This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw
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 28.1245 2461219.6245 13.50 12:20:48.78 +17:42:54.2
264.45486 78.23067 galactic Com Second-epoch detections are separated by 8.0" and 0.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 12:20:48.78 +17:42:54.2 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits at 12:20:48.78 +17:42:54.2: 15.83 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits at 12:20:48.78 +17:42:54.2: 15.84 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 06 28.1245* 12 20 48.78 +17 42 54.2 13.5 U Com 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461219.6245,13.50,0.05,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
target 20260628.1245 13.50CV 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 28.1245 2461219.6245 13.93 12:02:09.93 +25:15:21.6
219.78157 78.79423 galactic Com Second-epoch detections are separated by 6.8" and 0.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 12:02:09.93 +25:15:21.6 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits at 12:02:09.93 +25:15:21.6: 16.12 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits at 12:02:09.93 +25:15:21.6: 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!
TCP 2026 06 28.1245* 12 02 09.93 +25 15 21.6 13.9 U Com 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461219.6245,13.93,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260628.1245 13.93CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 06 28.1245 2461219.6245 13.64 12:19:43.97 +25:45:21.6
222.09085 82.77288 galactic Com Second-epoch detections are separated by 6.9" and 0.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 12:19:43.97 +25:45:21.6 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input)
Forced photometry on wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits at 12:19:43.97 +25:45:21.6: 15.96 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits at 12:19:43.97 +25:45:21.6: 16.01 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 06 28.1245* 12 19 43.97 +25 45 21.6 13.6 U Com 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461219.6245,13.64,0.05,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
target 20260628.1245 13.64CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461171.71239606 11.05.2026 05:05:41.020 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
First image: 2461171.71239606 11.05.2026 05:05:41.020 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
Last image: 2461219.62471358 28.06.2026 02:59:25.253 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.39
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: 2 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): 3905
Objects passed selection criteria: 3887
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 2656
Average stars matched: 2606.5 (98.1363 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 110716 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Sat Jun 27 15:05:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-110-ga10a059d
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-06-27)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat Jun 27 22:01:26 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461171.71239606 11.05.2026 05:05:41.020 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
First image: 2461171.71239606 11.05.2026 05:05:41.020 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
Last image: 2461219.62471358 28.06.2026 02:59:25.253 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 63
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.12
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 6 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 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): 20116
Objects passed selection criteria: 20066
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 15076.5
Average stars matched: 14630.2 (97.0401 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 126180 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Sat Jun 27 15:05:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-110-ga10a059d
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-06-27)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat Jun 27 22:02:33 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.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/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.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: 2461219.62428868
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits'
wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits'
wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits'
wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:00:00.280 +22:00:19.60 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 11:59:59.178 +22:00:07.35 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:00:00.280 +22:00:19.60
Second-epoch image center 11:59:59.178 +22:00:07.35
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0054 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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 11:59:59.029 +22:00:03.21 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:00:00.280 +22:00:19.60
Second-epoch image center 11:59:59.029 +22:00:03.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0066 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 11:59:59.178 +22:00:07.35
Second-epoch second image center 11:59:59.029 +22:00:03.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00129 deg.
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ERROR: no shift applied between second-epoch images! The distance between image centers is 0.00129 deg. (min. required shift: 0.00164 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/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits &> /tmp/tmp.LvxkeTrYOQ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Hh0UGaixzT
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XcHdj9Gqaj
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits &> /tmp/tmp.yLn1S7LmgV
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits and wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits and wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits and wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits) and catalog (wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5418 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.2675 to 188.7264 deg, Dec +16.6038 to +27.2632 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 171.2675 to 188.7264 deg, Dec 16.6038 to 27.2632 deg
Loaded 3721 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): 2919 out of 3012 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3012 out of 5418 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.730300
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.730300
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.39
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.34
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.34
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5418 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.2675 to 188.7264 deg, Dec +16.6038 to +27.2632 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 171.2675 to 188.7264 deg, Dec 16.6038 to 27.2632 deg
Loaded 3721 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): 2919 out of 3012 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3012 out of 5418 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits (aperture=6.2)
Read 5409 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.2676 to 188.7264 deg, Dec +16.6037 to +27.2633 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 171.2676 to 188.7264 deg, Dec 16.6037 to 27.2633 deg
Loaded 3722 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): 2921 out of 3009 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3009 out of 5409 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
2.3 pix Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
2.4 pix fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
2.4 pix fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
15.3 mag. Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.7 (SNR ) 10.8 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.LvxkeTrYOQ (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits' -> 'wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.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=354, bad_region=1288, passed=5418
Got 5418 stars (including 3838 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5418 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 975 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4228 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
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(), 4227 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4227 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
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=Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits N_match=976 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.351 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.292 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.348 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.355 n_q1=320 n_q2=197 n_q3=280 n_q4=179 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.179
The image catalog is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits -region wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.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.Hh0UGaixzT (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits' -> 'wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.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=350, bad_region=1275, passed=5409
Got 5409 stars (including 3840 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5409 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
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: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4219 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
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(), 4219 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4219 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
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=Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits N_match=976 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.333 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.307 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.354 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.321 n_q1=326 n_q2=198 n_q3=279 n_q4=173 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.209
The image catalog is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits -region wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.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.XcHdj9Gqaj (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_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.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_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.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=244, bad_region=411, passed=1629
Got 1629 stars (including 1015 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1629 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
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(), 970 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1252 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
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(), 1252 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1252 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits N_match=972 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.376 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.370 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.426 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.377 n_q1=325 n_q2=201 n_q3=270 n_q4=176 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.132
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits -region wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.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.yLn1S7LmgV (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_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.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_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.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=250, bad_region=421, passed=1657
Got 1657 stars (including 1028 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1657 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
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(), 968 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1272 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
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(), 1273 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1273 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1069)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits N_match=973 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.323 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.371 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.351 n_q1=329 n_q2=195 n_q3=272 n_q4=177 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.091
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits -region wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.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=Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits sigma_overall=0.351 worst_q_ratio=1.179
ref2=Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits sigma_overall=0.333 worst_q_ratio=1.209
new1=fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits sigma_overall=0.376 worst_q_ratio=1.132
new2=fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits sigma_overall=0.359 worst_q_ratio=1.091
reference average sigma_overall=0.342 worst_q_ratio=1.194
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185_astrometric_residuals.png (976 matched stars from wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186_astrometric_residuals.png (976 matched stars from wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000_astrometric_residuals.png (972 matched stars from wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001_astrometric_residuals.png (973 matched stars from wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Com-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Com-02-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/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:00:00.280 +22:00:19.60 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 11:59:59.178 +22:00:07.35 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:00:00.280 +22:00:19.60
Second-epoch image center 11:59:59.178 +22:00:07.35
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0054 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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 11:59:59.029 +22:00:03.21 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 12:00:00.280 +22:00:19.60
Second-epoch image center 11:59:59.029 +22:00:03.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0066 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 11:59:59.178 +22:00:07.35
Second-epoch second image center 11:59:59.029 +22:00:03.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00129 deg.
###################################
ERROR: no shift applied between second-epoch images! The distance between image centers is 0.00129 deg. (min. required shift: 0.00164 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/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits &> /tmp/tmp.lCyEvZralB
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits &> /tmp/tmp.1zuGMCPRl3
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PGgtvoYUqU
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits &> /tmp/tmp.YAuaiUpYKC
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits and wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits and wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits and wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits) and catalog (wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 26510 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.2561 to 188.7266 deg, Dec +16.6039 to +27.2632 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.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 171.2561 to 188.7266 deg, Dec 16.6039 to 27.2632 deg
Loaded 3722 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): 2850 out of 3039 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3039 out of 26510 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.622250
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.622250
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.12
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.50
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.50
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 26510 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.2561 to 188.7266 deg, Dec +16.6039 to +27.2632 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 171.2561 to 188.7266 deg, Dec 16.6039 to 27.2632 deg
Loaded 3722 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): 2850 out of 3039 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3039 out of 26510 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 26583 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 171.2555 to 188.7315 deg, Dec +16.6038 to +27.2633 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.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 171.2555 to 188.7315 deg, Dec 16.6038 to 27.2633 deg
Loaded 3724 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): 2858 out of 3038 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3038 out of 26583 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits (aperture=4.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 38 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
2.2 pix Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
2.1 pix fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
2.1 pix fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
15.5 mag. Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
13.9 mag. fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
13.9 mag. fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.9 (SNR ) 13.3 (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.lCyEvZralB (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits' -> 'wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.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=12, blended=1068, bad_region=4753, passed=26498
Got 26498 stars (including 20940 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 26498 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 972 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22145 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22145 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22145 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits N_match=974 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.308 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.341 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.353 n_q1=319 n_q2=199 n_q3=275 n_q4=181 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.088
The image catalog is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits -region wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.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.1zuGMCPRl3 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits' -> 'wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=14, blended=1064, bad_region=4768, passed=26569
Got 26569 stars (including 20986 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 26569 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 972 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22169 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
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22169 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22169 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits N_match=974 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.309 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.310 n_q1=317 n_q2=199 n_q3=278 n_q4=180 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.181
The image catalog is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits -region wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.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.PGgtvoYUqU (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_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.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_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.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=1, blended=386, bad_region=1650, passed=10132
Got 10132 stars (including 8176 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 10132 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 968 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8645 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8645 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8645 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 971 stars left (next iteration limit 1068)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits N_match=971 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.453 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.361 n_q1=323 n_q2=202 n_q3=264 n_q4=182 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.190
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits -region wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.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.YAuaiUpYKC (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_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.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_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.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=3, blended=377, bad_region=1696, passed=10375
Got 10375 stars (including 8376 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 10375 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 967 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8838 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8838 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8838 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 971 stars left (next iteration limit 1068)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits N_match=971 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.364 n_q1=320 n_q2=205 n_q3=263 n_q4=183 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.085
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits -region wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.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_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.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_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-58-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0000.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.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_2026-06-27_CI_Com-02-Q2b1x1_220006_TTUQ2b1x1_1118445_e0LOw7gw/wcs_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Com-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits at 12:22:38.05 +21:52:07.1: 12.51 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits at 12:20:48.78 +17:42:54.2: 15.83 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits at 12:22:38.05 +21:52:07.1: 12.57 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.54 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:22:38.05 +21:52:07.1: ref_mag=12.54 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.8246 delta=-0.28 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits at 12:02:09.93 +25:15:21.6: 16.12 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-05-41_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits at 12:19:43.97 +25:45:21.6: 15.96 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits at 12:20:48.78 +17:42:54.2: 15.84 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits at 12:02:09.93 +25:15:21.6: 16.12 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-05-11_00-06-25_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0186.fits at 12:19:43.97 +25:45:21.6: 16.01 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out31703.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out31744.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out31745.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 15s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s
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Considering the candidate 31654_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31654_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31655_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31655_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 31656_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31656_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.2 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31658_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31658_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:23:08.81 +23:23:44.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 31661_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31661_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31663_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31663_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31669_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31669_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31671_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31671_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31674_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31674_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31675_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31675_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31676_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31676_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:11:54.93 +25:50:50.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 31677_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31677_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31678_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31678_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31683_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31683_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31684_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31684_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31685_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31685_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:00:10.85 +19:23:43.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 31688_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31688_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31689_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31689_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31693_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31693_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31696_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31696_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31697_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31697_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31698_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31698_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.3 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31702_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31702_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31703_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
Preparing report for the candidate 31703_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
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Considering the candidate 31707_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31707_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31710_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31710_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.3 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31712_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31712_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31715_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31715_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31719_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31719_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.2 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31720_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31720_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.2 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31721_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31721_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31729_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31729_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.2 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31732_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31732_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.2 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31733_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31733_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 31744_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
Preparing report for the candidate 31744_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
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Considering the candidate 31745_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
Preparing report for the candidate 31745_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
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Considering the candidate 31751_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 31751_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 22266_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001
The candidate 22266_fd_Com-02-Q2b1x1_2026-06-27_21-59-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0001 did not pass the final checks