This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX
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 11.2002 2461232.7002 11.95 11:47:44.70 +57:35:33.7
138.82559 57.52678 galactic UMa Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 7.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 11:47:44.70 +57:35:33.7 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) SpType: K1 (LAMOST DR5)
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits at 11:47:44.70 +57:35:33.7: 12.81 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits at 11:47:44.70 +57:35:33.7: 12.83 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.82 +/- 0.01
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 11.2002* 11 47 44.70 +57 35 33.7 11.9 U UMa 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
target,2461232.7002,11.95,0.05,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
target 20260711.2002 11.95CV 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 11.2002 2461232.7002 12.51 11:47:42.27 +57:41:17.8
138.75378 57.43917 galactic UMa Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.7" and 7.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | target | 11:47:42.27 +57:41:17.8 (user input) | T | P | (position from user input) J-Ks=0.339+/-0.029 (G)
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits at 11:47:42.27 +57:41:17.8: 13.51 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits at 11:47:42.27 +57:41:17.8: 13.53 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.52 +/- 0.03
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 11.2002* 11 47 42.27 +57 41 17.8 12.5 U UMa 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
target,2461232.7002,12.51,0.05,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
target 20260711.2002 12.51CV 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 11.2002 2461232.7002 12.43 11:48:05.86 +57:34:36.0
138.76066 57.56251 galactic UMa Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.2" and 6.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J177.0295+57.5653 | 11:48:05.86 +57:34:36.0 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input) SpType: G7 (LAMOST DR5) J-Ks=0.446+/-0.028 (G)
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits at 11:48:05.86 +57:34:36.0: 13.45 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits at 11:48:05.86 +57:34:36.0: 13.51 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.48 +/- 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!
TCP 2026 07 11.2002* 11 48 05.86 +57 34 36.0 12.4 U UMa 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
ATO J177.0295+57.5653,2461232.7002,12.43,0.05,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
ATO J177.0295+57.5653 20260711.2002 12.43CV 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 3
Ref. image: 2461058.81577155 18.01.2026 07:34:32.662 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
First image: 2461058.81577155 18.01.2026 07:34:32.662 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
Last image: 2461232.70063265 11.07.2026 04:48:44.661 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.48
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 4 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 4866
Objects passed selection criteria: 4825
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.1 2.0 2 3
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.1 2.0 2 3
Average stars detected per image: 3659
Average stars matched: 3452.67 (94.3609 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 111652 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 Sat Jul 11 00:35:40 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
***** IMAGE PROCESSING ERROR (less than 4 images processed) *****
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461058.81577155 18.01.2026 07:34:32.662 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
First image: 2461058.81577155 18.01.2026 07:34:32.662 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
Last image: 2461232.70063265 11.07.2026 04:48:44.661 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 6
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.20
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: 11 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): 27410
Objects passed selection criteria: 27290
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.2 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.2 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 16129
Average stars matched: 14965.5 (92.7863 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 131260 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 Sat Jul 11 00:36:00 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.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/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits
Last image: 2461232.69979976 11.07.2026 04:47:32.699 UTC
ERROR running VaST on the field UMa-07-Q2b1x1 (less than 4 images processed)
exp_start= 18.01.2026 07:34:32.662 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461058.81577155 ap= 6.2 rotation= 0.000 *detected= 5102 *matched= 5102 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
exp_start= 18.01.2026 07:35:12.344 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461058.81623083 ap= 6.2 rotation= 0.001 *detected= 5129 *matched= 4864 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits
exp_start= 11.07.2026 04:47:32.699 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461232.69979976 ap= 6.9 rotation= 131.241 *detected= 833 *matched= 0 status=ERROR /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits
exp_start= 11.07.2026 04:48:44.661 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461232.70063265 ap= 6.6 rotation= 175.758 *detected= 746 *matched= 392 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits
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/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.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: 2461232.69979976
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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits exists and is non-empty
NOT SAVING wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits to local_wcs_cache/ as this is the run with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits exists and is non-empty
NOT SAVING wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits to local_wcs_cache/ as this is the run with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits exists and is non-empty
NOT SAVING wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits to local_wcs_cache/ as this is the run with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits exists and is non-empty
NOT SAVING wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits to local_wcs_cache/ as this is the run with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
Image size: 941.8'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: 11:17:37.617 +53:59:41.04 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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits
Image size: 937.8'x624.1' 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: 11:17:59.657 +53:57:55.29 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 11:17:37.617 +53:59:41.04
Second-epoch image center 11:17:59.657 +53:57:55.29
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0615 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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits
Image size: 937.8'x624.1' 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: 11:18:00.273 +53:58:36.05 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 11:17:37.617 +53:59:41.04
Second-epoch image center 11:18:00.273 +53:58:36.05
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0584 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 11:17:59.657 +53:57:55.29
Second-epoch second image center 11:18:00.273 +53:58:36.05
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01142 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/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ik5EefN442
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits &> /tmp/tmp.rVE6hE89GM
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qqf4WDSkLF
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits &> /tmp/tmp.YH6cUfhKP9
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits and wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits and wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits and wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 33526 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 153.9050 to 183.7787 deg, Dec +47.5582 to +59.4325 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 153.9050 to 183.7787 deg, Dec 47.5582 to 59.4325 deg
Loaded 5323 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): 3392 out of 3682 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3682 out of 33526 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.775500
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.775500
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.20
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.58
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.58
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 33526 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 153.9050 to 183.7787 deg, Dec +47.5582 to +59.4325 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 153.9050 to 183.7787 deg, Dec 47.5582 to 59.4325 deg
Loaded 5323 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): 3392 out of 3682 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3682 out of 33526 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 33482 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 153.9050 to 183.7787 deg, Dec +47.5813 to +59.4422 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 153.9050 to 183.7787 deg, Dec 47.5813 to 59.4422 deg
Loaded 5320 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): 3384 out of 3685 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3685 out of 33482 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits (aperture=4.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 5 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
2.0 pix UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits
2.6 pix fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits
2.5 pix fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits
2.0 pix wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
2.0 pix wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
15.6 mag. UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits
13.1 mag. fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits
13.3 mag. fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.1 (SNR ) 12.9 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.ik5EefN442 (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/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.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=8, blended=1339, bad_region=5969, passed=33518
Got 33518 stars (including 26420 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33518 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (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 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 687 to 749 (Dec 47.6 to 59.4)
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(), 967 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28173 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 687 to 749 (Dec 47.6 to 59.4)
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(), 28174 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28174 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
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=UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits N_match=971 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.288 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.314 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.308 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.259 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.279 n_q1=308 n_q2=172 n_q3=323 n_q4=168 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.092
The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits -region wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.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.rVE6hE89GM (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/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.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=8, blended=1409, bad_region=5989, passed=33474
Got 33474 stars (including 26302 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33474 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (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 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 687 to 749 (Dec 47.6 to 59.4)
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: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 965 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28155 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 687 to 749 (Dec 47.6 to 59.4)
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: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28155 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28155 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits N_match=968 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.291 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.271 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.263 n_q1=308 n_q2=167 n_q3=325 n_q4=168 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.113
The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits -region wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.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.qqf4WDSkLF (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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.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=336, bad_region=2287, passed=7357
Got 7357 stars (including 4931 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7357 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013025 (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 0.010420 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 690 to 748 (Dec 48.1 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 957 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 935 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5231 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 690 to 748 (Dec 48.1 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 957 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5231 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5231 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Excluding outliers - 957 stars left (next iteration limit 1052)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits N_match=957 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.432 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.436 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.638 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.362 n_q1=478 n_q2=61 n_q3=230 n_q4=188 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.415
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.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.YH6cUfhKP9 (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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.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=234, bad_region=2477, passed=7306
Got 7306 stars (including 4715 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7306 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013025 (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 0.010420 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 690 to 748 (Dec 48.1 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 957 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 929 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5046 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 690 to 748 (Dec 48.1 to 59.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 957 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5049 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5049 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 957 stars left (next iteration limit 1052)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits N_match=957 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.445 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.429 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.647 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.372 n_q1=350 n_q2=164 n_q3=171 n_q4=272 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.454
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.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_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-47-32_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0118.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-10_CI_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_234924_TTUQ2b1x1_726301_ejCaXENX/wcs_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-07-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits at 11:47:42.27 +57:41:17.8: 13.51 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits at 11:47:44.70 +57:35:33.7: 12.81 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-34-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0322.fits at 11:48:05.86 +57:34:36.0: 13.45 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits at 11:48:05.86 +57:34:36.0: 13.51 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits at 11:47:42.27 +57:41:17.8: 13.53 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_01-35-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0323.fits at 11:47:44.70 +57:35:33.7: 12.83 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.48 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 11:48:05.86 +57:34:36.0: ref_mag=13.48 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.4076 delta=1.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.52 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 11:47:42.27 +57:41:17.8: ref_mag=13.52 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.4544 delta=1.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.82 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 11:47:44.70 +57:35:33.7: ref_mag=12.82 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=11.9031 delta=0.92 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out27264.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out27744.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out27758.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 18s
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: 2s
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Considering the candidate 53705_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119
The candidate 53705_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:52:22.83 +52:31:32.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 54128_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119
The candidate 54128_fd_UMa-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-10_23-48-44_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0119 did not pass the final checks