This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf
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 12.1634 2461233.6634 12.08 13:00:58.74 -06:10:26.9
307.24470 56.61769 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 6.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.26 Proserpina 0 -0 0 12.3 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits at 13:00:58.74 -06:10:26.9: 15.80 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits at 13:00:58.74 -06:10:26.9: 15.81 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 07 12.1634* 13 00 58.74 -06 10 26.9 12.1 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461233.6634,12.08,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260712.1634 12.08CV 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 12.1634 2461233.6634 13.46 13:13:20.21 -07:52:56.8
312.31885 54.58969 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 6.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.233 Asterope 0 1 1 13.8 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits at 13:13:20.21 -07:52:56.8: 15.68 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits at 13:13:20.21 -07:52:56.8: 15.70 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 07 12.1634* 13 13 20.21 -07 52 56.8 13.5 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461233.6634,13.46,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260712.1634 13.46CV 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 12.1634 2461233.6634 13.46 12:57:56.66 -09:44:19.1
305.60255 53.09937 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.7" and 6.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.55 Pandora 0 0 0 13.6 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits at 12:57:56.66 -09:44:19.1: 15.89 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits at 12:57:56.66 -09:44:19.1: 15.92 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 07 12.1634* 12 57 56.66 -09 44 19.1 13.5 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461233.6634,13.46,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260712.1634 13.46CV 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 12.1634 2461233.6634 13.43 12:46:24.70 -10:09:20.7
300.89074 52.69608 galactic Vir Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.9" and 6.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.241 Germania -0 -0 0 13.8 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits at 12:46:24.70 -10:09:20.7: 15.99 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits at 12:46:24.70 -10:09:20.7: 15.92 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 07 12.1634* 12 46 24.70 -10 09 20.7 13.4 U Vir 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461233.6634,13.43,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260712.1634 13.43CV 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 4
Ref. image: 2461172.73258413 12.05.2026 05:34:45.269 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
First image: 2461172.73258413 12.05.2026 05:34:45.269 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
Last image: 2461233.66367649 12.07.2026 03:55:31.649 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.72
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: 22 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): 5406
Objects passed selection criteria: 5383
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 3880
Average stars matched: 3809.25 (98.1765 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 114856 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Sat Jul 11 21:08:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-146-gb95cfcf3
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-11)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sun Jul 12 02:47:23 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: 2461172.73258413 12.05.2026 05:34:45.269 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
First image: 2461172.73258413 12.05.2026 05:34:45.269 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
Last image: 2461233.66367649 12.07.2026 03:55:31.649 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 16
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.42
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: 21 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): 33249
Objects passed selection criteria: 33155
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 3.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 25768.8
Average stars matched: 25060.5 (97.2515 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 139856 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Sat Jul 11 21:08:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-146-gb95cfcf3
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-11)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sun Jul 12 02:51:39 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/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_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 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Checking 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: 2461233.66303995
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
'asassn_transients_list.txt' -> '../asassn_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits'
wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits'
wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:51:26.269 -09:59:26.86 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_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
Image size: 941.6'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:51:25.668 -10:00:05.39 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 12:51:26.269 -09:59:26.86
Second-epoch image center 12:51:25.668 -10:00:05.39
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0110 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
Image size: 941.6'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:51:27.348 -09:59:33.29 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 12:51:26.269 -09:59:26.86
Second-epoch image center 12:51:27.348 -09:59:33.29
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0048 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 12:51:25.668 -10:00:05.39
Second-epoch second image center 12:51:27.348 -09:59:33.29
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01127 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits &> /tmp/tmp.olj0FVlHFh
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits &> /tmp/tmp.fX881AD0dO
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wHNFBVAcnb
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits &> /tmp/tmp.t6sJFN1irA
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits and wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits and wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits and wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5705 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.5291 to 200.9924 deg, Dec -15.5671 to -4.2373 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.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 184.5291 to 200.9924 deg, Dec -15.5671 to -4.2373 deg
Loaded 4553 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): 3356 out of 3500 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3500 out of 5705 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.751850
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.751850
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.72
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.03
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.03
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5705 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.5291 to 200.9924 deg, Dec -15.5671 to -4.2373 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 184.5291 to 200.9924 deg, Dec -15.5671 to -4.2373 deg
Loaded 4553 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): 3356 out of 3500 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3500 out of 5705 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits (aperture=6.1)
Read 5729 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.4477 to 201.0497 deg, Dec -15.5671 to -4.2373 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 184.4477 to 201.0497 deg, Dec -15.5671 to -4.2373 deg
Loaded 4600 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): 3359 out of 3505 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3505 out of 5729 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits (aperture=6.1)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
2.1 pix Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
2.1 pix fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
2.1 pix fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.0 mag. Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
15.0 mag. Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
13.3 mag. fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
13.3 mag. fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.3 (SNR ) 10.7 (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.olj0FVlHFh (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=425, bad_region=0, passed=5705
Got 5705 stars (including 5273 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5705 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (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 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
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(), 974 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5653 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
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 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
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(), 5651 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5651 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
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=Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits N_match=978 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.351 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.336 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.371 n_q1=229 n_q2=242 n_q3=268 n_q4=239 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.086
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits -region wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.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.fX881AD0dO (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=442, bad_region=0, passed=5729
Got 5729 stars (including 5279 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5729 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (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 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 975 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5675 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5677 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5677 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 979 stars left (next iteration limit 1076)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits N_match=979 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.344 n_q1=230 n_q2=247 n_q3=262 n_q4=240 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.134
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits -region wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.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.wHNFBVAcnb (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_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.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_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=142, bad_region=0, passed=2098
Got 2098 stars (including 1955 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2098 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3)
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(), 971 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2081 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3)
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(), 2081 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2081 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
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=fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits N_match=978 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.395 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.380 n_q1=259 n_q2=250 n_q3=275 n_q4=194 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.080
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.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.t6sJFN1irA (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_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.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_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=146, bad_region=0, passed=2094
Got 2094 stars (including 1945 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2094 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3)
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(), 972 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2076 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2076 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2076 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 977 stars left (next iteration limit 1075)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits N_match=977 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.438 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.398 n_q1=255 n_q2=254 n_q3=274 n_q4=194 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.132
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits sigma_overall=0.351 worst_q_ratio=1.086
ref2=Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits sigma_overall=0.343 worst_q_ratio=1.134
new1=fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits sigma_overall=0.366 worst_q_ratio=1.080
new2=fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits sigma_overall=0.387 worst_q_ratio=1.132
reference average sigma_overall=0.347 worst_q_ratio=1.11
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140_astrometric_residuals.png (978 matched stars from wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141_astrometric_residuals.png (979 matched stars from wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070_astrometric_residuals.png (978 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071_astrometric_residuals.png (977 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-11-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Vir-11-Q1b1x1 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 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:51:26.269 -09:59:26.86 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_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
Image size: 941.6'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:51:25.668 -10:00:05.39 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 12:51:26.269 -09:59:26.86
Second-epoch image center 12:51:25.668 -10:00:05.39
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0110 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
Image size: 941.6'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 12:51:27.348 -09:59:33.29 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 12:51:26.269 -09:59:26.86
Second-epoch image center 12:51:27.348 -09:59:33.29
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0048 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 12:51:25.668 -10:00:05.39
Second-epoch second image center 12:51:27.348 -09:59:33.29
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01127 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cnIDygK7hh
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits &> /tmp/tmp.I61PnQORSv
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4ddMWBrctQ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits &> /tmp/tmp.8xZlMF0OaS
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits and wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits and wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits and wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 36125 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.4479 to 201.0480 deg, Dec -15.5973 to -4.2188 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 184.4479 to 201.0480 deg, Dec -15.5973 to -4.2188 deg
Loaded 4615 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): 3385 out of 3668 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3668 out of 36125 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.620100
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.620100
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.42
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.20
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.20
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 36125 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.4479 to 201.0480 deg, Dec -15.5973 to -4.2188 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 184.4479 to 201.0480 deg, Dec -15.5973 to -4.2188 deg
Loaded 4615 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): 3385 out of 3668 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3668 out of 36125 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits (aperture=4.6)
Read 36133 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.4477 to 201.0496 deg, Dec -15.5975 to -4.2188 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 184.4477 to 201.0496 deg, Dec -15.5975 to -4.2188 deg
Loaded 4615 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 3663 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3663 out of 36133 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 16 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
2.0 pix Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
1.9 pix fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
1.9 pix fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
15.2 mag. Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.8 (SNR ) 13.3 (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.cnIDygK7hh (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=18, blended=1374, bad_region=0, passed=36107
Got 36107 stars (including 34667 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 36107 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (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 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 975 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35788 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35787 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35787 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 977 stars left (next iteration limit 1074)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits N_match=977 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.337 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.350 n_q1=226 n_q2=249 n_q3=267 n_q4=235 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.039
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits -region wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.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.I61PnQORSv (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=10, blended=1370, bad_region=2, passed=36123
Got 36123 stars (including 34690 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 36123 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (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 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
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(), 976 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35805 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
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 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
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(), 35804 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35804 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
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=Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits N_match=978 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.362 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.297 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.338 n_q1=221 n_q2=254 n_q3=270 n_q4=233 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.088
The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits -region wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.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.4ddMWBrctQ (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_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.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_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=428, bad_region=1, passed=15836
Got 15836 stars (including 15378 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 15836 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 371 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 983 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 977 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15694 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 983 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15693 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15694 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 983 stars left (next iteration limit 1081)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits N_match=983 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.354 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.393 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.398 n_q1=256 n_q2=263 n_q3=269 n_q4=195 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.082
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.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.8xZlMF0OaS (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_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.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_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=368, bad_region=0, passed=15810
Got 15810 stars (including 15409 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 15810 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 983 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 977 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15660 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 983 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15659 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 983 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15659 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 983 stars left (next iteration limit 1081)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits N_match=983 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.422 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.361 n_q1=252 n_q2=265 n_q3=276 n_q4=190 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.143
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.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_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-54-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0070.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.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_2026-07-11_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_225748_TTUQ1b1x1_3932276_5eu2iPaf/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-11-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits at 12:34:12.21 -11:26:31.2: 12.85 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits at 12:53:05.21 -09:12:11.4: 13.02 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits at 13:01:24.54 -10:13:34.9: 12.76 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits at 12:48:51.13 -14:40:47.2: 13.06 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits at 12:57:49.35 -05:18:27.3: 12.57 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits at 13:09:34.78 -09:42:58.0: 12.95 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits at 13:00:58.74 -06:10:26.9: 15.80 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits at 12:53:05.21 -09:12:11.4: 13.00 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits at 13:01:24.54 -10:13:34.9: 12.83 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits at 12:34:12.21 -11:26:31.2: 12.91 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits at 12:48:51.13 -14:40:47.2: 13.05 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits at 13:13:20.21 -07:52:56.8: 15.68 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits at 12:54:47.14 -10:25:48.6: 13.53 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits at 12:57:56.66 -09:44:19.1: 15.89 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.87 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.79 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.05 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.01 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits at 13:09:34.78 -09:42:58.0: 12.90 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:34:12.21 -11:26:31.2: ref_mag=12.87 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.7269 delta=0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 13:01:24.54 -10:13:34.9: ref_mag=12.79 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.8084 delta=-0.01 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits at 12:57:49.35 -05:18:27.3: 12.52 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:48:51.13 -14:40:47.2: ref_mag=13.05 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0947 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:53:05.21 -09:12:11.4: ref_mag=13.01 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.9437 delta=0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.54 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.92 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:57:49.35 -05:18:27.3: ref_mag=12.54 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.5695 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 13:09:34.78 -09:42:58.0: ref_mag=12.92 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.8796 delta=0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits at 13:00:58.74 -06:10:26.9: 15.81 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits at 12:54:47.14 -10:25:48.6: 13.48 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits at 13:13:20.21 -07:52:56.8: 15.70 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits at 12:57:56.66 -09:44:19.1: 15.92 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-34-45_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0140.fits at 12:46:24.70 -10:09:20.7: 15.99 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.50 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:54:47.14 -10:25:48.6: ref_mag=13.50 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.1818 delta=0.32 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_00-35-19_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0141.fits at 12:46:24.70 -10:09:20.7: 15.92 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
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Considering the candidate 52647_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
The candidate 52647_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52649_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
The candidate 52649_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52661_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
Preparing report for the candidate 52661_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
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Considering the candidate 52664_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
The candidate 52664_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:09:50.16 -05:33:34.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52671_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
The candidate 52671_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 13:07:55.43 -13:09:59.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52675_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
The candidate 52675_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52683_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
The candidate 52683_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52688_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
The candidate 52688_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52689_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
The candidate 52689_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:38:28.96 -11:32:53.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52695_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
The candidate 52695_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52715_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
The candidate 52715_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52722_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
Preparing report for the candidate 52722_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
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Considering the candidate 52723_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
Preparing report for the candidate 52723_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
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Considering the candidate 52726_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
The candidate 52726_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 12:57:36.06 -06:22:59.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52731_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
Preparing report for the candidate 52731_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
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Considering the candidate 32330_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071
The candidate 32330_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-07-11_22-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0071 did not pass the final checks