This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo
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 23.3562 2461214.8562 12.71 00:03:16.08 +14:04:19.4
105.61201 -47.17331 galactic Peg Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.9" and 9.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.71 Niobe -0 0 0 12.9 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits at 00:03:16.08 +14:04:19.4: 16.06 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:03:16.08 +14:04:19.4: 16.13 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461214.8562,12.71,0.05,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 20260623.3562 12.71CV 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 23.3562 2461214.8562 13.10 23:41:39.12 +12:31:25.0
97.57717 -46.88374 galactic Peg Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.1" and 8.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.695 Bella -1 -0 1 13.5 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits at 23:41:39.12 +12:31:25.0: 99.00 +/- 99.00 bad_region
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 23:41:39.12 +12:31:25.0: 15.96 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461214.8562,13.10,0.05,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 20260623.3562 13.10CV 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 23.3562 2461214.8562 13.51 00:15:58.99 +10:43:09.3
108.95397 -51.18771 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.7" and 9.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.165 Loreley -1 -0 1 13.5 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits at 00:15:58.99 +10:43:09.3: 15.91 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:15:58.99 +10:43:09.3: 15.95 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461214.8562,13.51,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260623.3562 13.51CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 06 23.3562 2461214.8562 14.24 00:00:32.14 +12:23:41.4
103.94932 -48.59180 galactic Peg Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 9.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.665 Sabine -1 -1 1 14.4 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits at 00:00:32.14 +12:23:41.4: 16.04 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:00:32.14 +12:23:41.4: 16.12 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
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,2461214.8562,14.24,0.05,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 20260623.3562 14.24CV 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: 2461049.61599738 09.01.2026 02:46:52.174 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
First image: 2461049.61599738 09.01.2026 02:46:52.174 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
Last image: 2461214.85646057 23.06.2026 08:33:08.193 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.65
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 7 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 6037
Objects passed selection criteria: 6008
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4282.75
Average stars matched: 3986.75 (93.0886 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111932 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 Tue Jun 23 04:10:33 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: 2461049.61599738 09.01.2026 02:46:52.174 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
First image: 2461049.61599738 09.01.2026 02:46:52.174 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
Last image: 2461214.85646057 23.06.2026 08:33:08.193 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 15
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.36
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 17 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 36181
Objects passed selection criteria: 36074
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 27402.2
Average stars matched: 25264.2 (92.1977 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 136848 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 Tue Jun 23 04:13:01 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.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/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.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: 2461214.85588372
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_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits'
wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits'
wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits'
wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
Image size: 934.5'x631.1' 15.6(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.86"/pix along the X axis and 5.93"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:03.825 +14:00:14.73 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.86"/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_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Image size: 937.9'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:55.932 +14:02:22.30 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 00:00:03.825 +14:00:14.73
Second-epoch image center 23:59:55.932 +14:02:22.30
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0477 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Image size: 937.9'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:58.589 +14:01:45.81 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 00:00:03.825 +14:00:14.73
Second-epoch image center 23:59:58.589 +14:01:45.81
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0330 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 23:59:55.932 +14:02:22.30
Second-epoch second image center 23:59:58.589 +14:01:45.81
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01477 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/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits &> /tmp/tmp.95TI6gqQY2
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zCUFXUABrI
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits &> /tmp/tmp.SpKVD5Z6u9
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qcjulQzfjz
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.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_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits and wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.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_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits and wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits and wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits) and catalog (wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 7349 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0003 to 360.0000 deg, Dec +8.6199 to +19.2511 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
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 0.0003 to 360.0000 deg, Dec 8.6199 to 19.2511 deg
Loaded 178448 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): 67 out of 71 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 71 out of 7349 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.901700
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.901700
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.65
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.25
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.25
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 7349 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0003 to 360.0000 deg, Dec +8.6199 to +19.2511 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 0.0003 to 360.0000 deg, Dec 8.6199 to 19.2511 deg
Loaded 178448 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): 67 out of 71 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 71 out of 7349 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits (aperture=5.9)
Read 7196 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0042 to 359.9992 deg, Dec +8.6536 to +19.2851 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 0.0042 to 359.9992 deg, Dec 8.6536 to 19.2851 deg
Loaded 178360 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): 4263 out of 4456 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4456 out of 7196 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits (aperture=5.8)
____ 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:
2.1 pix Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
2.0 pix Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
2.4 pix fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
2.4 pix fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
15.3 mag. Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.4 (SNR ) 11.5 (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.95TI6gqQY2 (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/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.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_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits' -> 'wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.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=467, bad_region=1816, passed=7349
Got 7349 stars (including 5179 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7349 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 934.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 934.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.012979 (46.7 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010383 (37.4 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.9607 through 0 to 8.3771, gap 8.3771 to 351.9607
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 312 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 294 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 280 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 5.44"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 286 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1884 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 5.47"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.9659 through 0 to 8.3668, gap 8.3668 to 351.9659
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 404 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 388 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1920 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 5.18"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 388 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2419 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 4.10"
Excluding outliers - 388 stars left (next iteration limit 314)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits N_match=388 sigma_overall_arcsec=4.780 sigma_q1_arcsec=4.677 sigma_q2_arcsec=19.703 sigma_q3_arcsec=4.686 sigma_q4_arcsec=NaN n_q1=205 n_q2=7 n_q3=172 n_q4=4 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=4.122
The image catalog is written to wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits -region wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.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.zCUFXUABrI (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/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.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_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits' -> 'wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.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=462, bad_region=1791, passed=7196
Got 7196 stars (including 5039 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7196 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.7849 through 0 to 8.3280, gap 8.3280 to 351.7849
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
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: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5565 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.7851 through 0 to 8.3284, gap 8.3284 to 351.7851
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5566 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5566 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 978 stars left (next iteration limit 1074)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits N_match=978 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.411 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.288 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.290 n_q1=310 n_q2=220 n_q3=265 n_q4=183 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.300
The image catalog is written to wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits -region wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.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.SpKVD5Z6u9 (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_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.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_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.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=218, bad_region=893, passed=4057
Got 4057 stars (including 2990 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4057 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010421 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.6953 through 0 to 8.1570, gap 8.1570 to 351.6953
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
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: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3237 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.6944 through 0 to 8.1572, gap 8.1572 to 351.6944
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
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(), 3235 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3235 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
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=fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits N_match=977 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.398 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.473 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.335 n_q1=324 n_q2=145 n_q3=319 n_q4=189 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.188
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits -region wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.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.qcjulQzfjz (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_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.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_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.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=225, bad_region=883, passed=4003
Got 4003 stars (including 2938 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4003 stars from the SExtractor catalog
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010421 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.6954 through 0 to 8.1619, gap 8.1619 to 351.6954
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
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(), 974 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3201 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.6944 through 0 to 8.1622, gap 8.1622 to 351.6944
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
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(), 3200 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3200 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
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_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits N_match=976 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.412 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.396 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.466 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.454 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.362 n_q1=321 n_q2=146 n_q3=318 n_q4=191 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.130
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits -region wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.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=Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits sigma_overall=4.780 worst_q_ratio=4.122
ref2=Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits sigma_overall=0.316 worst_q_ratio=1.300
new1=fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits sigma_overall=0.398 worst_q_ratio=1.188
new2=fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits sigma_overall=0.412 worst_q_ratio=1.130
reference average sigma_overall=2.548 worst_q_ratio=2.711
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059_astrometric_residuals.png (388 matched stars from wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 2.37 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060_astrometric_residuals.png (978 matched stars from wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338_astrometric_residuals.png (977 matched stars from wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339_astrometric_residuals.png (976 matched stars from wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.37 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Peg-07-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Peg-07-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/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.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_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
Image size: 934.5'x631.1' 15.6(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.86"/pix along the X axis and 5.93"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:03.825 +14:00:14.73 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
The image scale is 5.86"/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_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Image size: 937.9'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:55.932 +14:02:22.30 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 00:00:03.825 +14:00:14.73
Second-epoch image center 23:59:55.932 +14:02:22.30
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0477 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
###################################
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Image size: 937.9'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:58.589 +14:01:45.81 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 00:00:03.825 +14:00:14.73
Second-epoch image center 23:59:58.589 +14:01:45.81
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0330 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 23:59:55.932 +14:02:22.30
Second-epoch second image center 23:59:58.589 +14:01:45.81
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01477 deg.
###################################
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/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits &> /tmp/tmp.95UULSncSR
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XoAc65BA2P
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits &> /tmp/tmp.RR1pywswnD
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits &> /tmp/tmp.QhuNiZRbfD
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.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_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits and wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.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_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits and wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits and wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits) and catalog (wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 41576 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0003 to 360.0000 deg, Dec +8.5542 to +19.2522 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.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 0.0003 to 360.0000 deg, Dec 8.5542 to 19.2522 deg
Loaded 179601 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): 74 out of 81 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 81 out of 41576 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.765750
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.765750
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.36
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.41
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.41
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 41576 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0003 to 360.0000 deg, Dec +8.5542 to +19.2522 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 0.0003 to 360.0000 deg, Dec 8.5542 to 19.2522 deg
Loaded 179601 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): 74 out of 81 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 81 out of 41576 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits (aperture=4.7)
Read 42454 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0010 to 359.9992 deg, Dec +8.5963 to +19.2873 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 0.0010 to 359.9992 deg, Dec 8.5963 to 19.2873 deg
Loaded 179419 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): 4197 out of 4609 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4609 out of 42454 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits (aperture=4.5)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 13 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
1.9 pix Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
2.2 pix fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
2.1 pix fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
15.4 mag. Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
14.5 mag. fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
14.5 mag. fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.5 (SNR ) 14.1 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.95UULSncSR (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/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.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_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits' -> 'wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.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=16, blended=1729, bad_region=8260, passed=41560
Got 41560 stars (including 31866 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 41560 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 934.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 934.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.012979 (46.7 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010383 (37.4 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.9419 through 0 to 8.3870, gap 8.3870 to 351.9419
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 309 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 288 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 274 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 5.65"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 282 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11654 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 5.72"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.9473 through 0 to 8.3768, gap 8.3768 to 351.9473
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 397 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 383 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11695 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 5.65"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 383 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14991 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 4.05"
Excluding outliers - 383 stars left (next iteration limit 310)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits N_match=383 sigma_overall_arcsec=4.900 sigma_q1_arcsec=4.585 sigma_q2_arcsec=28.683 sigma_q3_arcsec=4.466 sigma_q4_arcsec=NaN n_q1=203 n_q2=6 n_q3=171 n_q4=3 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=5.854
The image catalog is written to wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits -region wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.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.XoAc65BA2P (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/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.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_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits' -> 'wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.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=15, blended=1724, bad_region=8469, passed=42439
Got 42439 stars (including 32544 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 42439 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.7713 through 0 to 8.3484, gap 8.3484 to 351.7713
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
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(), 975 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(), 34795 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.7715 through 0 to 8.3489, gap 8.3489 to 351.7715
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
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(), 34796 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34797 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
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=Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits N_match=977 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.308 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.405 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.254 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.281 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.298 n_q1=311 n_q2=214 n_q3=268 n_q4=184 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.315
The image catalog is written to wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits -region wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.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.RR1pywswnD (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_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.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_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.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=15, blended=830, bad_region=4105, passed=25482
Got 25482 stars (including 20670 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25482 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010421 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.6507 through 0 to 8.1574, gap 8.1574 to 351.6507
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 972 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21835 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.6497 through 0 to 8.1576, gap 8.1576 to 351.6497
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21835 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21835 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits N_match=973 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.483 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.346 n_q1=322 n_q2=156 n_q3=299 n_q4=196 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.197
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits -region wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.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.QhuNiZRbfD (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_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.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_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.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=846, bad_region=4167, passed=25768
Got 25768 stars (including 20886 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25768 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010421 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.6668 through 0 to 8.1669, gap 8.1669 to 351.6668
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 971 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22076 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.6658 through 0 to 8.1672, gap 8.1672 to 351.6658
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 492 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22075 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22075 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 972 stars left (next iteration limit 1069)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits N_match=972 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.435 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.468 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.386 n_q1=314 n_q2=159 n_q3=305 n_q4=194 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.131
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits -region wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.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_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.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_2026-06-23_CI_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_035758_TTUQ2b1x1_2758998_XlIcUTfo/wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-32-18_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0338.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
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Preparing the HTML report for the field Peg-07-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits at 00:11:32.07 +15:02:25.5: 14.33 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits at 23:53:31.20 +17:56:51.1: 15.96 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits at 23:59:45.14 +11:39:42.1: 15.93 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits at 00:01:17.26 +16:03:40.5: 16.07 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits at 23:58:14.98 +10:52:04.0: 16.01 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits at 00:03:16.08 +14:04:19.4: 16.06 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits at 00:15:58.99 +10:43:09.3: 15.91 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits at 23:41:39.12 +12:31:25.0: 99.00 +/- 99.00 bad_region
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:11:32.07 +15:02:25.5: 14.29 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.31 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:11:32.07 +15:02:25.5: ref_mag=14.31 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.0996 delta=0.21 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:01:17.26 +16:03:40.5: 13.50 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.50 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:01:17.26 +16:03:40.5: ref_mag=13.50 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.4425 delta=0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 23:53:31.20 +17:56:51.1: 11.15 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:03:16.08 +14:04:19.4: 16.13 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.15 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:53:31.20 +17:56:51.1: ref_mag=11.15 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.3297 delta=-0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 23:58:14.98 +10:52:04.0: 14.09 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.09 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 23:59:45.14 +11:39:42.1: 13.49 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:58:14.98 +10:52:04.0: ref_mag=14.09 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=13.9843 delta=0.11 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.49 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:59:45.14 +11:39:42.1: ref_mag=13.49 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.3882 delta=0.10 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:15:58.99 +10:43:09.3: 15.95 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits at 00:09:06.00 +10:38:30.8: 15.91 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 23:41:39.12 +12:31:25.0: 15.96 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits at 23:53:53.54 +15:29:17.0: 15.95 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:09:06.00 +10:38:30.8: 13.92 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.92 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:09:06.00 +10:38:30.8: ref_mag=13.92 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=14.0183 delta=-0.09 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 23:53:53.54 +15:29:17.0: 13.71 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.71 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:53:53.54 +15:29:17.0: ref_mag=13.71 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.5392 delta=0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-46-52_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0059.fits at 00:00:32.14 +12:23:41.4: 16.04 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_20-47-38_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:00:32.14 +12:23:41.4: 16.12 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
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Considering the candidate 52626_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339
The candidate 52626_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52628_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339
The candidate 52628_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52632_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339
The candidate 52632_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52633_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339
The candidate 52633_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 54034_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339
The candidate 54034_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 54450_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339
Preparing report for the candidate 54450_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339
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Considering the candidate 54843_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339
The candidate 54843_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:13:02.86 +15:11:24.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 55035_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339
Preparing report for the candidate 55035_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339
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Considering the candidate 55585_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339
The candidate 55585_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 55902_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339
Preparing report for the candidate 55902_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339
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Considering the candidate 55948_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339
The candidate 55948_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 57209_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339
The candidate 57209_fd_Peg-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-23_03-33-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0339 did not pass the final checks