54.99 -09:38:05.4: 15.80 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits at 12:34:54.99 -09:38:05.4: 15.81 +/- 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 22.1855* 12 34 54.99 -09 38 05.4 13.4 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461213.6855,13.43,0.05,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 20260622.1855 13.43CV 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 22.1855 2461213.6855 13.76 13:10:15.79 -07:04:49.1
311.19470 55.48914 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.9" and 7.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.178 Belisana -1 1 1 13.8 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits at 13:10:15.79 -07:04:49.1: 15.67 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits at 13:10:15.79 -07:04:49.1: 15.63 +/- 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 22.1855* 13 10 15.79 -07 04 49.1 13.8 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461213.6855,13.76,0.05,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 20260622.1855 13.76CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461171.69917867 11.05.2026 04:46:39.037 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
First image: 2461171.69917867 11.05.2026 04:46:39.037 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
Last image: 2461213.68572275 22.06.2026 04:27:16.446 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.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.: -7.68
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: 24 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): 3873
Objects passed selection criteria: 3871
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 3250.5
Average stars matched: 3176.25 (97.7157 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 110708 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 23:37:31 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461171.69917867 11.05.2026 04:46:39.037 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
First image: 2461171.69917867 11.05.2026 04:46:39.037 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
Last image: 2461213.68572275 22.06.2026 04:27:16.446 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 13
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.42
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): 24635
Objects passed selection criteria: 24579
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.2 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.2 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 21097.5
Average stars matched: 20346.8 (96.4415 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 130728 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 23:40:02 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/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.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: 2461213.68520895
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
'tocp_transients_list.txt' -> '../tocp_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits'
wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:51:26.357 -09:59:47.89 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:51:47.140 -10:02:35.12 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:51:26.357 -09:59:47.89
Second-epoch image center 12:51:47.140 -10:02:35.12
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0971 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:51:50.181 -10:02:27.45 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:51:26.357 -09:59:47.89
Second-epoch image center 12:51:50.181 -10:02:27.45
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1073 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 12:51:47.140 -10:02:35.12
Second-epoch second image center 12:51:50.181 -10:02:27.45
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01266 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits &> /tmp/tmp.GFxS3Q9ETN
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits &> /tmp/tmp.oxGIOIXwR1
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits &> /tmp/tmp.UdXkceBecK
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits &> /tmp/tmp.W9jco5qrAO
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits and wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits and wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits and wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5827 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.8401 to 200.9286 deg, Dec -15.2484 to -4.6963 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.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 184.8401 to 200.9286 deg, Dec -15.2484 to -4.6963 deg
Loaded 4122 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): 3369 out of 3460 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3460 out of 5827 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.683900
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.683900
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.68
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.00
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.00
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5827 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.8401 to 200.9286 deg, Dec -15.2484 to -4.6963 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.07
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 184.8401 to 200.9286 deg, Dec -15.2484 to -4.6963 deg
Loaded 4122 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): 3369 out of 3460 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3460 out of 5827 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits (aperture=6.1)
Read 5203 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.5002 to 200.9925 deg, Dec -15.6191 to -4.2997 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 184.5002 to 200.9925 deg, Dec -15.6191 to -4.2997 deg
Loaded 4564 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): 3310 out of 3416 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3416 out of 5203 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits (aperture=6.0)
____ 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 Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
2.1 pix Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
2.3 pix fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
2.3 pix fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.0 mag. Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
14.9 mag. Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.0 (SNR ) 11.2 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.GFxS3Q9ETN (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.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=386, bad_region=1308, passed=5827
Got 5827 stars (including 4199 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5827 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 976 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4670 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4670 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4670 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 977 stars left (next iteration limit 1074)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits N_match=977 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.395 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.392 n_q1=292 n_q2=192 n_q3=313 n_q4=180 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.032
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits -region wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.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.oxGIOIXwR1 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.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=380, bad_region=1095, passed=5203
Got 5203 stars (including 3792 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5203 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010458 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 976 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4209 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4209 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4209 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 977 stars left (next iteration limit 1074)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits N_match=977 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.309 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.408 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.252 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.293 n_q1=288 n_q2=180 n_q3=332 n_q4=177 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.322
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits -region wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.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.UdXkceBecK (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.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=264, bad_region=601, passed=2841
Got 2841 stars (including 2041 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2841 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 972 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2315 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2315 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 975 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2315 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 975 stars left (next iteration limit 1072)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits N_match=975 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.337 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.399 n_q1=292 n_q2=194 n_q3=318 n_q4=171 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.131
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.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.W9jco5qrAO (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.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=274, bad_region=609, passed=2848
Got 2848 stars (including 2037 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2848 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 975 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2308 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2307 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2307 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 976 stars left (next iteration limit 1073)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits N_match=976 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.337 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.362 n_q1=294 n_q2=194 n_q3=319 n_q4=169 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.017
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.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=Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits sigma_overall=0.383 worst_q_ratio=1.032
ref2=Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits sigma_overall=0.309 worst_q_ratio=1.322
new1=fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits sigma_overall=0.353 worst_q_ratio=1.131
new2=fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits sigma_overall=0.356 worst_q_ratio=1.017
reference average sigma_overall=0.346 worst_q_ratio=1.177
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165_astrometric_residuals.png (977 matched stars from wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131_astrometric_residuals.png (977 matched stars from wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098_astrometric_residuals.png (975 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099_astrometric_residuals.png (976 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-11-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Vir-11-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/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:51:26.357 -09:59:47.89 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:51:47.140 -10:02:35.12 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:51:26.357 -09:59:47.89
Second-epoch image center 12:51:47.140 -10:02:35.12
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0971 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:51:50.181 -10:02:27.45 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:51:26.357 -09:59:47.89
Second-epoch image center 12:51:50.181 -10:02:27.45
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1073 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 12:51:47.140 -10:02:35.12
Second-epoch second image center 12:51:50.181 -10:02:27.45
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01266 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits &> /tmp/tmp.lNXw3cFDWV
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qVndTUVLdd
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4607sqFTwb
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits &> /tmp/tmp.pxUFRRTU32
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits and wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits and wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits and wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 32542 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.8050 to 200.9482 deg, Dec -15.2565 to -4.6935 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 184.8050 to 200.9482 deg, Dec -15.2565 to -4.6935 deg
Loaded 4143 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): 3362 out of 3556 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3556 out of 32542 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.556500
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.556500
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.42
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.14
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.14
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 32542 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.8050 to 200.9482 deg, Dec -15.2565 to -4.6935 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 184.8050 to 200.9482 deg, Dec -15.2565 to -4.6935 deg
Loaded 4143 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): 3362 out of 3556 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3556 out of 32542 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 33325 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.4476 to 201.0198 deg, Dec -15.6249 to -4.2566 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 184.4476 to 201.0198 deg, Dec -15.6249 to -4.2566 deg
Loaded 4603 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): 3434 out of 3658 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3658 out of 33325 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits (aperture=4.5)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 10 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
2.0 pix Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
2.1 pix fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
2.1 pix fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.1 mag. Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
15.1 mag. Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
14.2 mag. fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.2 (SNR ) 13.7 (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.lNXw3cFDWV (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.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=6, blended=1542, bad_region=5236, passed=32536
Got 32536 stars (including 26273 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 32536 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 976 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28007 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28007 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28007 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 977 stars left (next iteration limit 1074)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits N_match=977 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.418 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.434 n_q1=290 n_q2=192 n_q3=318 n_q4=177 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.113
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits -region wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.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.qVndTUVLdd (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.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=19, blended=1204, bad_region=6283, passed=33306
Got 33306 stars (including 25988 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33306 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010458 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 975 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27732 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27732 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27732 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 976 stars left (next iteration limit 1073)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits N_match=976 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.304 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.313 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.405 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.270 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.274 n_q1=284 n_q2=189 n_q3=333 n_q4=170 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.334
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits -region wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.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.4607sqFTwb (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.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=1, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=1, blended=724, bad_region=2108, passed=17375
Got 17375 stars (including 14803 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 17375 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 974 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15550 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15550 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15550 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 978 stars left (next iteration limit 1075)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits N_match=978 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.333 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.354 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.386 n_q1=297 n_q2=190 n_q3=320 n_q4=171 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.046
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.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.pxUFRRTU32 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.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=1, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=1, blended=758, bad_region=2090, passed=17463
Got 17463 stars (including 14901 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 17463 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 980 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 975 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15624 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15624 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15624 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 979 stars left (next iteration limit 1076)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits N_match=979 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.344 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.346 n_q1=297 n_q2=189 n_q3=326 n_q4=167 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=0.984
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-26-32_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0098.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-21_CI_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_233226_TTUQ2b1x1_3867634_D0BxMqku/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-11-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits at 12:48:14.09 -08:37:20.9: 15.82 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits at 13:01:16.62 -07:21:53.9: 15.81 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits at 12:34:54.99 -09:38:05.4: 15.80 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits at 12:57:37.92 -09:12:04.0: 13.32 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits at 13:10:15.79 -07:04:49.1: 15.67 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits at 13:09:34.83 -09:42:55.6: 12.99 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits at 12:48:14.09 -08:37:20.9: 15.80 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits at 12:34:54.99 -09:38:05.4: 15.81 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits at 13:01:16.62 -07:21:53.9: 15.80 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits at 13:10:15.79 -07:04:49.1: 15.63 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits at 12:57:37.92 -09:12:04.0: 13.42 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits at 13:09:34.83 -09:42:55.6: 12.97 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.98 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.36 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 13:09:34.83 -09:42:55.6: ref_mag=12.98 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.1551 delta=-0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:57:37.92 -09:12:04.0: ref_mag=13.36 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.6686 delta=-0.31 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 52751_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 52751_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52754_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 52754_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:06:26.67 -14:05:16.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52816_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 52816_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52817_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099
Preparing report for the candidate 52817_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099
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Considering the candidate 52818_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 52818_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:40:00.50 -11:36:05.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52822_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099
Preparing report for the candidate 52822_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099
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Considering the candidate 52826_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099
Preparing report for the candidate 52826_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099
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Considering the candidate 52830_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 52830_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:54:47.15 -10:25:47.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52845_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099
The candidate 52845_fd_Vir-11-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_23-27-16_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0099 did not pass the final checks