This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD
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 20.4291 2461241.9291 9.62 01:24:59.02 +02:27:09.9
139.53223 -59.33350 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 10.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.2 Pallas -0 -0 0 9.6 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits at 01:24:59.02 +02:27:09.9: 15.95 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits at 01:24:59.02 +02:27:09.9: 99.00 +/- 99.00 bad_region
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 07 20.4291* 01 24 59.02 +02 27 09.9 9.6 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461241.9291,9.62,0.05,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 20260720.4291 9.62CV 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 20.4291 2461241.9291 12.70 01:35:13.11 +10:08:43.2
140.30299 -51.24378 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.9" and 10.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.46 Hestia -0 -1 1 12.7 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits at 01:35:13.11 +10:08:43.2: 16.07 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits at 01:35:13.11 +10:08:43.2: 16.08 +/- 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,2461241.9291,12.70,0.05,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 20260720.4291 12.70CV 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 20.4291 2461241.9291 13.21 01:32:16.71 +09:56:39.9
139.26704 -51.62733 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.0" and 10.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.124 Alkeste 1 0 1 13.2 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits at 01:32:16.71 +09:56:39.9: 16.06 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits at 01:32:16.71 +09:56:39.9: 16.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
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,2461241.9291,13.21,0.05,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 20260720.4291 13.21CV 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 20.4291 2461241.9291 13.81 01:26:25.03 +03:32:36.2
139.66190 -58.18762 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.1" and 10.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.622 Esther -1 0 1 14.1 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits at 01:26:25.03 +03:32:36.2: 15.98 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits at 01:26:25.03 +03:32:36.2: 15.99 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461241.9291,13.81,0.05,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 20260720.4291 13.81CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.63853609 09.01.2026 03:19:19.518 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
First image: 2461049.63853609 09.01.2026 03:19:19.518 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
Last image: 2461241.92944348 20.07.2026 10:18:13.917 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.62
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: 4 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): 5740
Objects passed selection criteria: 5712
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: 4301.25
Average stars matched: 3982.25 (92.5836 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 114752 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Sun Jul 19 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-159-g2d8c46ea
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-19)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Mon Jul 20 06:58:23 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.63853609 09.01.2026 03:19:19.518 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
First image: 2461049.63853609 09.01.2026 03:19:19.518 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
Last image: 2461241.92944348 20.07.2026 10:18:13.917 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 9
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.33
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: 17 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): 30510
Objects passed selection criteria: 30426
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 23794
Average stars matched: 22039.2 (92.6252 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 135196 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Sun Jul 19 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-159-g2d8c46ea
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-19)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Mon Jul 20 07:00:31 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 --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.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/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found 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: 2461241.92870810
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
'tocp_transients_list.txt' -> '../tocp_transients_list.txt'
'asassn_transients_list.txt' -> '../asassn_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits'
wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits'
wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits'
wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 01:42:52.021 +05:59:59.08 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
Image size: 937.5'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: 01:42:52.664 +06:00:04.21 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 01:42:52.021 +05:59:59.08
Second-epoch image center 01:42:52.664 +06:00:04.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0030 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_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
Image size: 937.5'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: 01:42:50.340 +06:00:53.64 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 01:42:52.021 +05:59:59.08
Second-epoch image center 01:42:50.340 +06:00:53.64
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0167 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 01:42:52.664 +06:00:04.21
Second-epoch second image center 01:42:50.340 +06:00:53.64
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01677 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/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ht040Rsczm
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits &> /tmp/tmp.gJj2eVzL7Z
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits &> /tmp/tmp.h30JLAk39S
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits &> /tmp/tmp.uPkfzHoU4k
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.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_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits and wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.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_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits and wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits and wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6596 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 17.7260 to 33.6942 deg, Dec +0.7094 to +11.2856 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
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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 17.7260 to 33.6942 deg, Dec 0.7094 to 11.2856 deg
Loaded 4459 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): 3597 out of 3790 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3790 out of 6596 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.907900
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.907900
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.62
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.29
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.29
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 6596 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 17.7260 to 33.6942 deg, Dec +0.7094 to +11.2856 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 17.7260 to 33.6942 deg, Dec 0.7094 to 11.2856 deg
Loaded 4459 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): 3597 out of 3790 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3790 out of 6596 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits (aperture=5.9)
Read 6518 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 17.7262 to 33.6942 deg, Dec +0.6961 to +11.2761 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 17.7262 to 33.6942 deg, Dec 0.6961 to 11.2761 deg
Loaded 4458 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): 3575 out of 3779 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3779 out of 6518 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits (aperture=5.9)
____ 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:
2.0 pix Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
2.0 pix Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
2.4 pix fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
2.4 pix fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
15.3 mag. Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.6 (SNR ) 11.8 (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.ht040Rsczm (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.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=487, bad_region=1477, passed=6596
Got 6596 stars (including 4742 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6596 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 959 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5196 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5196 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5196 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 961 stars left (next iteration limit 1057)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits N_match=961 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.287 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.270 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.259 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.242 n_q1=295 n_q2=175 n_q3=310 n_q4=181 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.301
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits -region wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.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.gJj2eVzL7Z (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.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=500, bad_region=1471, passed=6518
Got 6518 stars (including 4655 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6518 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 958 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5125 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 961 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5125 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5125 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 961 stars left (next iteration limit 1057)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits N_match=961 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.306 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.375 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.281 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.258 n_q1=287 n_q2=183 n_q3=312 n_q4=179 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.224
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits -region wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.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.h30JLAk39S (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_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.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_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.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=329, bad_region=1057, passed=4649
Got 4649 stars (including 3325 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4649 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 958 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 954 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3686 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 958 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3686 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3686 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
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_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits N_match=958 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.354 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.421 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.408 n_q1=296 n_q2=189 n_q3=287 n_q4=186 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.115
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.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.uPkfzHoU4k (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_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.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_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.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=310, bad_region=1049, passed=4599
Got 4599 stars (including 3302 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4599 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 958 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 955 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3628 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 958 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3627 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3627 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 958 stars left (next iteration limit 1053)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits N_match=958 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.425 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.429 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.441 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.427 n_q1=300 n_q2=184 n_q3=287 n_q4=187 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.038
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits sigma_overall=0.287 worst_q_ratio=1.301
ref2=Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits sigma_overall=0.306 worst_q_ratio=1.224
new1=fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits sigma_overall=0.378 worst_q_ratio=1.115
new2=fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits sigma_overall=0.425 worst_q_ratio=1.038
reference average sigma_overall=0.2965 worst_q_ratio=1.2625
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_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091_astrometric_residuals.png (961 matched stars from wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092_astrometric_residuals.png (961 matched stars from wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478_astrometric_residuals.png (958 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479_astrometric_residuals.png (958 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.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_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 05218_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479
The candidate 05218_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:30:38.50 +02:52:56.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Psc-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found 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_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
Image size: 941.4'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 01:42:52.021 +05:59:59.08 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
Image size: 937.5'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: 01:42:52.664 +06:00:04.21 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 01:42:52.021 +05:59:59.08
Second-epoch image center 01:42:52.664 +06:00:04.21
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0030 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_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
Image size: 937.5'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: 01:42:50.340 +06:00:53.64 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 01:42:52.021 +05:59:59.08
Second-epoch image center 01:42:50.340 +06:00:53.64
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0167 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 01:42:52.664 +06:00:04.21
Second-epoch second image center 01:42:50.340 +06:00:53.64
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01677 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/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits &> /tmp/tmp.yX2dXp4lBJ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits &> /tmp/tmp.C3XBE3U8tx
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ze3s7yZEuQ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits &> /tmp/tmp.iSZ2xVzIyX
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.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_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits and wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.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_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits and wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits and wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 34861 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 17.7260 to 33.6942 deg, Dec +0.7059 to +11.2869 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 17.7260 to 33.6942 deg, Dec 0.7059 to 11.2869 deg
Loaded 4462 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): 3480 out of 3876 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3876 out of 34861 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.802450
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.802450
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.33
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.47
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.47
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 34861 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 17.7260 to 33.6942 deg, Dec +0.7059 to +11.2869 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 17.7260 to 33.6942 deg, Dec 0.7059 to 11.2869 deg
Loaded 4462 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): 3480 out of 3876 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3876 out of 34861 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits (aperture=4.7)
Read 35044 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 17.7262 to 33.7121 deg, Dec +0.6960 to +11.2774 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 17.7262 to 33.7121 deg, Dec 0.6960 to 11.2774 deg
Loaded 4462 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): 3477 out of 3877 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3877 out of 35044 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits (aperture=4.7)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 7 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
1.9 pix Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
2.2 pix fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
2.1 pix fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
15.5 mag. Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
14.8 mag. fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
14.8 mag. fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.8 (SNR ) 14.3 (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.yX2dXp4lBJ (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.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=1454, bad_region=6606, passed=34852
Got 34852 stars (including 27089 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 34852 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 960 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 956 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28684 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 960 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28684 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28683 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 960 stars left (next iteration limit 1056)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits N_match=960 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.299 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.258 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.269 n_q1=299 n_q2=171 n_q3=307 n_q4=183 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.293
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits -region wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.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.C3XBE3U8tx (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.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=11, blended=1474, bad_region=6618, passed=35033
Got 35033 stars (including 27216 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 35033 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 960 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 958 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28906 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 960 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28906 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 960 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28907 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 960 stars left (next iteration limit 1056)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits N_match=960 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.307 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.302 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.275 n_q1=286 n_q2=175 n_q3=316 n_q4=183 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.232
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits -region wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.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.ze3s7yZEuQ (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_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.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_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=952, bad_region=5602, passed=25058
Got 25058 stars (including 18687 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25058 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 958 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 956 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20083 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 958 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20082 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 958 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20082 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
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_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits N_match=958 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.396 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.398 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.405 n_q1=305 n_q2=198 n_q3=265 n_q4=190 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.071
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.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.iSZ2xVzIyX (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_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.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_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=1233, bad_region=5630, passed=25445
Got 25445 stars (including 18761 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25445 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013021 (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 0.010417 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 957 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 954 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20441 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 957 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20440 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 957 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20440 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 957 stars left (next iteration limit 1052)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits N_match=957 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.409 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.405 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.439 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.432 n_q1=310 n_q2=195 n_q3=263 n_q4=189 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.072
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-20_CI_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_053159_TTUQ2b1x1_2464623_WUAtkRsD/fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479.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_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-17-10_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0478.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
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Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits at 01:24:59.02 +02:27:09.9: 15.95 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits at 01:57:12.22 +02:22:16.7: 13.65 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits at 01:32:16.71 +09:56:39.9: 16.06 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits at 01:27:57.51 +05:37:41.6: 13.59 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits at 01:26:25.03 +03:32:36.2: 15.98 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-19-19_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0091.fits at 01:35:13.11 +10:08:43.2: 16.07 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits at 01:32:16.71 +09:56:39.9: 16.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits at 01:24:59.02 +02:27:09.9: 99.00 +/- 99.00 bad_region
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits at 01:57:12.22 +02:22:16.7: 13.66 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.65 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:57:12.22 +02:22:16.7: ref_mag=13.65 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5623 delta=0.09 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits at 01:26:25.03 +03:32:36.2: 15.99 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits at 01:27:57.51 +05:37:41.6: 13.58 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.59 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:27:57.51 +05:37:41.6: ref_mag=13.59 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.7484 delta=-0.16 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-20-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0092.fits at 01:35:13.11 +10:08:43.2: 16.08 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
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Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out54951.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
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Considering the candidate 51948_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479
The candidate 51948_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 51949_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479
The candidate 51949_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52062_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479
Preparing report for the candidate 52062_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479
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Considering the candidate 53519_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479
Preparing report for the candidate 53519_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479
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Considering the candidate 54132_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479
Preparing report for the candidate 54132_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479
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Considering the candidate 54951_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479
Preparing report for the candidate 54951_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479
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Considering the candidate 29199_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479
The candidate 29199_fd_Psc-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-20_05-18-13_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0479 did not pass the final checks