This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR
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 12.4519 2461233.9519 10.14 23:05:31.87 -14:13:30.8
55.19782 -62.16132 galactic Aqr Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.4" and 9.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.9 Metis 0 0 0 10.3 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits at 23:05:31.87 -14:13:30.8: 15.09 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits at 23:05:31.87 -14:13:30.8: 15.09 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461233.9519,10.14,0.05,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 20260712.4519 10.14CV 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 12.4519 2461233.9519 13.12 23:08:40.31 -17:01:16.4
50.64306 -64.20444 galactic Aqr Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 9.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.1021 Flammario 1 1 1 13.0 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits at 23:08:40.31 -17:01:16.4: 15.27 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits at 23:08:40.31 -17:01:16.4: 15.26 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
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,2461233.9519,13.12,0.05,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 20260712.4519 13.12CV 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: 2461208.89465517 17.06.2026 09:28:08.207 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
First image: 2461208.89465517 17.06.2026 09:28:08.207 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
Last image: 2461233.95232323 12.07.2026 10:51:10.727 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.12
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: 3 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): 3237
Objects passed selection criteria: 3226
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 2224.25
Average stars matched: 2089.5 (93.9418 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 112820 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 07:52:56 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: 2461208.89465517 17.06.2026 09:28:08.207 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
First image: 2461208.89465517 17.06.2026 09:28:08.207 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
Last image: 2461233.95232323 12.07.2026 10:51:10.727 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 3
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.81
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: 8 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): 18865
Objects passed selection criteria: 18815
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 14397.5
Average stars matched: 13400 (93.0717 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 125912 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 07:55:01 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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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/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.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/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.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: 2461233.95152616
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits'
wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits'
wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits'
wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
Image size: 937.7'x624.4' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:06:39.833 -17:59:53.71 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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.3' 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: 23:06:40.056 -17:59:57.85 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 23:06:39.833 -17:59:53.71
Second-epoch image center 23:06:40.056 -17:59:57.85
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0014 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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.3' 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: 23:06:43.345 -18:00:23.79 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 23:06:39.833 -17:59:53.71
Second-epoch image center 23:06:43.345 -18:00:23.79
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0162 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 23:06:40.056 -17:59:57.85
Second-epoch second image center 23:06:43.345 -18:00:23.79
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01489 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/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Il9xEC1Ob8
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5MZkhXTrcx
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits &> /tmp/tmp.J0Ifq4j2Oa
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits &> /tmp/tmp.14srPtYDko
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits and wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits and wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits and wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits) and catalog (wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 3831 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 338.2685 to 355.1367 deg, Dec -23.2521 to -12.5792 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.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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 338.2685 to 355.1367 deg, Dec -23.2521 to -12.5792 deg
Loaded 4539 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): 3009 out of 3045 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3045 out of 3831 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.540600
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.540600
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.12
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.42
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.42
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 3831 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 338.2685 to 355.1367 deg, Dec -23.2521 to -12.5792 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 338.2685 to 355.1367 deg, Dec -23.2521 to -12.5792 deg
Loaded 4539 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): 3009 out of 3045 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3045 out of 3831 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits (aperture=6.3)
Read 3852 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 338.2684 to 355.1366 deg, Dec -23.2521 to -12.5978 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 338.2684 to 355.1366 deg, Dec -23.2521 to -12.5978 deg
Loaded 4531 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): 3021 out of 3053 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3053 out of 3852 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits (aperture=6.3)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
2.3 pix Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
2.2 pix fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
2.1 pix fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.4 mag. Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
14.4 mag. Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.7 (SNR ) 10.6 (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.Il9xEC1Ob8 (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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.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=235, bad_region=787, passed=3831
Got 3831 stars (including 2848 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3831 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013024 (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 0.010419 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 948 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 948 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 945 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 948 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3097 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 948 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 948 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3097 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 948 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3097 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 948 stars left (next iteration limit 1042)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits N_match=948 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.272 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.397 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.323 n_q1=315 n_q2=165 n_q3=293 n_q4=175 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.225
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits -region wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.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.5MZkhXTrcx (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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.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=238, bad_region=797, passed=3852
Got 3852 stars (including 2860 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3852 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (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 0.010418 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 949 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 949 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 947 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 949 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3110 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 949 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 949 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3111 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 949 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3111 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 949 stars left (next iteration limit 1043)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits N_match=949 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.247 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.319 n_q1=313 n_q2=171 n_q3=289 n_q4=176 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.243
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits -region wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.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.J0Ifq4j2Oa (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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.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=247, bad_region=498, passed=1986
Got 1986 stars (including 1290 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1986 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 958 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 956 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1532 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 958 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1532 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1532 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 958 stars left (next iteration limit 1053)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits N_match=958 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.396 n_q1=291 n_q2=194 n_q3=281 n_q4=192 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.100
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.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.14srPtYDko (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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.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=251, bad_region=462, passed=1834
Got 1834 stars (including 1171 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1834 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 954 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 954 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 950 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 954 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1400 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 954 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 954 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1400 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 954 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1400 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 954 stars left (next iteration limit 1049)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits N_match=954 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.412 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.391 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.429 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.406 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.435 n_q1=287 n_q2=192 n_q3=280 n_q4=195 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.055
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.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=Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits sigma_overall=0.324 worst_q_ratio=1.225
ref2=Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits sigma_overall=0.317 worst_q_ratio=1.243
new1=fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits sigma_overall=0.359 worst_q_ratio=1.100
new2=fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits sigma_overall=0.412 worst_q_ratio=1.055
reference average sigma_overall=0.3205 worst_q_ratio=1.234
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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431_astrometric_residuals.png (948 matched stars from wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432_astrometric_residuals.png (949 matched stars from wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486_astrometric_residuals.png (958 matched stars from wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487_astrometric_residuals.png (954 matched stars from wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.38 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Aqr-07-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits at 23:05:31.87 -14:13:30.8: 15.09 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits at 23:05:31.87 -14:13:30.8: 15.09 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20334.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 6s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20334_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487
Preparing report for the candidate 20334_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 7s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Aqr-07-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 ####
23:05:31.87 -14:13:30.8
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/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
Image size: 937.7'x624.4' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:06:39.833 -17:59:53.71 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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.3' 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: 23:06:40.056 -17:59:57.85 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 23:06:39.833 -17:59:53.71
Second-epoch image center 23:06:40.056 -17:59:57.85
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0014 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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.3' 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: 23:06:43.345 -18:00:23.79 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 23:06:39.833 -17:59:53.71
Second-epoch image center 23:06:43.345 -18:00:23.79
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0162 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 23:06:40.056 -17:59:57.85
Second-epoch second image center 23:06:43.345 -18:00:23.79
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01489 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/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits &> /tmp/tmp.91V5fquXxR
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits &> /tmp/tmp.pE3MOR3olo
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits &> /tmp/tmp.B48yHucxTp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xqDK8Jtvh1
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits and wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits and wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits and wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits) and catalog (wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 21414 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 338.2356 to 355.1719 deg, Dec -23.2596 to -12.5762 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 338.2356 to 355.1719 deg, Dec -23.2596 to -12.5762 deg
Loaded 4569 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): 3692 out of 3841 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3841 out of 21414 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.400100
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.400100
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.81
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.59
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.59
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 21414 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 338.2356 to 355.1719 deg, Dec -23.2596 to -12.5762 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 338.2356 to 355.1719 deg, Dec -23.2596 to -12.5762 deg
Loaded 4569 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): 3692 out of 3841 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3841 out of 21414 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 21459 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 338.2098 to 355.1719 deg, Dec -23.2782 to -12.5782 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 338.2098 to 355.1719 deg, Dec -23.2782 to -12.5782 deg
Loaded 4579 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): 3694 out of 3843 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3843 out of 21459 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits (aperture=5.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 3 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
2.2 pix Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
2.0 pix fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
1.9 pix fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.6 mag. Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
14.6 mag. Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.8 (SNR ) 13.3 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.91V5fquXxR (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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.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=1, blended=722, bad_region=3172, passed=21412
Got 21412 stars (including 17621 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21412 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013024 (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 0.010419 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 948 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 948 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 947 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 948 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18547 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 948 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 948 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18546 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 948 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18546 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 948 stars left (next iteration limit 1042)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits N_match=948 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.314 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.293 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.323 n_q1=327 n_q2=173 n_q3=278 n_q4=170 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.190
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits -region wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.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.pE3MOR3olo (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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.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=9, blended=760, bad_region=3252, passed=21450
Got 21450 stars (including 17545 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21450 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (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 0.010418 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 948 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 948 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 945 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 948 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18438 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 948 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 948 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18439 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 948 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18439 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 948 stars left (next iteration limit 1042)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits N_match=948 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.318 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.307 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.257 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.316 n_q1=321 n_q2=179 n_q3=273 n_q4=175 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.235
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits -region wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.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.B48yHucxTp (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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.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=1, blended=397, bad_region=2775, passed=13738
Got 13738 stars (including 10646 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13738 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 952 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 952 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 949 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 952 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11264 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 952 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 952 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11263 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 952 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11263 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 952 stars left (next iteration limit 1047)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits N_match=952 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.395 n_q1=279 n_q2=201 n_q3=277 n_q4=195 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.103
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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Parsing command line arguments...
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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.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=2, blended=391, bad_region=2685, passed=13316
Got 13316 stars (including 10314 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13316 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 951 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 951 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 946 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 951 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10926 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 951 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 951 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10926 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 951 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10926 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 951 stars left (next iteration limit 1046)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits N_match=951 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.415 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.445 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.431 n_q1=273 n_q2=205 n_q3=278 n_q4=195 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.072
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-12_CI_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-50-01_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0486.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.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_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_060032_TTUQ2b1x1_610988_cb0kQ0RR/wcs_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Aqr-07-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits at 23:08:40.31 -17:01:16.4: 15.27 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-28-08_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0431.fits at 23:14:59.61 -21:55:30.9: 13.12 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits at 23:08:40.31 -17:01:16.4: 15.26 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_04-29-03_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0432.fits at 23:14:59.61 -21:55:30.9: 12.98 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.04 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:14:59.61 -21:55:30.9: ref_mag=13.04 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=12.9389 delta=0.10 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out33182.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 6s
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: 0s
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Considering the candidate 31561_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487
The candidate 31561_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:05:31.86 -14:13:30.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32928_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487
The candidate 32928_fd_Aqr-07-Q2b1x1_2026-07-12_05-51-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0487 did not pass the final checks