This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6
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 21.4051 2461242.9051 12.93 02:43:54.14 +04:14:30.1
168.11957 -48.51145 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.1" and 5.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.129 Antigone 1 -0 1 13.1 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:43:54.14 +04:14:30.1: 15.94 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:43:54.14 +04:14:30.1: 15.97 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 07 21.4051* 02 43 54.14 +04 14 30.1 12.9 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,2461242.9051,12.93,0.05,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 20260721.4051 12.93CV 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 21.4051 2461242.9051 13.21 02:30:55.53 +05:25:21.5
163.10509 -49.52924 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.4" and 5.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.221 Eos -1 -0 1 13.2 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:30:55.53 +05:25:21.5: 16.21 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:30:55.53 +05:25:21.5: 16.25 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 07 21.4051* 02 30 55.53 +05 25 21.5 13.2 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461242.9051,13.21,0.05,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 20260721.4051 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 21.4051 2461242.9051 14.14 02:24:29.45 +02:58:32.3
163.26477 -52.45349 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.7" and 5.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.464 Megaira -1 -1 1 14.3 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:24:29.45 +02:58:32.3: 16.07 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:24:29.45 +02:58:32.3: 16.12 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 07 21.4051* 02 24 29.45 +02 58 32.3 14.1 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,2461242.9051,14.14,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260721.4051 14.14CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 21.4051 2461242.9051 14.53 02:30:00.07 +07:15:10.8
161.24211 -48.15085 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.0" and 5.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.489 Comacina -1 -0 1 14.7 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:30:00.07 +07:15:10.8: 16.20 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:30:00.07 +07:15:10.8: 16.15 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 07 21.4051* 02 30 00.07 +07 15 10.8 14.5 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,2461242.9051,14.53,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260721.4051 14.53CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 21.4051 2461242.9051 14.83 02:21:44.90 +06:52:42.7
158.93403 -49.57487 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.8" and 5.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.528 Rezia 1 0 1 15.3 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:21:44.90 +06:52:42.7: 16.16 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:21:44.90 +06:52:42.7: 16.14 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 07 21.4051* 02 21 44.90 +06 52 42.7 14.8 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,2461242.9051,14.83,0.05,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 20260721.4051 14.83CV 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: 2461049.65164513 09.01.2026 03:38:12.139 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
First image: 2461049.65164513 09.01.2026 03:38:12.139 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Last image: 2461242.90537674 21.07.2026 09:43:34.550 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.59
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 7 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 5959
Objects passed selection criteria: 5934
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: 4464.75
Average stars matched: 4128.25 (92.4632 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 114872 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 Tue Jul 21 08:38:32 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: 2461049.65164513 09.01.2026 03:38:12.139 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
First image: 2461049.65164513 09.01.2026 03:38:12.139 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Last image: 2461242.90537674 21.07.2026 09:43:34.550 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 14
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.31
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 18 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 32902
Objects passed selection criteria: 32788
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: 25547.8
Average stars matched: 23592.2 (92.3457 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 136824 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 Tue Jul 21 08:40:47 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.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: 2461242.90490141
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits'
wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits'
wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits'
wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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: 02:34:17.799 +05:57:06.86 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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
Image size: 937.7'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:34:18.329 +06:00:16.45 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 02:34:17.799 +05:57:06.86
Second-epoch image center 02:34:18.329 +06:00:16.45
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0527 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
Image size: 937.7'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:34:18.904 +06:00:47.15 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 02:34:17.799 +05:57:06.86
Second-epoch image center 02:34:18.904 +06:00:47.15
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0614 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 02:34:18.329 +06:00:16.45
Second-epoch second image center 02:34:18.904 +06:00:47.15
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00885 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0w5P0swUKz
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits &> /tmp/tmp.hJp3VSDMOa
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits &> /tmp/tmp.etYGx3hUv0
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits &> /tmp/tmp.GRq1sGGMRn
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6825 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5978 to 46.5535 deg, Dec +0.6641 to +11.2225 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5978 to 46.5535 deg, Dec 0.6641 to 11.2225 deg
Loaded 4346 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): 3525 out of 3712 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3712 out of 6825 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.912700
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.912700
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.59
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.32
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.32
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 6825 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5978 to 46.5535 deg, Dec +0.6641 to +11.2225 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5978 to 46.5535 deg, Dec 0.6641 to 11.2225 deg
Loaded 4346 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): 3525 out of 3712 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3712 out of 6825 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (aperture=5.9)
Read 6826 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5978 to 46.5538 deg, Dec +0.6641 to +11.2225 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.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5978 to 46.5538 deg, Dec 0.6641 to 11.2225 deg
Loaded 4346 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): 3545 out of 3719 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3719 out of 6826 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits (aperture=5.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
2.0 pix Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
2.4 pix fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
2.3 pix fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
15.3 mag. Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.7 (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
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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=496, bad_region=1575, passed=6825
Got 6825 stars (including 4854 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6825 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 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 959 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5396 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
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 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5397 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5397 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 964 stars left (next iteration limit 1060)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits N_match=964 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.291 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.351 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.246 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.263 n_q1=278 n_q2=194 n_q3=313 n_q4=179 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.206
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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.hJp3VSDMOa (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/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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=473, bad_region=1605, passed=6826
Got 6826 stars (including 4837 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6826 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 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 962 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5361 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 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5360 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5360 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 965 stars left (next iteration limit 1061)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits N_match=965 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.284 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.337 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.277 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.277 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.266 n_q1=290 n_q2=190 n_q3=312 n_q4=173 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.187
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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.etYGx3hUv0 (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_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.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_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.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=256, bad_region=1011, passed=4778
Got 4778 stars (including 3562 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4778 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013024 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010419 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 959 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3850 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3850 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3850 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 964 stars left (next iteration limit 1060)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits N_match=964 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.321 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.307 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.336 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.275 n_q1=293 n_q2=183 n_q3=313 n_q4=175 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.214
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.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.GRq1sGGMRn (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_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.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_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.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=301, bad_region=1015, passed=4734
Got 4734 stars (including 3481 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4734 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013024 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010419 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 961 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3811 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3811 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3811 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 964 stars left (next iteration limit 1060)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits N_match=964 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.341 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.349 n_q1=296 n_q2=186 n_q3=307 n_q4=175 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.043
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits sigma_overall=0.291 worst_q_ratio=1.206
ref2=Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits sigma_overall=0.284 worst_q_ratio=1.187
new1=fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits sigma_overall=0.321 worst_q_ratio=1.214
new2=fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits sigma_overall=0.357 worst_q_ratio=1.043
reference average sigma_overall=0.2875 worst_q_ratio=1.1965
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109_astrometric_residuals.png (964 matched stars from wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.25 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110_astrometric_residuals.png (965 matched stars from wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971_astrometric_residuals.png (964 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972_astrometric_residuals.png (964 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.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_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits exists and is non-empty
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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: 02:34:17.799 +05:57:06.86 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
Image size: 937.7'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:34:18.329 +06:00:16.45 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 02:34:17.799 +05:57:06.86
Second-epoch image center 02:34:18.329 +06:00:16.45
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0527 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
Image size: 937.7'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:34:18.904 +06:00:47.15 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 02:34:17.799 +05:57:06.86
Second-epoch image center 02:34:18.904 +06:00:47.15
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0614 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 02:34:18.329 +06:00:16.45
Second-epoch second image center 02:34:18.904 +06:00:47.15
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00885 deg.
###################################
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits &> /tmp/tmp.FPixOvcSBP
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits &> /tmp/tmp.3EoNVszMRK
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits &> /tmp/tmp.1lFLuvBe89
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits &> /tmp/tmp.LViZUA0bcb
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 37023 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5759 to 46.5535 deg, Dec +0.6559 to +11.2413 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.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5759 to 46.5535 deg, Dec 0.6559 to 11.2413 deg
Loaded 4359 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): 3414 out of 3771 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3771 out of 37023 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.809650
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.809650
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.31
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.50
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.50
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 37023 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5759 to 46.5535 deg, Dec +0.6559 to +11.2413 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5759 to 46.5535 deg, Dec 0.6559 to 11.2413 deg
Loaded 4359 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): 3414 out of 3771 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3771 out of 37023 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (aperture=4.7)
Read 37062 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5938 to 46.5631 deg, Dec +0.6564 to +11.2433 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 30.5938 to 46.5631 deg, Dec 0.6564 to 11.2433 deg
Loaded 4356 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): 3420 out of 3770 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3770 out of 37062 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits (aperture=4.7)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 11 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
1.9 pix Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
2.3 pix fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
2.2 pix fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
15.5 mag. Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
14.8 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
14.8 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.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
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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=14, blended=1594, bad_region=6920, passed=37009
Got 37009 stars (including 28761 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 37009 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 11.2)
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(), 957 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(), 30756 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 11.2)
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(), 30757 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30757 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
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=Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits N_match=961 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.290 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.354 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.272 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.264 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.259 n_q1=285 n_q2=191 n_q3=320 n_q4=165 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.221
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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.3EoNVszMRK (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/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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=13, blended=1597, bad_region=6935, passed=37049
Got 37049 stars (including 28788 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 37049 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 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 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: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30789 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 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30789 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30789 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 962 stars left (next iteration limit 1058)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits N_match=962 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.287 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.276 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.294 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.269 n_q1=285 n_q2=193 n_q3=318 n_q4=166 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.104
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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.1lFLuvBe89 (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_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.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_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.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=8, blended=870, bad_region=4322, passed=25326
Got 25326 stars (including 20303 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25326 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013024 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010419 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 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: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21526 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 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(), 21525 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 961 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21525 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 961 stars left (next iteration limit 1057)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits N_match=961 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.322 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.312 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.300 n_q1=290 n_q2=183 n_q3=306 n_q4=182 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.163
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.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.LViZUA0bcb (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_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.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_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=1024, bad_region=4414, passed=26084
Got 26084 stars (including 20833 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 26084 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013024 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010419 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 960 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22243 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22243 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22243 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 962 stars left (next iteration limit 1058)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits N_match=962 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.362 n_q1=293 n_q2=187 n_q3=299 n_q4=183 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.066
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-42-53_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0971.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-21_CI_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_063139_TTUQ2b1x1_2525384_IFS1kuq6/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:26:48.87 +03:44:54.1: 13.46 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:40:09.36 +02:54:09.4: 14.03 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:41:05.48 +06:05:57.6: 13.93 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:30:55.53 +05:25:21.5: 16.21 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:37:11.27 +07:16:38.0: 14.12 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:24:29.45 +02:58:32.3: 16.07 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:30:00.07 +07:15:10.8: 16.20 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:17:30.49 +04:33:32.8: 14.86 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:43:54.14 +04:14:30.1: 15.94 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:50:53.39 +03:17:56.1: 14.03 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:26:48.87 +03:44:54.1: 13.61 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.52 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:26:48.87 +03:44:54.1: ref_mag=13.52 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.4946 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:24:29.45 +02:58:32.3: 16.12 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:37:11.27 +07:16:38.0: 14.28 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:30:00.07 +07:15:10.8: 16.15 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.19 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:37:11.27 +07:16:38.0: ref_mag=14.19 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.0887 delta=0.11 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:50:53.39 +03:17:56.1: 13.96 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:41:05.48 +06:05:57.6: 14.09 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.99 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:50:53.39 +03:17:56.1: ref_mag=13.99 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.9625 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:17:30.49 +04:33:32.8: 14.96 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.00 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:41:05.48 +06:05:57.6: ref_mag=14.00 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.1590 delta=-0.16 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.91 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:17:30.49 +04:33:32.8: ref_mag=14.91 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.6705 delta=0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:40:09.36 +02:54:09.4: 13.81 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.90 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:40:09.36 +02:54:09.4: ref_mag=13.90 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.8686 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:30:55.53 +05:25:21.5: 16.25 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:43:54.14 +04:14:30.1: 15.97 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:21:44.90 +06:52:42.7: 16.16 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:21:44.90 +06:52:42.7: 16.14 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out53895.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out54252.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out56188.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out56953.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out57118.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 12s
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: 6s
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Considering the candidate 51966_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972
The candidate 51966_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53895_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972
Preparing report for the candidate 53895_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972
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Considering the candidate 54252_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972
Preparing report for the candidate 54252_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972
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Considering the candidate 55466_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972
The candidate 55466_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 55657_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972
The candidate 55657_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 55901_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972
The candidate 55901_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 56119_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972
The candidate 56119_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 56188_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972
Preparing report for the candidate 56188_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972
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Considering the candidate 56902_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972
The candidate 56902_fd_Cet-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_04-43-34_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0972 did not pass the final checks