This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg
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 28.4151 2461219.9151 8.07 01:12:48.78 +00:25:55.4
134.36001 -61.96448 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 7.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.4 Vesta 0 -0 0 8.1 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 01:12:48.78 +00:25:55.4: 15.80 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:12:48.78 +00:25:55.4: 15.69 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 06 28.4151* 01 12 48.78 +00 25 55.4 8.1 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461219.9151,8.07,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260628.4151 8.07CV 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 28.4151 2461219.9151 13.47 01:19:36.92 -02:12:29.2
139.27480 -64.18212 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 7.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.505 Cava 0 0 0 13.6 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 01:19:36.92 -02:12:29.2: 15.84 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:19:36.92 -02:12:29.2: 15.78 +/- 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 28.4151* 01 19 36.92 -02 12 29.2 13.5 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461219.9151,13.47,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260628.4151 13.47CV 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 28.4151 2461219.9151 14.04 00:51:38.15 +02:52:54.3
123.03072 -59.98996 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.8" and 7.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.191 Kolga -0 -1 1 14.4 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 00:51:38.15 +02:52:54.3: 16.00 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:51:38.15 +02:52:54.3: 15.95 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461219.9151,14.04,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260628.4151 14.04CV 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 28.4151 2461219.9151 14.12 00:41:28.07 -03:21:59.5
116.77580 -66.11903 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.5" and 8.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.166 Rhodope -1 -1 1 14.4 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 00:41:28.07 -03:21:59.5: 16.09 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:41:28.07 -03:21:59.5: 15.97 +/- 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 28.4151* 00 41 28.07 -03 21 59.5 14.1 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461219.9151,14.12,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260628.4151 14.12CV 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 28.4151 2461219.9151 14.29 00:37:35.86 -01:43:16.9
114.91300 -64.37741 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.0" and 7.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.384 Burdigala -1 1 1 14.5 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 00:37:35.86 -01:43:16.9: 16.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:37:35.86 -01:43:16.9: 15.96 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 06 28.4151* 00 37 35.86 -01 43 16.9 14.3 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461219.9151,14.29,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260628.4151 14.29CV 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 28.4151 2461219.9151 14.32 00:49:52.11 +01:49:11.7
122.12175 -61.04936 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.4" and 8.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.622 Esther -1 -0 1 14.5 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 00:49:52.11 +01:49:11.7: 16.04 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:49:52.11 +01:49:11.7: 15.96 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 06 28.4151* 00 49 52.11 +01 49 11.7 14.3 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461219.9151,14.32,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260628.4151 14.32CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461032.63968008 23.12.2025 03:20:58.359 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
First image: 2461032.63968008 23.12.2025 03:20:58.359 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
Last image: 2461219.91552872 28.06.2026 09:58:11.681 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.66
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: 4 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): 5388
Objects passed selection criteria: 5382
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.3 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.3 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4627
Average stars matched: 4552.75 (98.3953 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111732 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 Sun Jun 28 05:07:50 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461032.63968008 23.12.2025 03:20:58.359 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
First image: 2461032.63968008 23.12.2025 03:20:58.359 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
Last image: 2461219.91552872 28.06.2026 09:58:11.681 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 13
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.46
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 17 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 28601
Objects passed selection criteria: 28536
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.3 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.3 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 24414.2
Average stars matched: 23774.5 (97.3796 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 131984 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 Sun Jun 28 05:09:55 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.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/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.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: 2461219.91473950
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_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits'
wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits'
wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits'
wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:18.849 -02:02:07.96 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
Image size: 941.5'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:39.623 -01:57:45.59 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:18.849 -02:02:07.96
Second-epoch image center 00:51:39.623 -01:57:45.59
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1131 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_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:37.435 -01:57:12.65 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:18.849 -02:02:07.96
Second-epoch image center 00:51:37.435 -01:57:12.65
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1128 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 00:51:39.623 -01:57:45.59
Second-epoch second image center 00:51:37.435 -01:57:12.65
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01291 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XGsb1tOh6p
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits &> /tmp/tmp.dBKAX0af0F
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JeeCoR9AjR
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Qc0YO6G1zJ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.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_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits and wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.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_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits and wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits and wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5943 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9342 to 20.7407 deg, Dec -7.3328 to +3.2889 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 4.9342 to 20.7407 deg, Dec -7.3328 to 3.2889 deg
Loaded 3951 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): 3257 out of 3398 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3398 out of 5943 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.922000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.922000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.66
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.26
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.26
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5943 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9342 to 20.7407 deg, Dec -7.3328 to +3.2889 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 4.9342 to 20.7407 deg, Dec -7.3328 to 3.2889 deg
Loaded 3951 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): 3257 out of 3398 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3398 out of 5943 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits (aperture=5.9)
Read 5460 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9696 to 20.8081 deg, Dec -7.2934 to +3.3230 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.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 4.9696 to 20.8081 deg, Dec -7.2934 to 3.3230 deg
Loaded 3972 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): 3214 out of 3365 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3365 out of 5460 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits (aperture=5.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
2.0 pix Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
2.6 pix fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
2.6 pix fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
15.2 mag. Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.3 (SNR ) 11.6 (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.XGsb1tOh6p (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_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=398, bad_region=0, passed=5943
Got 5943 stars (including 5538 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5943 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 981 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 973 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5868 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 981 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5869 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5869 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 981 stars left (next iteration limit 1079)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits N_match=981 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.273 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.337 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.275 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.255 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.207 n_q1=244 n_q2=257 n_q3=224 n_q4=256 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.234
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits -region wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.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.dBKAX0af0F (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_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=414, bad_region=0, passed=5460
Got 5460 stars (including 5034 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5460 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 980 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 971 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5383 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 980 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5383 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5383 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 980 stars left (next iteration limit 1078)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits N_match=980 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.318 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.415 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.294 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.322 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.249 n_q1=251 n_q2=249 n_q3=226 n_q4=254 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.306
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits -region wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.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.JeeCoR9AjR (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_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.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_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=205, bad_region=1, passed=3571
Got 3571 stars (including 3362 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3571 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 412 to 470 (Dec -7.5 to 3.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 983 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 970 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3509 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 412 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 983 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3509 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3509 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 983 stars left (next iteration limit 1081)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits N_match=983 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.261 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.266 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.302 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.251 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.248 n_q1=262 n_q2=209 n_q3=268 n_q4=244 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.157
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.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.Qc0YO6G1zJ (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_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=2, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=199, bad_region=0, passed=3660
Got 3660 stars (including 3453 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3660 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 412 to 470 (Dec -7.5 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 980 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 969 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3596 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
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 412 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 980 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3596 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3596 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Excluding outliers - 980 stars left (next iteration limit 1078)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits N_match=980 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.250 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.239 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.318 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.231 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.221 n_q1=256 n_q2=206 n_q3=268 n_q4=250 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.273
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.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=Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits sigma_overall=0.273 worst_q_ratio=1.234
ref2=Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits sigma_overall=0.318 worst_q_ratio=1.306
new1=fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits sigma_overall=0.261 worst_q_ratio=1.157
new2=fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits sigma_overall=0.250 worst_q_ratio=1.273
reference average sigma_overall=0.2955 worst_q_ratio=1.27
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102_astrometric_residuals.png (981 matched stars from wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.25 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062_astrometric_residuals.png (980 matched stars from wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337_astrometric_residuals.png (983 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.24 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338_astrometric_residuals.png (980 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.23 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 01:12:48.78 +00:25:55.4: 15.80 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:12:48.78 +00:25:55.4: 15.69 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20171.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 7s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20171_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338
Preparing report for the candidate 20171_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 8s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
01:12:48.78 +00:25:55.4
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.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_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:18.849 -02:02:07.96 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
Image size: 941.5'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:39.623 -01:57:45.59 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:18.849 -02:02:07.96
Second-epoch image center 00:51:39.623 -01:57:45.59
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1131 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_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
Image size: 941.4'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:37.435 -01:57:12.65 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:18.849 -02:02:07.96
Second-epoch image center 00:51:37.435 -01:57:12.65
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1128 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 00:51:39.623 -01:57:45.59
Second-epoch second image center 00:51:37.435 -01:57:12.65
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01291 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits &> /tmp/tmp.2TIBcJHSKn
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Pey8rzYzID
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits &> /tmp/tmp.DYkxfNe0hT
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits &> /tmp/tmp.FnbA4cRqc6
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.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_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits and wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.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_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits and wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits and wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 30681 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9219 to 20.7700 deg, Dec -7.3402 to +3.2888 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 4.9219 to 20.7700 deg, Dec -7.3402 to 3.2888 deg
Loaded 3967 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): 3189 out of 3438 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3438 out of 30681 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.838500
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.838500
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.46
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.38
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.38
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 30681 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9219 to 20.7700 deg, Dec -7.3402 to +3.2888 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 4.9219 to 20.7700 deg, Dec -7.3402 to 3.2888 deg
Loaded 3967 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): 3189 out of 3438 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3438 out of 30681 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 30077 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9697 to 20.8132 deg, Dec -7.2934 to +3.3257 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 4.9697 to 20.8132 deg, Dec -7.2934 to 3.3257 deg
Loaded 3973 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): 3184 out of 3444 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3444 out of 30077 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits (aperture=4.7)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 11 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
1.9 pix Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
2.5 pix fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
2.5 pix fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
15.3 mag. Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
14.5 mag. fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.4 (SNR ) 13.9 (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.2TIBcJHSKn (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_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=9, blended=1140, bad_region=6, passed=30672
Got 30672 stars (including 29467 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30672 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 968 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30300 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30302 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30302 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 979 stars left (next iteration limit 1076)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits N_match=979 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.262 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.325 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.256 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.246 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.214 n_q1=244 n_q2=247 n_q3=234 n_q4=254 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.242
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits -region wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.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.Pey8rzYzID (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_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=1115, bad_region=1, passed=30063
Got 30063 stars (including 28889 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30063 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 970 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29652 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29650 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29650 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 978 stars left (next iteration limit 1075)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits N_match=978 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.304 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.260 n_q1=250 n_q2=241 n_q3=233 n_q4=254 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.286
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits -region wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.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.DYkxfNe0hT (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_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.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_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=513, bad_region=5, passed=18709
Got 18709 stars (including 18161 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18709 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 412 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 980 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 967 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18429 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 412 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 980 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18431 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 980 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18431 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 980 stars left (next iteration limit 1078)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits N_match=980 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.250 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.257 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.296 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.231 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.242 n_q1=255 n_q2=210 n_q3=267 n_q4=248 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.186
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.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.FnbA4cRqc6 (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_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=521, bad_region=4, passed=18899
Got 18899 stars (including 18345 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18899 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 412 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 970 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18621 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
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 412 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18620 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18620 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Excluding outliers - 979 stars left (next iteration limit 1076)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits N_match=979 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.241 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.236 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.217 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.210 n_q1=254 n_q2=209 n_q3=264 n_q4=252 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.285
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.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_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.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_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-28_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_050112_TTUQ1b1x1_2136598_ipkI7CWg/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 00:48:36.83 +00:22:14.4: 13.71 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 00:51:38.15 +02:52:54.3: 16.00 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 00:37:35.86 -01:43:16.9: 16.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 00:41:28.07 -03:21:59.5: 16.09 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 00:57:57.58 +02:30:26.3: 13.15 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 01:00:47.58 -01:40:15.5: 12.89 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 01:19:36.92 -02:12:29.2: 15.84 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 01:00:48.38 -01:39:50.5: 13.56 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:48:36.83 +00:22:14.4: 13.84 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:37:35.86 -01:43:16.9: 15.96 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_21-20-58_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0102.fits at 00:49:52.11 +01:49:11.7: 16.04 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:51:38.15 +02:52:54.3: 15.95 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.76 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:57:57.58 +02:30:26.3: 13.06 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:48:36.83 +00:22:14.4: ref_mag=13.76 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.6738 delta=0.09 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:41:28.07 -03:21:59.5: 15.97 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.10 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:57:57.58 +02:30:26.3: ref_mag=13.10 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.9683 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:00:47.58 -01:40:15.5: 12.83 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.86 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:00:47.58 -01:40:15.5: ref_mag=12.86 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.7655 delta=0.10 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:19:36.92 -02:12:29.2: 15.78 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:00:48.38 -01:39:50.5: 13.56 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.56 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:00:48.38 -01:39:50.5: ref_mag=13.56 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.3835 delta=0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:49:52.11 +01:49:11.7: 15.96 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52298.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52393.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52420.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52445.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52457.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 8s
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: 4s
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Considering the candidate 51901_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338
The candidate 51901_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:12:48.78 +00:25:55.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52140_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338
The candidate 52140_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52164_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338
The candidate 52164_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52186_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338
The candidate 52186_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:06:10.55 +01:57:41.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52289_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338
The candidate 52289_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52298_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338
Preparing report for the candidate 52298_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338
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Considering the candidate 52334_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338
The candidate 52334_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-06-28_04-58-11_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0338 did not pass the final checks
