This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX
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 09.3680 2461230.8680 13.70 17:14:46.02 +00:03:06.0
21.41615 21.39407 galactic Oph Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.0" and 3.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.780 Armenia 0 -1 1 13.9 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits at 17:14:46.02 +00:03:06.0: 15.33 +/- 0.27 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits at 17:14:46.02 +00:03:06.0: 15.87 +/- 0.34 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.55 +/- 0.21
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,2461230.8680,13.70,0.05,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 20260709.3680 13.70CV 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 09.3680 2461230.8680 10.06 16:52:38.58 -04:42:29.9
13.92514 23.70444 galactic Oph Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.3" and 3.2 pix
The object was found in VSX 3" ASAS J165238-0442.5
Type: MISC|SR
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
11.840 V Y 0.710 V 2452219.20000 107.883476000000 M8
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits at 16:52:38.58 -04:42:29.9: 11.22 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits at 16:52:38.58 -04:42:29.9: 10.97 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.03 +/- 0.00
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
ASAS J165238-0442.5,2461230.8680,10.06,0.05,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
ASAS J165238-0442.5 20260709.3680 10.06CV 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 09.3680 2461230.8680 12.66 16:51:37.54 +00:16:41.4
18.47704 26.52390 galactic Oph Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.1" and 3.3 pix
The object was found in VSX 4" ASAS J165137+0016.8
Type: SRA
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
13.300 V 14.900 V 2454180.00000 183.000000000000
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits at 16:51:37.54 +00:16:41.4: 13.94 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits at 16:51:37.54 +00:16:41.4: 13.65 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.70 +/- 0.04
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
ASAS J165137+0016.8,2461230.8680,12.66,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
ASAS J165137+0016.8 20260709.3680 12.66CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461126.91903083 27.03.2026 10:03:14.264 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
First image: 2461126.91903083 27.03.2026 10:03:14.264 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Last image: 2461230.86827037 09.07.2026 08:50:08.560 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.85
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 6 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 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): 5601
Objects passed selection criteria: 5592
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 5441
Average stars matched: 4328 (79.5442 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 113412 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 04:16:40 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: 2461126.91903083 27.03.2026 10:03:14.264 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
First image: 2461126.91903083 27.03.2026 10:03:14.264 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Last image: 2461230.86827037 09.07.2026 08:50:08.560 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 38
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.51
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: 27 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): 47033
Objects passed selection criteria: 46975
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 44579.5
Average stars matched: 35108.5 (78.7548 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 156388 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 04:19:30 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/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.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/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.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: 2461230.86781277
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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits'
wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits'
wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits'
wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Image size: 937.5'x624.4' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 17:08:27.279 -02:01:39.14 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
Image size: 937.6'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: 17:08:34.086 -01:59:51.34 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 17:08:27.279 -02:01:39.14
Second-epoch image center 17:08:34.086 -01:59:51.34
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0412 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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
Image size: 937.6'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: 17:08:33.987 -01:59:31.02 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 17:08:27.279 -02:01:39.14
Second-epoch image center 17:08:33.987 -01:59:31.02
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0452 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 17:08:34.086 -01:59:51.34
Second-epoch second image center 17:08:33.987 -01:59:31.02
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00566 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/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits &> /tmp/tmp.D3xjLELkkG
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits &> /tmp/tmp.n7agy78JI2
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits &> /tmp/tmp.OwQMKf3qsr
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits &> /tmp/tmp.CPDF0OlOhS
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits and wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits and wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits and wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits) and catalog (wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 8417 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 249.2027 to 264.9867 deg, Dec -7.3134 to +3.2703 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 249.2027 to 264.9867 deg, Dec -7.3134 to 3.2703 deg
Loaded 5695 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): 4672 out of 4823 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4823 out of 8417 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.610700
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.610700
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.85
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.76
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.76
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 8417 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 249.2027 to 264.9867 deg, Dec -7.3134 to +3.2703 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 249.2027 to 264.9867 deg, Dec -7.3134 to 3.2703 deg
Loaded 5695 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): 4672 out of 4823 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4823 out of 8417 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits (aperture=6.7)
Read 11109 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 249.2870 to 265.0188 deg, Dec -7.2498 to +3.2660 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 249.2870 to 265.0188 deg, Dec -7.2498 to 3.2660 deg
Loaded 5655 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): 4783 out of 5028 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5028 out of 11109 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.6 pix Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
2.3 pix Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
2.5 pix fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
2.5 pix fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
2.6 pix wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.8 mag. Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
15.2 mag. Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.0 (SNR ) 11.4 (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.D3xjLELkkG (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits' -> 'wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.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=429, bad_region=2268, passed=8417
Got 8417 stars (including 5835 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8417 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 960 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6328 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6327 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6327 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 961 stars left (next iteration limit 1057)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits N_match=961 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.474 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.334 n_q1=272 n_q2=105 n_q3=372 n_q4=212 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.322
The image catalog is written to wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits -region wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.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.n7agy78JI2 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits' -> 'wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.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=678, bad_region=2368, passed=11109
Got 11109 stars (including 8219 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11109 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.2 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 945 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 935 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8918 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.2 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 945 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8919 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8919 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Excluding outliers - 943 stars left (next iteration limit 1037)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits N_match=943 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.438 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.440 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.505 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.565 n_q1=409 n_q2=212 n_q3=177 n_q4=145 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.290
The image catalog is written to wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits -region wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.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.OwQMKf3qsr (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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=218, bad_region=649, passed=4201
Got 4201 stars (including 3410 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4201 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (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 0.010418 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 946 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 939 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3586 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 947 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3586 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3586 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Excluding outliers - 944 stars left (next iteration limit 1038)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits N_match=944 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.548 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.545 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.531 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.633 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.581 n_q1=444 n_q2=195 n_q3=195 n_q4=110 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.156
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits -region wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.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.CPDF0OlOhS (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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.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=231, bad_region=638, passed=4121
Got 4121 stars (including 3329 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4121 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (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 0.010418 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 941 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 934 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 941 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3513 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 944 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 941 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3515 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 941 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3515 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.60"
Excluding outliers - 941 stars left (next iteration limit 1035)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits N_match=941 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.548 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.510 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.564 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.665 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.545 n_q1=443 n_q2=194 n_q3=193 n_q4=111 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.212
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits -region wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.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=Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits sigma_overall=0.358 worst_q_ratio=1.322
ref2=Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits sigma_overall=0.438 worst_q_ratio=1.290
new1=fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits sigma_overall=0.548 worst_q_ratio=1.156
new2=fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits sigma_overall=0.548 worst_q_ratio=1.212
reference average sigma_overall=0.398 worst_q_ratio=1.306
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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456_astrometric_residuals.png (961 matched stars from wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416_astrometric_residuals.png (943 matched stars from wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.40 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152_astrometric_residuals.png (944 matched stars from wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.49 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153_astrometric_residuals.png (941 matched stars from wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.50 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Oph-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Oph-04-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/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Image size: 937.5'x624.4' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 17:08:27.279 -02:01:39.14 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
Image size: 937.6'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: 17:08:34.086 -01:59:51.34 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 17:08:27.279 -02:01:39.14
Second-epoch image center 17:08:34.086 -01:59:51.34
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0412 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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
Image size: 937.6'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: 17:08:33.987 -01:59:31.02 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 17:08:27.279 -02:01:39.14
Second-epoch image center 17:08:33.987 -01:59:31.02
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0452 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 17:08:34.086 -01:59:51.34
Second-epoch second image center 17:08:33.987 -01:59:31.02
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00566 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/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits &> /tmp/tmp.e1jRlMKY1o
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits &> /tmp/tmp.umk9oS2g9n
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cUwcYQ0iJN
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits &> /tmp/tmp.SjYnhxgm6o
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits and wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits and wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits and wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits) and catalog (wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 59444 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 249.1914 to 264.9903 deg, Dec -7.3134 to +3.2723 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 249.1914 to 264.9903 deg, Dec -7.3134 to 3.2723 deg
Loaded 5707 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): 4476 out of 5063 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5063 out of 59444 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.439200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.439200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.51
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.93
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.93
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 59444 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 249.1914 to 264.9903 deg, Dec -7.3134 to +3.2723 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.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 249.1914 to 264.9903 deg, Dec -7.3134 to 3.2723 deg
Loaded 5707 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): 4476 out of 5063 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5063 out of 59444 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits (aperture=5.1)
Read 83317 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 249.2785 to 265.0192 deg, Dec -7.2582 to +3.2712 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 249.2785 to 265.0192 deg, Dec -7.2582 to 3.2712 deg
Loaded 5674 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): 4337 out of 5047 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5047 out of 83317 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 33 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.5 pix Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
2.2 pix Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
2.4 pix fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
2.4 pix fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
2.5 pix wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.9 mag. Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
15.3 mag. Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
14.2 mag. fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
14.2 mag. fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.2 (SNR ) 13.6 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.e1jRlMKY1o (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits' -> 'wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.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=7, blended=3443, bad_region=14257, passed=59437
Got 59437 stars (including 42646 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 59437 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 961 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 46470 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 46469 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 46469 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 962 stars left (next iteration limit 1058)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits N_match=962 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.499 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.355 n_q1=290 n_q2=112 n_q3=361 n_q4=199 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.315
The image catalog is written to wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits -region wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.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.umk9oS2g9n (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits' -> 'wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=6159, bad_region=11179, passed=83313
Got 83313 stars (including 67379 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 83313 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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 939 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 938 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 931 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 938 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 73277 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 939 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 938 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 73278 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 938 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 73278 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48"
Excluding outliers - 938 stars left (next iteration limit 1031)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits N_match=938 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.445 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.458 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.497 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.566 n_q1=382 n_q2=213 n_q3=197 n_q4=146 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.273
The image catalog is written to wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits -region wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.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.cUwcYQ0iJN (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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.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=2, blended=1680, bad_region=3226, passed=34203
Got 34203 stars (including 29746 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 34203 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (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 0.010418 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 937 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 936 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 931 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 936 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31012 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 938 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 936 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31012 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 936 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31012 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
Excluding outliers - 936 stars left (next iteration limit 1029)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits N_match=936 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.537 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.508 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.584 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.642 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.631 n_q1=442 n_q2=182 n_q3=207 n_q4=105 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.195
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits -region wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.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.SjYnhxgm6o (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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.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=2, blended=1734, bad_region=3353, passed=34861
Got 34861 stars (including 30280 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 34861 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (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 0.010418 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 938 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 937 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 929 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 937 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31509 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 939 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 937 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31510 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 937 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31510 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
Excluding outliers - 937 stars left (next iteration limit 1030)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits N_match=937 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.552 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.515 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.531 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.700 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.580 n_q1=441 n_q2=182 n_q3=210 n_q4=104 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.269
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-09_CI_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits -region wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-49-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.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_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_035119_TTUQ2b1x1_1316795_PwQ5TBZX/wcs_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Oph-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits at 16:57:11.73 -04:03:23.9: 12.41 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits at 17:17:24.47 +01:36:50.2: 13.20 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits at 17:17:24.47 +01:36:50.2: 13.25 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits at 16:57:11.73 -04:03:23.9: 12.73 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.23 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.56 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:17:24.47 +01:36:50.2: ref_mag=13.23 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5769 delta=-0.34 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:57:11.73 -04:03:23.9: ref_mag=12.56 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=12.6546 delta=-0.10 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits at 17:14:46.02 +00:03:06.0: 15.33 +/- 0.27 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits at 16:52:38.58 -04:42:29.9: 11.22 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits at 17:14:46.02 +00:03:06.0: 15.87 +/- 0.34 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.55 +/- 0.21
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 17:14:46.02 +00:03:06.0: ref_mag=15.55 +/- 0.21 new_mean_mag=13.6890 delta=1.86 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits at 16:52:38.58 -04:42:29.9: 10.97 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.03 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 16:52:38.58 -04:42:29.9: ref_mag=11.03 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=10.0600 delta=0.97 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-03-27_05-03-14_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0456.fits at 16:51:37.54 +00:16:41.4: 13.94 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-05-12_04-37-42_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits at 16:51:37.54 +00:16:41.4: 13.65 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.70 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 16:51:37.54 +00:16:41.4: ref_mag=13.70 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=12.6595 delta=1.04 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out09963.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out107162.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out38757.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 8s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 3s
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Considering the candidate 107027_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107027_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 107033_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107033_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:21:42.98 +01:46:13.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 107040_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107040_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (19.9") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 107058_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107058_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (20.0") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 107074_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107074_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:19:55.44 +02:07:24.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 107080_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107080_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:22:57.34 -02:23:11.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 107087_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107087_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:08:14.66 -01:06:14.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 107093_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107093_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:18:23.32 -01:47:27.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 107095_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107095_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (19.3") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 107098_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107098_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 107100_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107100_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (19.7") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 107106_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107106_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:21:09.68 +01:33:22.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 107107_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107107_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:19:52.40 +02:09:41.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 107110_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107110_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:57:34.01 -03:01:32.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 107118_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107118_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:15:45.60 -04:30:22.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 107123_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107123_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:18:44.59 +00:58:33.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 107131_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107131_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:09:39.33 +00:33:36.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 107133_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107133_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:25:47.86 +02:05:07.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 107139_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107139_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:04:56.86 -05:04:19.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 107162_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
Preparing report for the candidate 107162_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
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Considering the candidate 107176_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107176_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:17:14.83 -02:30:19.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 107192_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 107192_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (20.7") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 04116_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 04116_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:18:03.99 -06:13:23.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 09963_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
Preparing report for the candidate 09963_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
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Considering the candidate 88506_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 88506_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:19:21.45 -05:49:10.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 22494_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 22494_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:59:28.19 -02:17:43.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 09168_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 09168_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:53:06.96 -04:55:42.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 21040_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 21040_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:10:08.22 -02:35:55.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 87236_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 87236_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:27:51.45 -01:18:07.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 38757_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
Preparing report for the candidate 38757_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
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Considering the candidate 80273_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 80273_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:31:10.55 +02:02:22.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 19638_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 19638_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:57:51.14 -02:45:41.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 76414_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 76414_fd_Oph-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_03-50-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks