This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt
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 12.3652 2461233.8652 12.89 01:47:19.32 +21:05:54.9
140.00931 -39.91277 galactic Ari Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.7" and 9.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.375 Ursula -1 -0 1 13.2 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits at 01:47:19.32 +21:05:54.9: 16.35 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 01:47:19.32 +21:05:54.9: 16.26 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 07 12.3651* 01 47 19.32 +21 05 54.9 12.9 U Ari 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461233.8652,12.89,0.05,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 20260712.3652 12.89CV 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 12.3652 2461233.8652 13.95 01:38:10.61 +25:44:06.5
135.95642 -35.95173 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.3" and 9.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.686 Gersuind -1 0 1 13.8 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits at 01:38:10.61 +25:44:06.5: 16.09 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 01:38:10.61 +25:44:06.5: 16.14 +/- 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,2461233.8652,13.95,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260712.3652 13.95CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 12.3652 2461233.8652 13.97 01:34:47.43 +19:14:02.8
136.85736 -42.46238 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.4" and 10.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.516 Amherstia -0 0 0 14.3 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits at 01:34:47.43 +19:14:02.8: 16.13 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 01:34:47.43 +19:14:02.8: 16.15 +/- 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,2461233.8652,13.97,0.05,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 20260712.3652 13.97CV 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
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.65047120 09.01.2026 03:36:30.712 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
First image: 2461049.65047120 09.01.2026 03:36:30.712 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
Last image: 2461233.86547486 12.07.2026 08:46:07.028 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.52
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 11 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 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): 7127
Objects passed selection criteria: 7084
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4833.5
Average stars matched: 4491.75 (92.9296 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 116104 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 05:07:38 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: 2461049.65047120 09.01.2026 03:36:30.712 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
First image: 2461049.65047120 09.01.2026 03:36:30.712 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
Last image: 2461233.86547486 12.07.2026 08:46:07.028 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 19
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.22
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: 23 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): 43149
Objects passed selection criteria: 42999
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 30958.5
Average stars matched: 28686.5 (92.6611 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 146596 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 05:10:50 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/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.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/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.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: 2461233.86483509
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits'
wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits'
wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits'
wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
Image size: 941.5'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: 01:50:47.221 +21:59:57.34 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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
Image size: 937.9'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 01:50:26.807 +21:59:13.55 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 01:50:47.221 +21:59:57.34
Second-epoch image center 01:50:26.807 +21:59:13.55
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0798 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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
Image size: 937.8'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 01:50:30.103 +21:59:51.42 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 01:50:47.221 +21:59:57.34
Second-epoch image center 01:50:30.103 +21:59:51.42
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0662 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 01:50:26.807 +21:59:13.55
Second-epoch second image center 01:50:30.103 +21:59:51.42
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01652 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/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits &> /tmp/tmp.OJiRcgCo5m
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits &> /tmp/tmp.b44RGjgX9B
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits &> /tmp/tmp.CHvmnMsupB
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits &> /tmp/tmp.m7ZV4FQapS
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits and wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits and wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits and wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 8757 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 19.0134 to 36.5191 deg, Dec +16.5005 to +27.2914 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 19.0134 to 36.5191 deg, Dec 16.5005 to 27.2914 deg
Loaded 5653 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): 4400 out of 4720 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4720 out of 8757 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.928150
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.928150
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.52
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.41
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.41
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 8757 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 19.0134 to 36.5191 deg, Dec +16.5005 to +27.2914 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 19.0134 to 36.5191 deg, Dec 16.5005 to 27.2914 deg
Loaded 5653 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): 4400 out of 4720 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4720 out of 8757 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits (aperture=5.9)
Read 8769 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 18.9762 to 36.4989 deg, Dec +16.4680 to +27.2695 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 18.9762 to 36.4989 deg, Dec 16.4680 to 27.2695 deg
Loaded 5653 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): 4398 out of 4723 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4723 out of 8769 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits (aperture=5.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
2.0 pix Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
2.3 pix fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
2.3 pix fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
15.4 mag. Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.0 (SNR ) 11.3 (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.OJiRcgCo5m (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/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.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=701, bad_region=2100, passed=8757
Got 8757 stars (including 6094 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8757 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 964 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6898 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6898 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6898 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 964 stars left (next iteration limit 1060)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits N_match=964 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.428 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.336 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.363 n_q1=294 n_q2=194 n_q3=279 n_q4=197 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.129
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits -region wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.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.b44RGjgX9B (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/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.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=689, bad_region=2103, passed=8769
Got 8769 stars (including 6112 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8769 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6901 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6901 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6901 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 962 stars left (next iteration limit 1059)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits N_match=962 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.320 n_q1=290 n_q2=194 n_q3=283 n_q4=195 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.156
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits -region wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.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.CHvmnMsupB (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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.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=243, bad_region=828, passed=3903
Got 3903 stars (including 2873 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3903 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (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 0.010421 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 959 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 957 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3109 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 959 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3109 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3109 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 958 stars left (next iteration limit 1053)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits N_match=958 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.429 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.422 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.364 n_q1=322 n_q2=160 n_q3=317 n_q4=159 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.061
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.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.m7ZV4FQapS (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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.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=255, bad_region=845, passed=3902
Got 3902 stars (including 2843 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3902 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013025 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010420 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 959 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3091 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3091 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3091 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 960 stars left (next iteration limit 1056)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits N_match=960 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.438 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.427 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.435 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.446 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.409 n_q1=316 n_q2=160 n_q3=326 n_q4=158 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.018
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.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=Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits sigma_overall=0.380 worst_q_ratio=1.129
ref2=Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits sigma_overall=0.326 worst_q_ratio=1.156
new1=fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits sigma_overall=0.404 worst_q_ratio=1.061
new2=fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits sigma_overall=0.438 worst_q_ratio=1.018
reference average sigma_overall=0.353 worst_q_ratio=1.1425
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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107_astrometric_residuals.png (964 matched stars from wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108_astrometric_residuals.png (962 matched stars from wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364_astrometric_residuals.png (958 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.37 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365_astrometric_residuals.png (960 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ari-02-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 20417_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
The candidate 20417_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:57:57.45 +23:36:09.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 21038_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
The candidate 21038_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:09:29.36 +25:57:39.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.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 Ari-02-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/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
Image size: 941.5'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: 01:50:47.221 +21:59:57.34 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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
Image size: 937.9'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 01:50:26.807 +21:59:13.55 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 01:50:47.221 +21:59:57.34
Second-epoch image center 01:50:26.807 +21:59:13.55
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0798 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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
Image size: 937.8'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 01:50:30.103 +21:59:51.42 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 01:50:47.221 +21:59:57.34
Second-epoch image center 01:50:30.103 +21:59:51.42
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0662 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 01:50:26.807 +21:59:13.55
Second-epoch second image center 01:50:30.103 +21:59:51.42
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01652 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/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xzavV1kR9B
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits &> /tmp/tmp.A8kQdehmvK
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0pLmuhGYjt
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits &> /tmp/tmp.snSxwSQnQJ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits and wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits and wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits and wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 51194 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 18.9734 to 36.5478 deg, Dec +16.4685 to +27.2977 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
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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 18.9734 to 36.5478 deg, Dec 16.4685 to 27.2977 deg
Loaded 5683 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): 4184 out of 4768 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4768 out of 51194 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.814400
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.814400
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.22
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.59
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.59
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 51194 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 18.9734 to 36.5478 deg, Dec +16.4685 to +27.2977 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.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 18.9734 to 36.5478 deg, Dec 16.4685 to 27.2977 deg
Loaded 5683 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): 4184 out of 4768 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4768 out of 51194 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits (aperture=4.6)
Read 50826 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 18.9699 to 36.5478 deg, Dec +16.4680 to +27.2894 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 18.9699 to 36.5478 deg, Dec 16.4680 to 27.2894 deg
Loaded 5682 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): 4175 out of 4765 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4765 out of 50826 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 18 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
1.9 pix Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
2.2 pix fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
2.1 pix fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
15.6 mag. Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.3 (SNR ) 13.9 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.xzavV1kR9B (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/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.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=18, blended=2529, bad_region=9923, passed=51176
Got 51176 stars (including 39079 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 51176 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 962 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 42556 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 42556 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 42556 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 962 stars left (next iteration limit 1058)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits N_match=962 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.348 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.319 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.318 n_q1=287 n_q2=188 n_q3=285 n_q4=202 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.148
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits -region wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.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.A8kQdehmvK (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/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.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=17, blended=2535, bad_region=9843, passed=50809
Got 50809 stars (including 38787 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 50809 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 958 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 958 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 42234 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 958 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 42234 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 42233 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 958 stars left (next iteration limit 1053)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits N_match=958 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.322 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.280 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.298 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.314 n_q1=288 n_q2=189 n_q3=284 n_q4=197 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.156
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits -region wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.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.0pLmuhGYjt (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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.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=10, blended=855, bad_region=3986, passed=25036
Got 25036 stars (including 20360 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25036 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013026 (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 0.010421 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.4 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 961 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21315 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.4 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21314 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21314 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 961 stars left (next iteration limit 1057)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits N_match=961 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.423 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.391 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.426 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.361 n_q1=329 n_q2=168 n_q3=306 n_q4=158 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.047
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.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.snSxwSQnQJ (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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.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=978, bad_region=4034, passed=25432
Got 25432 stars (including 20596 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25432 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013025 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010420 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 962 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21675 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21675 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21675 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 962 stars left (next iteration limit 1058)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits N_match=962 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.450 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.441 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.468 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.460 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.403 n_q1=322 n_q2=170 n_q3=314 n_q4=156 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.039
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-45-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0364.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.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_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_042224_TTUQ2b1x1_11192_HBwE2EOt/wcs_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ari-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits at 01:38:32.18 +21:25:11.0: 12.79 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits at 02:01:10.67 +25:11:20.9: 13.62 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits at 01:41:36.36 +19:48:27.1: 13.36 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits at 01:32:35.69 +22:28:59.0: 12.34 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits at 01:41:36.86 +19:45:21.4: 13.64 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits at 01:52:23.54 +25:26:51.8: 13.29 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits at 01:39:06.46 +18:04:42.4: 11.90 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits at 01:47:19.32 +21:05:54.9: 16.35 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 01:41:36.36 +19:48:27.1: 13.28 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.32 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:41:36.36 +19:48:27.1: ref_mag=13.32 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.2346 delta=0.09 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 01:38:32.18 +21:25:11.0: 12.71 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.75 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:38:32.18 +21:25:11.0: ref_mag=12.75 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.6843 delta=0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 02:01:10.67 +25:11:20.9: 13.61 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.61 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:01:10.67 +25:11:20.9: ref_mag=13.61 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.3457 delta=0.27 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 01:52:23.54 +25:26:51.8: 13.24 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.27 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:52:23.54 +25:26:51.8: ref_mag=13.27 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1557 delta=0.11 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits at 01:36:51.31 +24:33:53.1: 13.90 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 01:32:35.69 +22:28:59.0: 12.35 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 01:39:06.46 +18:04:42.4: 11.89 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.35 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:32:35.69 +22:28:59.0: ref_mag=12.35 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.5335 delta=-0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.90 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:39:06.46 +18:04:42.4: ref_mag=11.90 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=11.9232 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 01:47:19.32 +21:05:54.9: 16.26 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 01:41:36.86 +19:45:21.4: 13.63 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.64 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:41:36.86 +19:45:21.4: ref_mag=13.64 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.6626 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 01:36:51.31 +24:33:53.1: 13.91 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.90 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:36:51.31 +24:33:53.1: ref_mag=13.90 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.6852 delta=0.22 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits at 01:54:22.16 +21:54:39.5: 13.55 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits at 01:58:18.51 +18:17:22.9: 13.78 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits at 01:50:07.17 +22:10:39.3: 13.88 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits at 01:38:10.61 +25:44:06.5: 16.09 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 01:54:22.16 +21:54:39.5: 13.56 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.56 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:54:22.16 +21:54:39.5: ref_mag=13.56 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.5176 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-36-30_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0107.fits at 01:34:47.43 +19:14:02.8: 16.13 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 01:50:07.17 +22:10:39.3: 13.88 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.88 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:50:07.17 +22:10:39.3: ref_mag=13.88 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.7415 delta=0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 01:38:10.61 +25:44:06.5: 16.14 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 01:58:18.51 +18:17:22.9: 13.74 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.76 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:58:18.51 +18:17:22.9: ref_mag=13.76 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5478 delta=0.21 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-37-22_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0108.fits at 01:34:47.43 +19:14:02.8: 16.15 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
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Considering the candidate 63973_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
The candidate 63973_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 63976_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
The candidate 63976_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 63998_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
The candidate 63998_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:57:57.46 +23:36:09.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 65058_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
The candidate 65058_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 65926_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
The candidate 65926_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:06:56.01 +25:41:41.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 66042_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
The candidate 66042_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 66291_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
Preparing report for the candidate 66291_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
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Considering the candidate 67139_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
The candidate 67139_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 67142_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
The candidate 67142_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 67410_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
The candidate 67410_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 67513_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
The candidate 67513_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:06:53.33 +25:43:03.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 67909_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
The candidate 67909_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 67957_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
The candidate 67957_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 68343_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
The candidate 68343_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 68614_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
The candidate 68614_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 68648_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
Preparing report for the candidate 68648_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
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Considering the candidate 69269_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
Preparing report for the candidate 69269_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
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Considering the candidate 48094_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365
The candidate 48094_fd_Ari-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_03-46-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0365 did not pass the final checks