This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9
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 12.4196 2461233.9196 12.37 00:00:20.20 -13:27:16.4
79.27856 -71.84747 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.1" and 7.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.23 Thalia -0 -0 0 12.5 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits at 00:00:20.20 -13:27:16.4: 14.39 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits at 00:00:20.20 -13:27:16.4: 15.04 +/- 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 12.4196* 00 00 20.20 -13 27 16.4 12.4 U Cet 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,2461233.9196,12.37,0.05,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 20260712.4196 12.37CV 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 12.4196 2461233.9196 13.19 00:05:56.52 -09:49:55.0
88.96921 -69.64543 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" and 6.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.118 Peitho -0 -1 1 13.4 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits at 00:05:56.52 -09:49:55.0: 14.45 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits at 00:05:56.52 -09:49:55.0: 15.18 +/- 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 12.4196* 00 05 56.52 -09 49 55.0 13.2 U Cet 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,2461233.9196,13.19,0.05,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 20260712.4196 13.19CV 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 12.4196 2461233.9196 13.30 00:03:12.00 -13:19:05.4
81.32205 -72.17194 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 6.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.259 Aletheia -0 -0 0 13.1 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits at 00:03:12.00 -13:19:05.4: 14.43 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits at 00:03:12.00 -13:19:05.4: 15.05 +/- 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 12.4196* 00 03 12.00 -13 19 05.4 13.3 U Cet 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,2461233.9196,13.30,0.05,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 20260712.4196 13.30CV 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: 2461191.93631795 31.05.2026 10:28:07.871 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
First image: 2461191.93631795 31.05.2026 10:28:07.871 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
Last image: 2461233.91985788 12.07.2026 10:04:25.721 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 0
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.75
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 7 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): 2497
Objects passed selection criteria: 2495
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 2260.25
Average stars matched: 1945.25 (86.0635 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 112336 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 05:41:48 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461191.93631795 31.05.2026 10:28:07.871 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
First image: 2461191.93631795 31.05.2026 10:28:07.871 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
Last image: 2461233.91985788 12.07.2026 10:04:25.721 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 6
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.40
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: 18 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): 15200
Objects passed selection criteria: 15173
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 14100.2
Average stars matched: 12091 (85.7503 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 123716 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 05:45:17 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/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.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/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.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: 2461233.91937213
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
'tns_transients_list.txt' -> '../tns_transients_list.txt'
'asassn_transients_list.txt' -> '../asassn_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits'
wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits'
wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits'
wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
Image size: 938.7'x624.6' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:05.068 -10:00:31.53 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.88"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:59.383 -09:59:28.49 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:00:05.068 -10:00:31.53
Second-epoch image center 23:59:59.383 -09:59:28.49
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0292 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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:00.941 -09:58:53.40 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:00:05.068 -10:00:31.53
Second-epoch image center 00:00:00.941 -09:58:53.40
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0321 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 23:59:59.383 -09:59:28.49
Second-epoch second image center 00:00:00.941 -09:58:53.40
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01166 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/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits &> /tmp/tmp.MS5UNARttk
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits &> /tmp/tmp.DsClvzIq0T
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits &> /tmp/tmp.uRCyTq0OAg
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits &> /tmp/tmp.G6vyllrZKt
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits and wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits and wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits and wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 1896 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0006 to 359.9929 deg, Dec -15.2778 to -4.6540 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 0.0006 to 359.9929 deg, Dec -15.2778 to -4.6540 deg
Loaded 168841 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): 1519 out of 1541 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 1541 out of 1896 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.425400
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.425400
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.75
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 13.68
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 13.68
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 1896 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0006 to 359.9929 deg, Dec -15.2778 to -4.6540 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 0.0006 to 359.9929 deg, Dec -15.2778 to -4.6540 deg
Loaded 168841 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): 1519 out of 1541 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 1541 out of 1896 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits (aperture=6.8)
Read 3262 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0005 to 359.9947 deg, Dec -15.2733 to -4.6486 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 0.0005 to 359.9947 deg, Dec -15.2733 to -4.6486 deg
Loaded 168842 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): 2602 out of 2639 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2639 out of 3262 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits (aperture=6.3)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.5 pix Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
2.4 pix Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
2.2 pix fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
2.2 pix fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
2.5 pix wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
2.4 pix wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
13.7 mag. Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
14.4 mag. Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.4 (SNR ) 10.9 (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.MS5UNARttk (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.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=196, bad_region=402, passed=1896
Got 1896 stars (including 1356 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1896 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013038 (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 0.010430 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.0195 through 0 to 8.1581, gap 8.1581 to 352.0195
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 946 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 944 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1535 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.0194 through 0 to 8.1587, gap 8.1587 to 352.0194
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 946 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1535 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1534 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 945 stars left (next iteration limit 1040)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits N_match=945 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.398 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.447 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.357 n_q1=291 n_q2=175 n_q3=315 n_q4=164 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.176
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits -region wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.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.DsClvzIq0T (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.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=207, bad_region=651, passed=3262
Got 3262 stars (including 2441 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3262 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013035 (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 0.010428 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.0096 through 0 to 8.1574, gap 8.1574 to 352.0096
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 944 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 941 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2673 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.0097 through 0 to 8.1577, gap 8.1577 to 352.0097
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 944 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2673 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2673 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 943 stars left (next iteration limit 1037)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits N_match=943 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.310 n_q1=296 n_q2=165 n_q3=323 n_q4=159 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.082
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits -region wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.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.uRCyTq0OAg (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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.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=222, bad_region=632, passed=3124
Got 3124 stars (including 2311 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3124 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.0097 through 0 to 8.0769, gap 8.0769 to 352.0097
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 945 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 943 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 945 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2551 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.0098 through 0 to 8.0771, gap 8.0771 to 352.0098
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 945 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2550 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2549 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 944 stars left (next iteration limit 1039)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits N_match=944 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.322 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.396 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.360 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.377 n_q1=294 n_q2=168 n_q3=319 n_q4=163 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.101
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.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.G6vyllrZKt (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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.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=232, bad_region=641, passed=3137
Got 3137 stars (including 2307 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3137 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.9935 through 0 to 8.0769, gap 8.0769 to 351.9935
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 947 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 945 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2560 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.9936 through 0 to 8.0771, gap 8.0771 to 351.9936
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 947 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2560 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2558 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 946 stars left (next iteration limit 1041)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits N_match=946 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.341 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.359 n_q1=297 n_q2=166 n_q3=317 n_q4=166 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.099
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits sigma_overall=0.380 worst_q_ratio=1.176
ref2=Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits sigma_overall=0.352 worst_q_ratio=1.082
new1=fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits sigma_overall=0.359 worst_q_ratio=1.101
new2=fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits sigma_overall=0.358 worst_q_ratio=1.099
reference average sigma_overall=0.366 worst_q_ratio=1.129
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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425_astrometric_residuals.png (945 matched stars from wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416_astrometric_residuals.png (943 matched stars from wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442_astrometric_residuals.png (944 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443_astrometric_residuals.png (946 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-05-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/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
Image size: 938.7'x624.6' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:05.068 -10:00:31.53 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.88"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:59.383 -09:59:28.49 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:00:05.068 -10:00:31.53
Second-epoch image center 23:59:59.383 -09:59:28.49
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0292 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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:00.941 -09:58:53.40 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:00:05.068 -10:00:31.53
Second-epoch image center 00:00:00.941 -09:58:53.40
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0321 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 23:59:59.383 -09:59:28.49
Second-epoch second image center 00:00:00.941 -09:58:53.40
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01166 deg.
###################################
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qpRq8FkWOg
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZcTzERTzmy
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits &> /tmp/tmp.N5HL6L1Cwt
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits &> /tmp/tmp.78HaP3l9iH
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits and wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits and wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits and wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 12067 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0006 to 359.9978 deg, Dec -15.2876 to -4.6411 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.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 0.0006 to 359.9978 deg, Dec -15.2876 to -4.6411 deg
Loaded 169181 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): 3550 out of 3632 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3632 out of 12067 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.236250
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.236250
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.40
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 13.84
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 13.84
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 12067 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0006 to 359.9978 deg, Dec -15.2876 to -4.6411 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.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 0.0006 to 359.9978 deg, Dec -15.2876 to -4.6411 deg
Loaded 169181 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): 3550 out of 3632 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3632 out of 12067 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits (aperture=5.1)
Read 18032 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 0.0005 to 359.9975 deg, Dec -15.2794 to -4.6400 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 0.0005 to 359.9975 deg, Dec -15.2794 to -4.6400 deg
Loaded 169064 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): 3512 out of 3632 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3632 out of 18032 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits (aperture=5.1)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 5 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
2.3 pix Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
2.1 pix fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
2.1 pix fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
13.8 mag. Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
14.6 mag. Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.6 (SNR ) 13.4 (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.qpRq8FkWOg (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.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=6, blended=343, bad_region=2218, passed=12061
Got 12061 stars (including 9567 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 12061 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013038 (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 0.010430 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.9970 through 0 to 8.1581, gap 8.1581 to 351.9970
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 942 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10101 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.9970 through 0 to 8.1588, gap 8.1588 to 351.9970
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 942 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10101 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 942 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10097 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 942 stars left (next iteration limit 1037)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits N_match=942 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.465 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.327 n_q1=294 n_q2=189 n_q3=290 n_q4=169 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.199
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits -region wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.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.ZcTzERTzmy (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.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=533, bad_region=2574, passed=18027
Got 18027 stars (including 15008 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18027 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013035 (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 0.010428 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.9881 through 0 to 8.1574, gap 8.1574 to 351.9881
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 941 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 937 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15701 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.9883 through 0 to 8.1578, gap 8.1578 to 351.9883
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 941 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15701 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15701 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 940 stars left (next iteration limit 1034)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits N_match=940 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.308 n_q1=299 n_q2=164 n_q3=316 n_q4=161 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.102
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits -region wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.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.N5HL6L1Cwt (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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.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=6, blended=676, bad_region=2859, passed=18328
Got 18328 stars (including 14947 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18328 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.9478 through 0 to 8.0796, gap 8.0796 to 351.9478
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 942 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 942 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 939 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 942 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15751 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.9479 through 0 to 8.0798, gap 8.0798 to 351.9479
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 942 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 941 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15750 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 941 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15738 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 941 stars left (next iteration limit 1036)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits N_match=941 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.360 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.378 n_q1=299 n_q2=164 n_q3=313 n_q4=165 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.089
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.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.78HaP3l9iH (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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.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=1, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=884, bad_region=2863, passed=19066
Got 19066 stars (including 15473 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 19066 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.9580 through 0 to 8.0886, gap 8.0886 to 351.9580
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 944 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 943 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 944 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16512 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.9581 through 0 to 8.0889, gap 8.0889 to 351.9581
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 944 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16511 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16506 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 943 stars left (next iteration limit 1038)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits N_match=943 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.351 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.350 n_q1=303 n_q2=162 n_q3=313 n_q4=165 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.107
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-03-43_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0442.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.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_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_053217_TTUQ2b1x1_1458945_rRX47mp9/wcs_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-05-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits at 00:03:12.00 -13:19:05.4: 14.43 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits at 00:05:56.52 -09:49:55.0: 14.45 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits at 00:10:28.11 -06:02:09.6: 12.56 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits at 23:43:36.26 -07:55:57.3: 11.90 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-05-31_05-28-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0425.fits at 00:00:20.20 -13:27:16.4: 14.39 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits at 00:03:12.00 -13:19:05.4: 15.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits at 00:10:28.11 -06:02:09.6: 12.80 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits at 00:05:56.52 -09:49:55.0: 15.18 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.74 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits at 00:00:20.20 -13:27:16.4: 15.04 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-16-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0416.fits at 23:43:36.26 -07:55:57.3: 12.18 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:10:28.11 -06:02:09.6: ref_mag=12.74 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=12.8602 delta=-0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.09 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:43:36.26 -07:55:57.3: ref_mag=12.09 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.5266 delta=-0.44 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out25669.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out25694.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out25708.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 7s
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: 3s
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Considering the candidate 25669_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443
Preparing report for the candidate 25669_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443
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Considering the candidate 25670_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443
The candidate 25670_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 25685_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443
The candidate 25685_fd_Cet-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-04-25_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0443 did not pass the final checks