This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3
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 09.2233 2461230.7233 12.63 14:22:24.37 -13:45:33.7
334.12630 43.53425 galactic Lib Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.0" and 8.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.116 Sirona 0 0 0 12.5 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits at 14:22:24.37 -13:45:33.7: 15.73 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits at 14:22:24.37 -13:45:33.7: 15.73 +/- 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,2461230.7233,12.63,0.05,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 20260709.2233 12.63CV 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 09.2233 2461230.7233 13.15 14:23:14.78 -12:06:35.0
335.48620 44.88079 galactic Lib Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.2" and 8.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.144 Vibilia -0 -1 1 13.4 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits at 14:23:14.78 -12:06:35.0: 15.81 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits at 14:23:14.78 -12:06:35.0: 15.83 +/- 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,2461230.7233,13.15,0.05,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 20260709.2233 13.15CV 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
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 09.2233 2461230.7233 13.40 14:48:10.70 -10:31:01.0
343.81282 42.90002 galactic Lib Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 9.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.694 Ekard 1 -0 1 13.6 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits at 14:48:10.70 -10:31:01.0: 15.69 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits at 14:48:10.70 -10:31:01.0: 15.68 +/- 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,2461230.7233,13.40,0.05,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 20260709.2233 13.40CV 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 09.2233 2461230.7233 13.36 14:36:12.95 -07:36:02.0
342.83290 46.99211 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.2" and 9.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.498 Tokio 0 -1 1 13.5 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits at 14:36:12.95 -07:36:02.0: 15.87 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits at 14:36:12.95 -07:36:02.0: 15.92 +/- 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 09.2233* 14 36 12.95 -07 36 02.0 13.4 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461230.7233,13.36,0.05,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 20260709.2233 13.36CV 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: 2461177.74013294 17.05.2026 05:45:37.486 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
First image: 2461177.74013294 17.05.2026 05:45:37.486 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
Last image: 2461230.72364410 09.07.2026 05:21:52.850 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.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.: -7.73
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 4 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 4911
Objects passed selection criteria: 4895
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 3922.75
Average stars matched: 3824.25 (97.489 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111620 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Wed Jul 8 15:05:08 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-141-gc31ee76a
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-08)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Jul 9 00:35:10 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461177.74013294 17.05.2026 05:45:37.486 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
First image: 2461177.74013294 17.05.2026 05:45:37.486 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
Last image: 2461230.72364410 09.07.2026 05:21:52.850 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 17
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.39
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 14 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): 34181
Objects passed selection criteria: 34100
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 27954.8
Average stars matched: 27034.5 (96.7081 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 139584 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Wed Jul 8 15:05:08 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-141-gc31ee76a
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-08)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Jul 9 00:37:19 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/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.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/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.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: 2461230.72297149
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_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits'
wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits'
wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits'
wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
Image size: 941.2'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:34:13.532 -10:00:24.81 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:34:31.667 -10:00:40.15 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 14:34:13.532 -10:00:24.81
Second-epoch image center 14:34:31.667 -10:00:40.15
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0745 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_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:34:34.718 -10:01:10.06 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 14:34:13.532 -10:00:24.81
Second-epoch image center 14:34:34.718 -10:01:10.06
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0878 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 14:34:31.667 -10:00:40.15
Second-epoch second image center 14:34:34.718 -10:01:10.06
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01503 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/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits &> /tmp/tmp.WDjct6iPSC
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits &> /tmp/tmp.8iXJ6mDsQM
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4HxmAGoNXM
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits &> /tmp/tmp.twj33L9hzI
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.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_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits and wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.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_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits and wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits and wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits) and catalog (wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6505 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 210.1784 to 226.7337 deg, Dec -15.6102 to -4.3286 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 210.1784 to 226.7337 deg, Dec -15.6102 to -4.3286 deg
Loaded 4925 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): 3653 out of 3795 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3795 out of 6505 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.741900
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.741900
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.73
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.01
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.01
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 6505 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 210.1784 to 226.7337 deg, Dec -15.6102 to -4.3286 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 210.1784 to 226.7337 deg, Dec -15.6102 to -4.3286 deg
Loaded 4925 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): 3653 out of 3795 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3795 out of 6505 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits (aperture=6.0)
Read 6495 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 210.1250 to 226.7332 deg, Dec -15.6102 to -4.3286 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 210.1250 to 226.7332 deg, Dec -15.6102 to -4.3286 deg
Loaded 4942 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): 3664 out of 3804 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3804 out of 6495 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits (aperture=6.0)
____ 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:
2.1 pix Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
2.1 pix Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
2.2 pix fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
2.2 pix fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.0 mag. Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
15.0 mag. Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.1 (SNR ) 11.2 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.WDjct6iPSC (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits' -> 'wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.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=484, bad_region=1307, passed=6505
Got 6505 stars (including 4811 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6505 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010458 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 969 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5324 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5325 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5325 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 970 stars left (next iteration limit 1067)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits N_match=970 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.474 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.321 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.328 n_q1=290 n_q2=159 n_q3=341 n_q4=180 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.364
The image catalog is written to wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits -region wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.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.8iXJ6mDsQM (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits' -> 'wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.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=473, bad_region=1313, passed=6495
Got 6495 stars (including 4805 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6495 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010458 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 967 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5303 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5305 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 970 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5305 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 970 stars left (next iteration limit 1067)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits N_match=970 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.341 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.454 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.317 n_q1=286 n_q2=160 n_q3=342 n_q4=182 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.333
The image catalog is written to wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits -region wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.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.4HxmAGoNXM (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_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.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_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.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=211, bad_region=685, passed=3418
Got 3418 stars (including 2562 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3418 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 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: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 964 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2812 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 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(), 2812 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2812 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
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=fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits N_match=964 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.396 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.373 n_q1=298 n_q2=176 n_q3=333 n_q4=157 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.087
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits -region wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.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.twj33L9hzI (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_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.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_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.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=210, bad_region=688, passed=3399
Got 3399 stars (including 2546 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3399 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 966 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(), 963 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(), 2782 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 966 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(), 2782 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2782 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_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits N_match=965 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.400 n_q1=299 n_q2=181 n_q3=331 n_q4=154 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.108
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits -region wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits sigma_overall=0.347 worst_q_ratio=1.364
ref2=Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits sigma_overall=0.341 worst_q_ratio=1.333
new1=fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits sigma_overall=0.368 worst_q_ratio=1.087
new2=fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits sigma_overall=0.407 worst_q_ratio=1.108
reference average sigma_overall=0.344 worst_q_ratio=1.3485
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_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200_astrometric_residuals.png (970 matched stars from wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201_astrometric_residuals.png (970 matched stars from wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027_astrometric_residuals.png (964 matched stars from wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028_astrometric_residuals.png (965 matched stars from wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Lib-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20350_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
The candidate 20350_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:32:59.88 -10:56:03.0 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 Lib-01-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/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.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_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
Image size: 941.2'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:34:13.532 -10:00:24.81 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:34:31.667 -10:00:40.15 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 14:34:13.532 -10:00:24.81
Second-epoch image center 14:34:31.667 -10:00:40.15
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0745 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_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:34:34.718 -10:01:10.06 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 14:34:13.532 -10:00:24.81
Second-epoch image center 14:34:34.718 -10:01:10.06
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0878 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 14:34:31.667 -10:00:40.15
Second-epoch second image center 14:34:34.718 -10:01:10.06
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01503 deg.
###################################
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/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits &> /tmp/tmp.eshwhC0jNq
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZRSxztxJtG
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits &> /tmp/tmp.CD0gE5zXvr
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xOqQnrNUOb
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.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_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits and wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.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_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits and wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits and wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits) and catalog (wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 44976 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 210.1249 to 226.7541 deg, Dec -15.6275 to -4.2266 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 210.1249 to 226.7541 deg, Dec -15.6275 to -4.2266 deg
Loaded 4999 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): 3584 out of 3962 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3962 out of 44976 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.591150
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.591150
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.39
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.20
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.20
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 44976 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 210.1249 to 226.7541 deg, Dec -15.6275 to -4.2266 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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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 210.1249 to 226.7541 deg, Dec -15.6275 to -4.2266 deg
Loaded 4999 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): 3584 out of 3962 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3962 out of 44976 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits (aperture=4.4)
Read 44874 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 210.1250 to 226.7538 deg, Dec -15.6278 to -4.2271 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 210.1250 to 226.7538 deg, Dec -15.6278 to -4.2271 deg
Loaded 4999 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): 3604 out of 3957 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3957 out of 44874 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits (aperture=4.4)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 16 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
1.9 pix Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
2.1 pix fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
2.1 pix fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
15.2 mag. Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
14.2 mag. fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
14.2 mag. fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.2 (SNR ) 13.7 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits' -> 'wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=1893, bad_region=7909, passed=44961
Got 44961 stars (including 35480 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 44961 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010458 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 973 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37799 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37799 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 973 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37799 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits N_match=973 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.327 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.446 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.315 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.310 n_q1=296 n_q2=160 n_q3=337 n_q4=180 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.310
The image catalog is written to wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits -region wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.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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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits' -> 'wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.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=1841, bad_region=7927, passed=44863
Got 44863 stars (including 35402 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 44863 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010458 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 974 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37717 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37717 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37717 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits N_match=974 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.337 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.336 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.415 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.312 n_q1=297 n_q2=159 n_q3=340 n_q4=178 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.233
The image catalog is written to wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits -region wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.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.CD0gE5zXvr (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_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.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_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=853, bad_region=2750, passed=21982
Got 21982 stars (including 18692 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21982 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 967 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(), 959 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19530 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 967 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(), 19531 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19530 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
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_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits N_match=965 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.376 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.406 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.412 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.350 n_q1=298 n_q2=167 n_q3=343 n_q4=157 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.094
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits -region wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.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.xOqQnrNUOb (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_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.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_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=905, bad_region=2793, passed=22139
Got 22139 stars (including 18789 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 22139 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 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: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19667 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19667 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 19667 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits N_match=968 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.405 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.417 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.413 n_q1=309 n_q2=173 n_q3=334 n_q4=152 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.045
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits -region wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.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_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.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_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-20-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0027.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.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_2026-07-09_CI_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_003106_TTUQ2b1x1_1669202_fww8yeK3/wcs_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Lib-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits at 14:23:14.78 -12:06:35.0: 15.81 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits at 14:22:24.37 -13:45:33.7: 15.73 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits at 14:31:20.29 -11:53:11.6: 13.09 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits at 14:48:10.70 -10:31:01.0: 15.69 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits at 14:28:14.44 -12:51:07.9: 13.61 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits at 14:36:12.95 -07:36:02.0: 15.87 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits at 14:23:14.78 -12:06:35.0: 15.83 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits at 14:55:20.36 -13:24:00.9: 13.50 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits at 14:31:20.29 -11:53:11.6: 13.06 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.08 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:31:20.29 -11:53:11.6: ref_mag=13.08 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.9780 delta=0.10 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits at 14:22:24.37 -13:45:33.7: 15.73 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits at 14:48:10.70 -10:31:01.0: 15.68 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits at 14:28:14.44 -12:51:07.9: 13.72 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.66 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-45-37_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0200.fits at 14:40:51.62 -11:49:34.8: 13.77 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:28:14.44 -12:51:07.9: ref_mag=13.66 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.6822 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits at 14:36:12.95 -07:36:02.0: 15.92 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits at 14:55:20.36 -13:24:00.9: 13.44 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.47 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:55:20.36 -13:24:00.9: ref_mag=13.47 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.4651 delta=0.00 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-17_00-46-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0201.fits at 14:40:51.62 -11:49:34.8: 13.95 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.85 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:40:51.62 -11:49:34.8: ref_mag=13.85 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.6915 delta=0.15 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 53023_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
The candidate 53023_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53242_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
The candidate 53242_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:32:21.99 -14:10:32.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53247_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
Preparing report for the candidate 53247_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
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Considering the candidate 53254_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
The candidate 53254_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:17:59.20 -07:31:28.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53318_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
The candidate 53318_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53328_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
The candidate 53328_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 15:00:51.12 -08:31:13.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53358_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
The candidate 53358_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:22:36.63 -07:47:38.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53365_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
The candidate 53365_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 15:01:34.02 -13:31:39.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53366_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
Preparing report for the candidate 53366_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
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Considering the candidate 53415_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
Preparing report for the candidate 53415_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
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Considering the candidate 53419_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
The candidate 53419_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:55:09.93 -07:16:59.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53422_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
Preparing report for the candidate 53422_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
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Considering the candidate 53438_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
The candidate 53438_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53441_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
The candidate 53441_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:18:37.24 -07:01:23.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53495_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
The candidate 53495_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 27336_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028
The candidate 27336_fd_Lib-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_00-21-52_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0028 did not pass the final checks