This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih
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 11.1504 2461232.6504 13.05 00:15:07.24 +66:20:37.8
119.29396 3.72895 galactic Cas Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" and 6.5 pix
The object was found in VSX 8" NSVS J0015065+662031
Type: L:
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
11.624 R1 Y 0.523 R1 85.000000000000
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:15:07.24 +66:20:37.8: 14.26 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits at 00:15:07.24 +66:20:37.8: 13.95 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.06 +/- 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!
TCP 2026 07 11.1504* 00 15 07.24 +66 20 37.8 13.1 U Cas 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
NSVS J0015065+662031,2461232.6504,13.05,0.05,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
NSVS J0015065+662031 20260711.1504 13.05CV 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 11.1504 2461232.6504 13.39 00:11:21.18 +69:11:26.5
119.36400 6.59709 galactic Cep Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.2" and 6.3 pix
The object was found in VSX 4" NSVS 204694
Type: SR|L
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
13.007 R1 13.815 R1 2451358.23000 > 275.000000000000
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:11:21.18 +69:11:26.5: 14.42 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits at 00:11:21.18 +69:11:26.5: 14.35 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.38 +/- 0.05
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
NSVS 204694,2461232.6504,13.39,0.05,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
NSVS 204694 20260711.1504 13.39CV 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 11.1504 2461232.6504 12.45 00:25:11.91 +68:01:56.2
120.47212 5.28594 galactic Cep Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 6.3 pix
The object was found in VSX 2" ASASSN-V J002512.29+680156.1
Type: SR
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
14.050 V 14.600 V 2457715.70000 215.000000000000
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:25:11.91 +68:01:56.2: 13.44 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits at 00:25:11.91 +68:01:56.2: 13.41 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.43 +/- 0.02
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
ASASSN-V J002512.29+680156.1,2461232.6504,12.45,0.05,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
ASASSN-V J002512.29+680156.1 20260711.1504 12.45CV 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: 2461058.61966662 18.01.2026 02:52:09.196 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
First image: 2461058.61966662 18.01.2026 02:52:09.196 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
Last image: 2461232.65070494 11.07.2026 03:36:50.907 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 3
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.70
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): 12590
Objects passed selection criteria: 12531
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.4 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.4 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 8080.75
Average stars matched: 7779.25 (96.2689 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 118976 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Fri Jul 10 19:09:57 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-143-g13f85f26
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-10)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Fri Jul 10 23:25:37 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: 2461058.61966662 18.01.2026 02:52:09.196 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
First image: 2461058.61966662 18.01.2026 02:52:09.196 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
Last image: 2461232.65070494 11.07.2026 03:36:50.907 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 54
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.33
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: 33 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): 95505
Objects passed selection criteria: 95225
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.5 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.5 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 64293
Average stars matched: 60957.2 (94.8116 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 1868844 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Fri Jul 10 19:09:57 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-143-g13f85f26
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-10)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Fri Jul 10 23:30:27 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/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/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.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/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.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: 2461232.65007177
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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits'
wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits'
wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits'
wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
Image size: 941.9'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:15.534 +69:59:35.46 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
Image size: 938.0'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:48.015 +70:00:37.02 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:00:15.534 +69:59:35.46
Second-epoch image center 23:59:48.015 +70:00:37.02
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0428 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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
Image size: 938.0'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:47.608 +70:00:00.55 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:00:15.534 +69:59:35.46
Second-epoch image center 23:59:47.608 +70:00:00.55
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0404 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 23:59:48.015 +70:00:37.02
Second-epoch second image center 23:59:47.608 +70:00:00.55
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01015 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/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XRbzH2OTTP
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits &> /tmp/tmp.hNRUaYRwAR
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Nblp4pvfUH
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits &> /tmp/tmp.OVuTE7e9hB
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits and wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits and wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits and wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 17958 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0033 to 359.9977 deg, Dec +62.8657 to +75.5080 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.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 0.0033 to 359.9977 deg, Dec 62.8657 to 75.5080 deg
Loaded 84094 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): 8893 out of 9656 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9656 out of 17958 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.870600
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.870600
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.70
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.17
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.17
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 17958 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0033 to 359.9977 deg, Dec +62.8657 to +75.5080 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 0.0033 to 359.9977 deg, Dec 62.8657 to 75.5080 deg
Loaded 84094 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): 8893 out of 9656 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9656 out of 17958 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits (aperture=6.2)
Read 16826 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0054 to 359.9978 deg, Dec +62.8656 to +75.5132 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 0.0054 to 359.9978 deg, Dec 62.8656 to 75.5132 deg
Loaded 84118 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): 8835 out of 9554 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9554 out of 16826 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 3 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
2.2 pix Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
2.7 pix fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
2.7 pix fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
15.1 mag. Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
14.2 mag. fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.1 (SNR ) 11.5 (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.XRbzH2OTTP (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.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=1617, bad_region=4334, passed=17958
Got 17958 stars (including 12329 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 17958 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013082 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010466 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 332.9482 through 0 to 28.4122, gap 28.4122 to 332.9482
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 764 to 829 (Dec 62.9 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 969 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14146 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 332.9490 through 0 to 28.4145, gap 28.4145 to 332.9490
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 764 to 829 (Dec 62.9 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14147 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14147 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 971 stars left (next iteration limit 1068)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits N_match=971 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.435 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.361 n_q1=309 n_q2=161 n_q3=303 n_q4=198 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.105
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits -region wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.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.hNRUaYRwAR (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.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=1515, bad_region=4035, passed=16826
Got 16826 stars (including 11554 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16826 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013082 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010466 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 333.1739 through 0 to 28.4122, gap 28.4122 to 333.1739
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 764 to 829 (Dec 62.9 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 973 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13295 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 333.1745 through 0 to 28.4145, gap 28.4145 to 333.1745
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 764 to 829 (Dec 62.9 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13295 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 974 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13295 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits N_match=974 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.475 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.494 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.494 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.452 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.404 n_q1=314 n_q2=167 n_q3=301 n_q4=192 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.041
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits -region wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.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.Nblp4pvfUH (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_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.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_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.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=271, bad_region=2261, passed=5334
Got 5334 stars (including 2895 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5334 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013028 (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 0.010422 (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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 331.9642 through 0 to 27.8394, gap 27.8394 to 331.9642
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 770 to 828 (Dec 64.0 to 75.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 955 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3405 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 331.9636 through 0 to 27.8402, gap 27.8402 to 331.9636
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 770 to 828 (Dec 64.0 to 75.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3406 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3406 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59"
Excluding outliers - 966 stars left (next iteration limit 1063)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits N_match=966 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.580 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.634 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.500 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.637 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.664 n_q1=77 n_q2=363 n_q3=235 n_q4=291 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.144
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.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.OVuTE7e9hB (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_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.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_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.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=314, bad_region=2296, passed=5361
Got 5361 stars (including 2862 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5361 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013028 (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 0.010422 (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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 331.9643 through 0 to 27.8393, gap 27.8393 to 331.9643
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 770 to 828 (Dec 64.0 to 75.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 950 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3396 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 331.9634 through 0 to 27.8400, gap 27.8400 to 331.9634
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 770 to 828 (Dec 64.0 to 75.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3395 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 966 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3395 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Excluding outliers - 966 stars left (next iteration limit 1062)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits N_match=966 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.542 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.561 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.509 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.661 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.566 n_q1=102 n_q2=380 n_q3=164 n_q4=320 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.218
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits sigma_overall=0.394 worst_q_ratio=1.105
ref2=Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits sigma_overall=0.475 worst_q_ratio=1.041
new1=fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits sigma_overall=0.580 worst_q_ratio=1.144
new2=fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits sigma_overall=0.542 worst_q_ratio=1.218
reference average sigma_overall=0.4345 worst_q_ratio=1.073
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060_astrometric_residuals.png (971 matched stars from wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025_astrometric_residuals.png (974 matched stars from wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.43 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042_astrometric_residuals.png (966 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.50 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043_astrometric_residuals.png (966 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.46 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cep-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20631_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 20631_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:08:14.34 +70:36:26.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20736_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 20736_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:25:09.28 +70:08:51.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20991_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 20991_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:41:08.00 +74:00:55.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cep-03-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/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
Image size: 941.9'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:15.534 +69:59:35.46 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
Image size: 938.0'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:48.015 +70:00:37.02 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:00:15.534 +69:59:35.46
Second-epoch image center 23:59:48.015 +70:00:37.02
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0428 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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
Image size: 938.0'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:47.608 +70:00:00.55 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:00:15.534 +69:59:35.46
Second-epoch image center 23:59:47.608 +70:00:00.55
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0404 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 23:59:48.015 +70:00:37.02
Second-epoch second image center 23:59:47.608 +70:00:00.55
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01015 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/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits &> /tmp/tmp.NyatcJ6aHs
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits &> /tmp/tmp.9yfi6Pwpiu
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits &> /tmp/tmp.YR6XRG3ajD
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits &> /tmp/tmp.tFElaap2lh
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits and wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits and wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits and wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 129354 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0004 to 359.9996 deg, Dec +62.7859 to +75.5111 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 0.0004 to 359.9996 deg, Dec 62.7859 to 75.5111 deg
Loaded 84947 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): 7516 out of 9850 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9850 out of 129354 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.722650
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.722650
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.33
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.39
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.39
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 129354 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0004 to 359.9996 deg, Dec +62.7859 to +75.5111 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.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 0.0004 to 359.9996 deg, Dec 62.7859 to 75.5111 deg
Loaded 84947 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): 7516 out of 9850 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9850 out of 129354 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits (aperture=4.6)
Read 123564 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0005 to 359.9997 deg, Dec +62.7740 to +75.5184 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 0.0005 to 359.9997 deg, Dec 62.7740 to 75.5184 deg
Loaded 85118 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): 7615 out of 9833 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9833 out of 123564 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits (aperture=4.5)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 42 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
2.0 pix Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
2.4 pix fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
2.4 pix fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
15.3 mag. Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.3 (SNR ) 13.8 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.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=23, blended=13459, bad_region=24353, passed=129331
Got 129331 stars (including 93550 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 129331 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013082 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010466 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 332.7165 through 0 to 28.6315, gap 28.6315 to 332.7165
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 763 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 969 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 108262 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 332.7172 through 0 to 28.6335, gap 28.6335 to 332.7172
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 763 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 108262 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 108262 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 971 stars left (next iteration limit 1068)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits N_match=971 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.423 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.294 n_q1=297 n_q2=165 n_q3=315 n_q4=194 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.099
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits -region wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.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.9yfi6Pwpiu (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits' -> 'wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.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=20, blended=12263, bad_region=22765, passed=123544
Got 123544 stars (including 90278 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 123544 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013082 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010466 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 332.7770 through 0 to 28.6103, gap 28.6103 to 332.7770
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 763 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 977 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 103488 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 332.7775 through 0 to 28.6120, gap 28.6120 to 332.7775
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 763 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 103488 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 103488 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Excluding outliers - 978 stars left (next iteration limit 1075)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits N_match=978 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.462 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.502 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.500 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.450 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.403 n_q1=299 n_q2=160 n_q3=320 n_q4=199 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.087
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits -region wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.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.YR6XRG3ajD (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_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.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_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.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=5, blended=2415, bad_region=13339, passed=39678
Got 39678 stars (including 24932 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 39678 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013028 (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 0.010422 (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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 331.5093 through 0 to 27.9967, gap 27.9967 to 331.5093
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 767 to 828 (Dec 63.4 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 957 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28631 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 331.5080 through 0 to 27.9970, gap 27.9970 to 331.5080
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 767 to 828 (Dec 63.4 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28631 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28631 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.61"
Excluding outliers - 967 stars left (next iteration limit 1063)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits N_match=967 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.628 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.615 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.506 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.705 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.685 n_q1=79 n_q2=358 n_q3=238 n_q4=292 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.124
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.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.tFElaap2lh (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_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.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_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.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=2445, bad_region=13632, passed=40473
Got 40473 stars (including 25442 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 40473 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013028 (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 0.010422 (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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 331.5090 through 0 to 27.9952, gap 27.9952 to 331.5090
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 767 to 828 (Dec 63.5 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 953 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29053 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 331.5079 through 0 to 27.9956, gap 27.9956 to 331.5079
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 767 to 828 (Dec 63.5 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29051 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29052 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Excluding outliers - 963 stars left (next iteration limit 1059)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits N_match=963 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.555 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.555 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.499 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.668 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.576 n_q1=109 n_q2=372 n_q3=180 n_q4=302 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.203
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits -region wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.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_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.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_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-35-56_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0042.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.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_2026-07-10_CI_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_223721_TTUQ2b1x1_2863447_ZuIeZaih/wcs_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cep-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:51:08.33 +73:38:58.4: 13.47 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:22:55.89 +71:56:55.8: 12.97 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits at 00:22:55.89 +71:56:55.8: 12.97 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.97 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits at 00:51:08.33 +73:38:58.4: 13.45 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:22:55.89 +71:56:55.8: ref_mag=12.97 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.9508 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.46 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:51:08.33 +73:38:58.4: ref_mag=13.46 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.3554 delta=0.11 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:49:22.65 +71:43:08.6: 14.15 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:15:10.62 +66:05:53.9: 13.72 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits at 00:15:10.62 +66:05:53.9: 13.89 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.79 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits at 00:49:22.65 +71:43:08.6: 14.34 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:15:10.62 +66:05:53.9: ref_mag=13.79 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.4593 delta=0.33 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.22 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:49:22.65 +71:43:08.6: ref_mag=14.22 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=13.9736 delta=0.25 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:47:24.24 +68:06:54.0: 14.75 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:36:39.07 +68:03:10.7: 14.71 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits at 00:47:24.24 +68:06:54.0: 14.91 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.81 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:47:24.24 +68:06:54.0: ref_mag=14.81 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.1992 delta=0.61 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits at 00:36:39.07 +68:03:10.7: 14.89 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:15:07.24 +66:20:37.8: 14.26 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.79 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 00:36:39.07 +68:03:10.7: ref_mag=14.79 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=13.7423 delta=1.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits at 00:15:07.24 +66:20:37.8: 13.95 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.06 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 00:15:07.24 +66:20:37.8: ref_mag=14.06 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.0442 delta=1.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:25:11.91 +68:01:56.2: 13.44 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-52-09_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0060.fits at 00:11:21.18 +69:11:26.5: 14.42 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits at 00:25:11.91 +68:01:56.2: 13.41 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.43 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 00:25:11.91 +68:01:56.2: ref_mag=13.43 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.4523 delta=0.97 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-10_20-40-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0025.fits at 00:11:21.18 +69:11:26.5: 14.35 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.38 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 00:11:21.18 +69:11:26.5: ref_mag=14.38 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.3900 delta=0.99 (need > 0.90)
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Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out79450.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
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Considering the candidate 146798_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 146798_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:47:18.64 +72:50:28.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 146799_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 146799_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 146800_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 146800_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 146804_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 146804_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:34:14.75 +66:41:37.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 147516_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 147516_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:20:24.82 +69:47:57.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 147947_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 147947_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:16:36.12 +66:01:12.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 148485_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 148485_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:33:05.28 +71:00:02.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 148891_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 148891_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:45:24.29 +68:01:54.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 148989_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 148989_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:41:34.57 +65:53:33.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 149218_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 149218_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:21:49.50 +66:08:00.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 149228_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 149228_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:44:24.29 +71:07:34.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 149280_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 149280_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:31:30.16 +66:30:03.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 149318_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 149318_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:29:10.53 +68:14:17.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 149435_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 149435_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:28:05.09 +68:56:01.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 149473_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 149473_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:38:05.33 +67:39:08.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 149478_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 149478_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:36:57.08 +71:49:05.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 149492_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 149492_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:19:12.39 +67:19:30.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 149778_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 149778_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:17:01.40 +67:02:35.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 149795_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 149795_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:52:38.89 +73:46:05.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 149840_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 149840_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:25:56.70 +71:49:32.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 149846_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 149846_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:40:36.10 +71:34:10.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 149855_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 149855_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 150165_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 150165_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:11:17.30 +69:46:17.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 150287_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 150287_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:50:08.53 +71:33:07.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 150968_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 150968_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:16:31.71 +69:32:10.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 151031_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 151031_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 151220_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 151220_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 118716_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 118716_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:36:39.07 +68:03:10.7 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.74, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.72)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 3.080 529409969694128640 009.16495183507 +68.05325523227 12.6764 11.2225 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#3.080#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 106105_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
Preparing report for the candidate 106105_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
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Considering the candidate 140150_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 140150_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:25:09.22 +70:08:51.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 82068_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 82068_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:46:36.97 +68:00:52.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 119454_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 119454_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:36:35.84 +68:01:21.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 65750_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 65750_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:08:14.32 +70:36:26.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 119157_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 119157_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:25:47.62 +67:09:26.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 19956_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 19956_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:47:59.78 +72:47:51.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 115705_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 115705_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:35:43.99 +66:36:32.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 107489_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 107489_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:19:03.88 +66:22:15.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 62920_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 62920_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:38:54.07 +69:51:36.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 112368_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 112368_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:19:04.40 +66:45:10.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 79450_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
Preparing report for the candidate 79450_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
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Considering the candidate 129058_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
Preparing report for the candidate 129058_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
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Considering the candidate 126705_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043
The candidate 126705_fd_Cep-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_22-36-50_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0043 did not pass the final checks