This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu
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 07 07.1924 2461228.6924 11.81 14:23:17.27 -17:33:36.6
332.01214 40.06871 galactic Lib Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.4" and 7.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.135 Hertha 1 -0 1 12.2 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits at 14:23:17.27 -17:33:36.6: 15.40 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits at 14:23:17.27 -17:33:36.6: 15.42 +/- 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,2461228.6924,11.81,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260707.1924 11.81CV 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 07 07.1924 2461228.6924 13.66 14:32:27.10 -21:20:01.8
332.23934 35.72442 galactic Lib Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.1" and 6.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.362 Havnia 1 0 1 13.8 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits at 14:32:27.10 -21:20:01.8: 15.27 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits at 14:32:27.10 -21:20:01.8: 15.20 +/- 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,2461228.6924,13.66,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260707.1924 13.66CV 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 07 07.1924 2461228.6924 14.15 14:00:58.12 -16:03:29.1
326.30292 43.63586 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.4" and 7.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.95 Arethusa 0 1 1 14.0 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits at 14:00:58.12 -16:03:29.1: 15.38 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits at 14:00:58.12 -16:03:29.1: 15.46 +/- 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 07 07.1924* 14 00 58.12 -16 03 29.1 14.2 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461228.6924,14.15,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260707.1924 14.15CV 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: 2461178.71330493 18.05.2026 05:06:59.546 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
First image: 2461178.71330493 18.05.2026 05:06:59.546 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
Last image: 2461228.69268655 07.07.2026 04:37:18.118 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.91
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: 8 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): 4270
Objects passed selection criteria: 4269
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4192.5
Average stars matched: 3692.25 (88.068 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111060 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Mon Jul 6 21:07:40 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-130-g0d8e31cd
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-06)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Tue Jul 7 00:53:15 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461178.71330493 18.05.2026 05:06:59.546 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
First image: 2461178.71330493 18.05.2026 05:06:59.546 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
Last image: 2461228.69268655 07.07.2026 04:37:18.118 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 31
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.56
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): 29626
Objects passed selection criteria: 29573
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 28544.2
Average stars matched: 25558.2 (89.539 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 134516 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Mon Jul 6 21:07:40 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-130-g0d8e31cd
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-06)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Tue Jul 7 00:55:28 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.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: 2461228.69214089
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_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits'
wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.4' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:13:22.638 -17:59:10.89 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:13:14.371 -18:04:09.01 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 14:13:22.638 -17:59:10.89
Second-epoch image center 14:13:14.371 -18:04:09.01
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0891 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:13:12.335 -18:04:42.21 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 14:13:22.638 -17:59:10.89
Second-epoch image center 14:13:12.335 -18:04:42.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1007 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 14:13:14.371 -18:04:09.01
Second-epoch second image center 14:13:12.335 -18:04:42.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01225 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JYF7dyP36D
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits &> /tmp/tmp.IiQMmYahOb
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits &> /tmp/tmp.dVRKfaAjnS
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits &> /tmp/tmp.X9YnS9eYNt
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits and wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits and wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits and wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5467 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 204.9213 to 221.7475 deg, Dec -23.2462 to -12.6283 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 204.9213 to 221.7475 deg, Dec -23.2462 to -12.6283 deg
Loaded 5428 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): 3993 out of 4069 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4069 out of 5467 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.499900
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.499900
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.91
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.59
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.59
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5467 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 204.9213 to 221.7475 deg, Dec -23.2462 to -12.6283 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 204.9213 to 221.7475 deg, Dec -23.2462 to -12.6283 deg
Loaded 5428 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): 3993 out of 4069 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4069 out of 5467 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits (aperture=6.5)
Read 6046 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 204.9095 to 221.7471 deg, Dec -23.2567 to -12.6507 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 204.9095 to 221.7471 deg, Dec -23.2567 to -12.6507 deg
Loaded 5424 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): 4175 out of 4246 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4246 out of 6046 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits (aperture=6.4)
____ 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: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
2.4 pix Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
2.4 pix fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
2.3 pix fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
2.4 pix wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.6 mag. Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
14.6 mag. Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
14.5 mag. fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
14.5 mag. fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.5 (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 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.JYF7dyP36D (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_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=307, bad_region=1348, passed=5467
Got 5467 stars (including 3882 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5467 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.2 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 960 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4240 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.2 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4240 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4240 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 962 stars left (next iteration limit 1058)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits N_match=962 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.337 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.425 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.425 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.375 n_q1=307 n_q2=211 n_q3=290 n_q4=154 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.109
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits -region wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.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.IiQMmYahOb (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_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=278, bad_region=1168, passed=6046
Got 6046 stars (including 4669 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6046 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 964 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5027 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5027 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5027 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 964 stars left (next iteration limit 1060)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits N_match=964 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.388 n_q1=271 n_q2=172 n_q3=344 n_q4=177 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.078
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits -region wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.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.dVRKfaAjnS (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_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.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_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=260, bad_region=1092, passed=5061
Got 5061 stars (including 3762 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5061 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4118 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4118 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4118 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 963 stars left (next iteration limit 1059)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits N_match=963 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.362 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.319 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.376 n_q1=266 n_q2=180 n_q3=339 n_q4=178 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.073
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.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.X9YnS9eYNt (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_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.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_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=1, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=251, bad_region=1093, passed=5026
Got 5026 stars (including 3737 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5026 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4077 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4077 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4077 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 963 stars left (next iteration limit 1059)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits N_match=963 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.349 n_q1=273 n_q2=178 n_q3=330 n_q4=182 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.039
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits sigma_overall=0.384 worst_q_ratio=1.109
ref2=Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits sigma_overall=0.359 worst_q_ratio=1.078
new1=fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits sigma_overall=0.362 worst_q_ratio=1.073
new2=fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits sigma_overall=0.372 worst_q_ratio=1.039
reference average sigma_overall=0.3715 worst_q_ratio=1.0935
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521_astrometric_residuals.png (962 matched stars from wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044_astrometric_residuals.png (964 matched stars from wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114_astrometric_residuals.png (963 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115_astrometric_residuals.png (963 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-14-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
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: 0s
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Considering the candidate 21115_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
The candidate 21115_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:40:22.06 -17:39:27.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Vir-14-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.4' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:13:22.638 -17:59:10.89 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:13:14.371 -18:04:09.01 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 14:13:22.638 -17:59:10.89
Second-epoch image center 14:13:14.371 -18:04:09.01
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0891 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:13:12.335 -18:04:42.21 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 14:13:22.638 -17:59:10.89
Second-epoch image center 14:13:12.335 -18:04:42.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1007 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 14:13:14.371 -18:04:09.01
Second-epoch second image center 14:13:12.335 -18:04:42.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01225 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits &> /tmp/tmp.T0M7ADIQgE
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits &> /tmp/tmp.64PvNoFvuo
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits &> /tmp/tmp.gAlDXlxFh7
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits &> /tmp/tmp.uDMMRAlWoB
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits and wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits and wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits and wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 36919 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 204.8724 to 221.8226 deg, Dec -23.2533 to -12.6057 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 204.8724 to 221.8226 deg, Dec -23.2533 to -12.6057 deg
Loaded 5474 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): 4423 out of 4734 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4734 out of 36919 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.327800
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.327800
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.56
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.77
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.77
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 36919 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 204.8724 to 221.8226 deg, Dec -23.2533 to -12.6057 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 204.8724 to 221.8226 deg, Dec -23.2533 to -12.6057 deg
Loaded 5474 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): 4423 out of 4734 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4734 out of 36919 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 34136 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 204.8717 to 221.8193 deg, Dec -23.2709 to -12.6298 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 204.8717 to 221.8193 deg, Dec -23.2709 to -12.6298 deg
Loaded 5467 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): 4416 out of 4674 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4674 out of 34136 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits (aperture=5.1)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 20 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
2.4 pix Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
2.2 pix fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
2.2 pix fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
2.4 pix wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.8 mag. Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
14.8 mag. Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.7 (SNR ) 14.1 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.T0M7ADIQgE (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_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=1344, bad_region=8523, passed=36910
Got 36910 stars (including 27332 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 36910 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 961 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29182 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29182 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29182 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 963 stars left (next iteration limit 1059)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits N_match=963 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.319 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.395 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.359 n_q1=312 n_q2=223 n_q3=266 n_q4=162 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.128
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits -region wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.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.64PvNoFvuo (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_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=1599, bad_region=4632, passed=34132
Got 34132 stars (including 28520 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 34132 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 965 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30189 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30189 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30189 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 965 stars left (next iteration limit 1061)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits N_match=965 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.391 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.401 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.389 n_q1=281 n_q2=164 n_q3=346 n_q4=174 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.064
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits -region wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.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.gAlDXlxFh7 (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_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.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_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=1202, bad_region=4405, passed=32816
Got 32816 stars (including 27506 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 32816 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 964 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29119 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29119 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29119 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 965 stars left (next iteration limit 1061)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits N_match=965 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.341 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.393 n_q1=270 n_q2=177 n_q3=341 n_q4=177 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.075
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.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.uDMMRAlWoB (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_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.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_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=1290, bad_region=4398, passed=33111
Got 33111 stars (including 27783 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33111 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 965 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29399 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29399 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29399 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 965 stars left (next iteration limit 1061)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits N_match=965 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.344 n_q1=274 n_q2=176 n_q3=337 n_q4=178 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.052
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.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_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-36-30_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0114.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.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_2026-07-06_CI_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_235810_TTUQ2b1x1_340129_CpCT9lKu/wcs_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-14-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits at 14:06:35.70 -14:28:43.0: 14.07 +/- 0.10 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits at 14:14:47.40 -20:07:05.1: 13.71 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits at 14:23:17.27 -17:33:36.6: 15.40 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits at 14:12:29.06 -17:41:52.5: 13.44 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits at 14:17:59.57 -15:09:10.2: 13.66 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits at 14:32:27.10 -21:20:01.8: 15.27 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits at 14:07:51.71 -15:32:16.8: 14.75 +/- 0.19 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits at 14:02:13.28 -16:54:46.8: 14.32 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits at 14:00:58.12 -16:03:29.1: 15.38 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits at 14:14:47.40 -20:07:05.1: 13.67 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.69 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:14:47.40 -20:07:05.1: ref_mag=13.69 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.8830 delta=-0.19 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits at 14:23:17.27 -17:33:36.6: 15.42 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits at 14:06:35.70 -14:28:43.0: 14.01 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.04 +/- 0.07
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits at 14:17:59.57 -15:09:10.2: 13.60 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:06:35.70 -14:28:43.0: ref_mag=14.04 +/- 0.07 new_mean_mag=14.0614 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits at 14:12:29.06 -17:41:52.5: 13.62 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.63 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:17:59.57 -15:09:10.2: ref_mag=13.63 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.8762 delta=-0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits at 14:32:27.10 -21:20:01.8: 15.20 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.51 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:12:29.06 -17:41:52.5: ref_mag=13.51 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.5859 delta=-0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits at 14:04:33.01 -17:53:34.9: 14.64 +/- 0.19 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits at 14:07:51.71 -15:32:16.8: 14.74 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.74 +/- 0.13
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:07:51.71 -15:32:16.8: ref_mag=14.74 +/- 0.13 new_mean_mag=14.4079 delta=0.34 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits at 14:02:13.28 -16:54:46.8: 14.27 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits at 14:00:58.12 -16:03:29.1: 15.46 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.29 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:02:13.28 -16:54:46.8: ref_mag=14.29 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.1569 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits at 14:04:33.01 -17:53:34.9: 14.56 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.59 +/- 0.12
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:04:33.01 -17:53:34.9: ref_mag=14.59 +/- 0.12 new_mean_mag=14.3774 delta=0.22 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits at 14:32:06.89 -21:51:24.3: 14.40 +/- 0.17 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits at 14:22:27.81 -21:37:09.2: 14.44 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-18_00-06-59_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1521.fits at 14:31:29.43 -21:44:06.1: 14.31 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits at 14:32:06.89 -21:51:24.3: 14.24 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.32 +/- 0.12
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:32:06.89 -21:51:24.3: ref_mag=14.32 +/- 0.12 new_mean_mag=14.1817 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits at 14:22:27.81 -21:37:09.2: 14.50 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.47 +/- 0.12
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:22:27.81 -21:37:09.2: ref_mag=14.47 +/- 0.12 new_mean_mag=14.3855 delta=0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-05-19_01-11-52_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0044.fits at 14:31:29.43 -21:44:06.1: 14.38 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.34 +/- 0.12
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:31:29.43 -21:44:06.1: ref_mag=14.34 +/- 0.12 new_mean_mag=14.1200 delta=0.22 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 59745_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
The candidate 59745_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 59746_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
The candidate 59746_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 59750_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
The candidate 59750_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 59754_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
The candidate 59754_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:01:32.67 -14:15:01.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 59791_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
Preparing report for the candidate 59791_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
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Considering the candidate 59842_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
The candidate 59842_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:02:31.15 -19:47:14.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 59883_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
The candidate 59883_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:08:03.56 -19:44:09.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 59888_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
The candidate 59888_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:06:34.68 -17:26:00.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 59890_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
The candidate 59890_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 59912_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
Preparing report for the candidate 59912_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
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Considering the candidate 59958_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
The candidate 59958_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 59965_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
Preparing report for the candidate 59965_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
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Considering the candidate 60040_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
The candidate 60040_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 60056_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
The candidate 60056_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:05:25.83 -16:26:31.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 60090_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
The candidate 60090_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 60109_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
The candidate 60109_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 60351_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
The candidate 60351_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 60378_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
The candidate 60378_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 51306_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
The candidate 51306_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:40:22.05 -17:39:27.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53679_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115
The candidate 53679_fd_Vir-14-Q2b1x1_2026-07-06_23-37-18_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0115 did not pass the final checks