This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK
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 12.2373 2461233.7373 11.97 16:11:49.32 -09:09:24.7
3.32126 29.41224 galactic Sco Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.1" and 4.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.28 Bellona 0 -0 0 12.1 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits at 16:11:49.32 -09:09:24.7: 16.01 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits at 16:11:49.32 -09:09:24.7: 15.99 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461233.7373,11.97,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260712.2373 11.97CV 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 12.2373 2461233.7373 12.27 16:20:14.86 -13:00:12.0
1.39181 25.39544 galactic Sco Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.4" and 4.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.48 Doris 1 -0 1 12.5 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits at 16:20:14.86 -13:00:12.0: 15.94 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits at 16:20:14.86 -13:00:12.0: 15.87 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461233.7373,12.27,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260712.2373 12.27CV 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 12.2373 2461233.7373 13.53 16:35:20.07 -13:59:18.5
3.01687 21.90173 galactic Oph Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 4.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.412 Elisabetha 2 0 2 13.4 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits at 16:35:20.07 -13:59:18.5: 15.70 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits at 16:35:20.07 -13:59:18.5: 15.69 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461233.7373,13.53,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260712.2373 13.53CV 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
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461233.7373,13.91,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260712.2373 13.91CV 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: 2461174.84044517 14.05.2026 08:10:04.463 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
First image: 2461174.84044517 14.05.2026 08:10:04.463 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
Last image: 2461233.73761044 12.07.2026 05:41:59.542 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 4
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.75
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: 12 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): 6053
Objects passed selection criteria: 6037
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4801.75
Average stars matched: 4672.25 (97.3031 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 115896 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 04:50:45 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: 2461174.84044517 14.05.2026 08:10:04.463 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
First image: 2461174.84044517 14.05.2026 08:10:04.463 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
Last image: 2461233.73761044 12.07.2026 05:41:59.542 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 36
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.37
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: 29 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): 50048
Objects passed selection criteria: 49947
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.2 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.2 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 42446.2
Average stars matched: 40955.5 (96.4879 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 158220 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 04:54:04 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.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/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.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: 2461233.73701157
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits'
wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits'
wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits'
wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits'
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
Image size: 941.3'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: 16:17:07.938 -09:59:23.16 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:17:09.895 -10:00:08.17 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 16:17:07.938 -09:59:23.16
Second-epoch image center 16:17:09.895 -10:00:08.17
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0149 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_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:17:10.527 -10:00:32.05 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 16:17:07.938 -09:59:23.16
Second-epoch image center 16:17:10.527 -10:00:32.05
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0219 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 16:17:09.895 -10:00:08.17
Second-epoch second image center 16:17:10.527 -10:00:32.05
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00712 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/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ek1T9A76yp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits &> /tmp/tmp.yVRMa5giLm
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits &> /tmp/tmp.3SLYAA8sX6
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits &> /tmp/tmp.nAZkyyV5gM
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.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_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits and wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.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_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits and wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits and wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 8279 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 235.9003 to 252.4570 deg, Dec -15.5991 to -4.3253 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 235.9003 to 252.4570 deg, Dec -15.5991 to -4.3253 deg
Loaded 5208 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): 4041 out of 4212 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4212 out of 8279 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.849000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.849000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.75
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.10
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.10
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 8279 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 235.9003 to 252.4570 deg, Dec -15.5991 to -4.3253 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 235.9003 to 252.4570 deg, Dec -15.5991 to -4.3253 deg
Loaded 5208 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): 4041 out of 4212 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4212 out of 8279 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits (aperture=6.1)
Read 8296 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 235.9003 to 252.4983 deg, Dec -15.5992 to -4.3253 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 235.9003 to 252.4983 deg, Dec -15.5992 to -4.3253 deg
Loaded 5222 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): 4038 out of 4215 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4215 out of 8296 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits (aperture=6.1)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
2.2 pix Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
2.2 pix fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
2.2 pix fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.1 mag. Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
15.1 mag. Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.3 (SNR ) 11.4 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.ek1T9A76yp (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits' -> 'wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=513, bad_region=1847, passed=8279
Got 8279 stars (including 6024 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8279 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 -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 964 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6470 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6471 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 969 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6471 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 969 stars left (next iteration limit 1065)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits N_match=969 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.429 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.252 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.294 n_q1=304 n_q2=181 n_q3=284 n_q4=200 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.297
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits -region wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.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.yVRMa5giLm (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits' -> 'wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=538, bad_region=1845, passed=8296
Got 8296 stars (including 6022 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8296 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 -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 964 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6492 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 -4.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6492 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6492 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 971 stars left (next iteration limit 1068)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits N_match=971 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.408 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.480 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.278 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.338 n_q1=312 n_q2=179 n_q3=281 n_q4=199 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.317
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits -region wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.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.3SLYAA8sX6 (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_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.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_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=218, bad_region=1069, passed=4338
Got 4338 stars (including 3084 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4338 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 960 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3328 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3328 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3328 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits N_match=968 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.408 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.431 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.393 n_q1=298 n_q2=205 n_q3=270 n_q4=195 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.057
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits -region wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.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.nAZkyyV5gM (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_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.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_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=230, bad_region=1085, passed=4297
Got 4297 stars (including 3021 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4297 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3288 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 969 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3289 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3289 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits N_match=968 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.453 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.459 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.474 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.465 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.428 n_q1=295 n_q2=205 n_q3=270 n_q4=198 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.046
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits -region wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.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=Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits sigma_overall=0.331 worst_q_ratio=1.297
ref2=Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits sigma_overall=0.365 worst_q_ratio=1.317
new1=fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits sigma_overall=0.408 worst_q_ratio=1.057
new2=fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits sigma_overall=0.453 worst_q_ratio=1.046
reference average sigma_overall=0.348 worst_q_ratio=1.307
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_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162_astrometric_residuals.png (969 matched stars from wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163_astrometric_residuals.png (971 matched stars from wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184_astrometric_residuals.png (968 matched stars from wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185_astrometric_residuals.png (968 matched stars from wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.39 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Sco-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 02078_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
The candidate 02078_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:21:24.43 -07:42:02.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Sco-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.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_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
Image size: 941.3'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: 16:17:07.938 -09:59:23.16 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_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:17:09.895 -10:00:08.17 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 16:17:07.938 -09:59:23.16
Second-epoch image center 16:17:09.895 -10:00:08.17
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0149 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_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:17:10.527 -10:00:32.05 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 16:17:07.938 -09:59:23.16
Second-epoch image center 16:17:10.527 -10:00:32.05
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0219 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 16:17:09.895 -10:00:08.17
Second-epoch second image center 16:17:10.527 -10:00:32.05
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00712 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/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Txd7VhcvuU
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits &> /tmp/tmp.CBqWfTkcgE
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits &> /tmp/tmp.IFoNHGrwln
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits &> /tmp/tmp.2zj5xhVgJa
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.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_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits and wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.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_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits and wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits and wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 66506 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 235.8525 to 252.4884 deg, Dec -15.6149 to -4.1928 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 235.8525 to 252.4884 deg, Dec -15.6149 to -4.1928 deg
Loaded 5302 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): 3766 out of 4287 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4287 out of 66506 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.684850
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.684850
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.37
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.31
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.31
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 66506 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 235.8525 to 252.4884 deg, Dec -15.6149 to -4.1928 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 235.8525 to 252.4884 deg, Dec -15.6149 to -4.1928 deg
Loaded 5302 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): 3766 out of 4287 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4287 out of 66506 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits (aperture=4.4)
Read 66556 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 235.8754 to 252.4982 deg, Dec -15.6070 to -4.1798 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.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 235.8754 to 252.4982 deg, Dec -15.6070 to -4.1798 deg
Loaded 5296 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): 3783 out of 4283 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4283 out of 66556 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits (aperture=4.4)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 22 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
1.9 pix Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
2.1 pix fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
1.9 pix fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
15.3 mag. Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
14.5 mag. fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.4 (SNR ) 14.0 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits' -> 'wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=3301, bad_region=11966, passed=66491
Got 66491 stars (including 51695 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 66491 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 371 to 431 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 966 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 55118 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 371 to 431 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 55119 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 55119 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 972 stars left (next iteration limit 1069)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits N_match=972 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.439 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.256 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.315 n_q1=309 n_q2=184 n_q3=284 n_q4=195 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.296
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits -region wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits' -> 'wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=21, blended=3301, bad_region=11919, passed=66535
Got 66535 stars (including 51766 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 66535 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 371 to 431 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 968 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54953 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 431 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54951 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 971 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54951 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 971 stars left (next iteration limit 1068)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits N_match=971 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.408 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.492 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.284 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.319 n_q1=308 n_q2=182 n_q3=286 n_q4=195 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.355
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits -region wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.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.IFoNHGrwln (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_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.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_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=1144, bad_region=5516, passed=36041
Got 36041 stars (including 29596 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 36041 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 964 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30985 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30985 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 968 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30985 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 968 stars left (next iteration limit 1064)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits N_match=968 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.442 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.383 n_q1=298 n_q2=204 n_q3=264 n_q4=202 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.095
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits -region wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.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.2zj5xhVgJa (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_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.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_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=1271, bad_region=5626, passed=36800
Got 36800 stars (including 30181 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 36800 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 967 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31682 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 968 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31682 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31682 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Excluding outliers - 967 stars left (next iteration limit 1063)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits N_match=967 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.472 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.446 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.459 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.494 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.430 n_q1=295 n_q2=205 n_q3=267 n_q4=200 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.046
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits -region wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.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_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.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_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0184.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.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_2026-07-12_CI_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_012020_TTUQ2b1x1_1109195_Rb1WWbwK/wcs_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Sco-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits at 16:15:39.21 -07:48:07.9: 14.10 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits at 16:20:14.86 -13:00:12.0: 15.94 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits at 16:21:40.86 -10:06:06.0: 12.46 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits at 16:06:54.89 -07:42:02.4: 11.93 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits at 16:27:08.77 -13:07:29.6: 11.88 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits at 16:11:49.32 -09:09:24.7: 16.01 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits at 16:35:20.07 -13:59:18.5: 15.70 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits at 15:59:19.04 -08:45:49.7: 13.56 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits at 16:15:39.21 -07:48:07.9: 14.16 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits at 16:21:40.86 -10:06:06.0: 12.50 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits at 16:20:14.86 -13:00:12.0: 15.87 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits at 16:06:54.89 -07:42:02.4: 11.93 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.13 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.93 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:15:39.21 -07:48:07.9: ref_mag=14.13 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.0556 delta=0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.48 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:06:54.89 -07:42:02.4: ref_mag=11.93 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1162 delta=-0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:21:40.86 -10:06:06.0: ref_mag=12.48 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.5745 delta=-0.10 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits at 16:27:08.77 -13:07:29.6: 11.82 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits at 16:11:49.32 -09:09:24.7: 15.99 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.85 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:27:08.77 -13:07:29.6: ref_mag=11.85 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1250 delta=-0.28 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits at 16:21:51.99 -07:08:15.3: 13.68 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits at 15:59:19.04 -08:45:49.7: 13.47 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.51 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits at 16:35:20.07 -13:59:18.5: 15.69 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:59:19.04 -08:45:49.7: ref_mag=13.51 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.4693 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits at 16:21:51.99 -07:08:15.3: 13.64 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.66 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:21:51.99 -07:08:15.3: ref_mag=13.66 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.6795 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits at 16:18:33.35 -11:55:24.8: 14.03 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-10-04_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0162.fits at 16:26:48.70 -09:50:39.3: 13.72 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits at 16:18:33.35 -11:55:24.8: 14.01 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-05-14_03-11-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0163.fits at 16:26:48.70 -09:50:39.3: 13.81 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.02 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:18:33.35 -11:55:24.8: ref_mag=14.02 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.1551 delta=-0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.77 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:26:48.70 -09:50:39.3: ref_mag=13.77 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=14.0381 delta=-0.27 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 81570_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
The candidate 81570_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 81576_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
The candidate 81576_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:31:46.35 -12:26:02.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 81579_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
The candidate 81579_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 81690_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
Preparing report for the candidate 81690_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
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Considering the candidate 81709_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
The candidate 81709_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 81727_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
Preparing report for the candidate 81727_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
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Considering the candidate 81761_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
The candidate 81761_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 81812_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
The candidate 81812_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:02:58.18 -05:49:24.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 81873_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
The candidate 81873_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:07:19.90 -13:09:11.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 81937_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
The candidate 81937_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:19:02.83 -07:20:00.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 81946_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
The candidate 81946_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:17:42.76 -06:07:15.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 81983_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
The candidate 81983_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 82012_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
The candidate 82012_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:37:29.52 -11:51:10.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 82024_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
Preparing report for the candidate 82024_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
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Considering the candidate 82026_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
The candidate 82026_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:11:52.08 -10:03:56.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 82117_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
The candidate 82117_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 82134_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
Preparing report for the candidate 82134_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
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Considering the candidate 82267_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
The candidate 82267_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 82291_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
The candidate 82291_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 82303_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
The candidate 82303_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:26:26.54 -06:56:23.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32325_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
The candidate 32325_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:26:54.28 -09:46:05.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 17754_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185
The candidate 17754_fd_Sco-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_00-41-59_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0185 did not pass the final checks