This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT
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 22.4560 2461243.9560 8.97 05:31:55.71 +07:36:48.4
196.68797 -13.85836 galactic Ori Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 9.1 pix
The object was found in VSX 1" BK Ori
Type: M
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
8.500 V 13.800 V 2454747.00000 331.000000000000 M7e
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits at 05:31:55.71 +07:36:48.4: 10.74 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits at 05:31:55.71 +07:36:48.4: 10.74 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 10.74 +/- 0.00
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 22.4560* 05 31 55.71 +07 36 48.4 9.0 U Ori 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
BK Ori,2461243.9560,8.97,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 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
BK Ori 20260722.4560 8.97CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 22.4560 2461243.9560 8.97 05:28:23.14 +08:41:26.9
195.27222 -14.06260 galactic Ori Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.3" and 9.1 pix
The object was found in VSX 2" V0440 Ori
Type: LB
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
10.670 V Y 0.650 V 2452654.00000 104.714903000000 M5
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits at 05:28:23.14 +08:41:26.9: 10.00 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits at 05:28:23.14 +08:41:26.9: 9.99 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 10.00 +/- 0.00
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 22.4560* 05 28 23.14 +08 41 26.9 9.0 U Ori 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
V0440 Ori,2461243.9560,8.97,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 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
V0440 Ori 20260722.4560 8.97CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.68831204 09.01.2026 04:31:00.160 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
First image: 2461049.68831204 09.01.2026 04:31:00.160 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
Last image: 2461243.95640123 22.07.2026 10:57:03.066 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.63
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: 6 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): 15479
Objects passed selection criteria: 15334
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.2 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.2 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 9061
Average stars matched: 8800.75 (97.1278 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 123664 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Tue Jul 21 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-162-g0b3e9b13
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-21)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Wed Jul 22 09:15:24 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.68831204 09.01.2026 04:31:00.160 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
First image: 2461049.68831204 09.01.2026 04:31:00.160 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
Last image: 2461243.95640123 22.07.2026 10:57:03.066 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 7
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.32
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: 22 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): 98655
Objects passed selection criteria: 98258
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.2 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.2 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 60226.2
Average stars matched: 57239.5 (95.0408 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 1934784 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Tue Jul 21 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-162-g0b3e9b13
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-21)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Wed Jul 22 09:19:18 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_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/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.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/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.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: 2461243.95563095
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_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits'
wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits'
wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits'
wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.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: 05:08:30.148 +06:00:49.89 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_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
Image size: 944.5'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:08:36.749 +06:00:45.08 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 05:08:30.148 +06:00:49.89
Second-epoch image center 05:08:36.749 +06:00:45.08
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0274 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_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
Image size: 944.4'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:08:33.902 +06:00:12.73 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 05:08:30.148 +06:00:49.89
Second-epoch image center 05:08:33.902 +06:00:12.73
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0187 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 05:08:36.749 +06:00:45.08
Second-epoch second image center 05:08:33.902 +06:00:12.73
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01483 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/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zDHarcyo8Q
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits &> /tmp/tmp.YgMooSUPMe
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits &> /tmp/tmp.KRsz4ZnlKd
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits &> /tmp/tmp.RmPqCdu5St
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.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_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits and wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.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_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits and wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits and wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 16511 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 69.0486 to 85.0652 deg, Dec +0.5907 to +11.3430 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 69.0486 to 85.0652 deg, Dec 0.5907 to 11.3430 deg
Loaded 9689 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): 7647 out of 8333 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8333 out of 16511 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.944200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.944200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.63
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.31
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.31
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 16511 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 69.0486 to 85.0652 deg, Dec +0.5907 to +11.3430 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.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 69.0486 to 85.0652 deg, Dec 0.5907 to 11.3430 deg
Loaded 9689 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): 7647 out of 8333 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8333 out of 16511 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits (aperture=6.0)
Read 16525 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 69.0485 to 85.0653 deg, Dec +0.6447 to +11.3539 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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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 69.0485 to 85.0653 deg, Dec 0.6447 to 11.3539 deg
Loaded 9629 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): 7649 out of 8331 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8331 out of 16525 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits (aperture=6.0)
____ 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 Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
2.0 pix Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
2.6 pix fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
2.6 pix fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
15.3 mag. Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
12.2 mag. fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
12.2 mag. fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.2 (SNR ) 9.7 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.zDHarcyo8Q (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits' -> 'wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=1518, bad_region=0, passed=16511
Got 16511 stars (including 14968 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16511 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 452 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 949 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 916 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15827 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 452 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 949 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15827 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 946 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15827 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 946 stars left (next iteration limit 1040)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits N_match=946 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.390 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.462 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.321 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.363 n_q1=188 n_q2=303 n_q3=217 n_q4=238 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.184
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits -region wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.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.YgMooSUPMe (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits 569.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits' -> 'wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=1534, bad_region=0, passed=16525
Got 16525 stars (including 14970 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16525 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 0.6 to 11.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 946 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 915 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15876 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 946 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15878 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15878 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 943 stars left (next iteration limit 1037)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits N_match=943 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.348 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.362 n_q1=186 n_q2=300 n_q3=220 n_q4=237 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.079
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits -region wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.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.KRsz4ZnlKd (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_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.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_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=380, bad_region=0, passed=1782
Got 1782 stars (including 1401 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1782 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 944.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 944.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013118 (47.2 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010494 (37.8 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 451 to 509 (Dec 0.3 to 11.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 939 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 934 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 918 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 934 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1704 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
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 451 to 509 (Dec 0.3 to 11.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 938 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 934 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1701 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 934 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1701 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 934 stars left (next iteration limit 1027)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits N_match=934 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.401 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.560 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.504 n_q1=274 n_q2=189 n_q3=280 n_q4=191 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.322
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits -region wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.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.RmPqCdu5St (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_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.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_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=451, bad_region=0, passed=1660
Got 1660 stars (including 1207 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1660 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 944.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 944.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013117 (47.2 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010493 (37.8 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 451 to 509 (Dec 0.3 to 11.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 949 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 922 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1545 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
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 451 to 509 (Dec 0.3 to 11.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 948 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1549 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 943 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1548 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 943 stars left (next iteration limit 1037)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits N_match=943 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.405 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.570 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.333 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.429 n_q1=284 n_q2=180 n_q3=295 n_q4=184 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.406
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits -region wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits sigma_overall=0.390 worst_q_ratio=1.184
ref2=Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits sigma_overall=0.363 worst_q_ratio=1.079
new1=fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits sigma_overall=0.424 worst_q_ratio=1.322
new2=fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits sigma_overall=0.405 worst_q_ratio=1.406
reference average sigma_overall=0.3765 worst_q_ratio=1.1315
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159_astrometric_residuals.png (946 matched stars from wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160_astrometric_residuals.png (943 matched stars from wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430_astrometric_residuals.png (934 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.37 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431_astrometric_residuals.png (943 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ori-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Ori-03-Q1b1x1 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/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.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_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.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: 05:08:30.148 +06:00:49.89 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_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
Image size: 944.5'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:08:36.749 +06:00:45.08 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 05:08:30.148 +06:00:49.89
Second-epoch image center 05:08:36.749 +06:00:45.08
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0274 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_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
Image size: 944.4'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:08:33.902 +06:00:12.73 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 05:08:30.148 +06:00:49.89
Second-epoch image center 05:08:33.902 +06:00:12.73
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0187 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 05:08:36.749 +06:00:45.08
Second-epoch second image center 05:08:33.902 +06:00:12.73
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01483 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/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits &> /tmp/tmp.LyM2pj7on4
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits &> /tmp/tmp.kwJJJeS7tC
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits &> /tmp/tmp.f5sqzhCFDX
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Id6fqZllK9
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.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_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits and wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.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_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits and wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits and wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 107661 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 69.0344 to 85.0658 deg, Dec +0.5907 to +11.3441 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 69.0344 to 85.0658 deg, Dec 0.5907 to 11.3441 deg
Loaded 9691 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): 6705 out of 8494 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8494 out of 107661 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.822700
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.822700
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.32
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 107661 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 69.0344 to 85.0658 deg, Dec +0.5907 to +11.3441 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 69.0344 to 85.0658 deg, Dec 0.5907 to 11.3441 deg
Loaded 9691 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): 6705 out of 8494 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8494 out of 107661 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits (aperture=4.6)
Read 107880 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 69.0353 to 85.0658 deg, Dec +0.6129 to +11.3547 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.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 69.0353 to 85.0658 deg, Dec 0.6129 to 11.3547 deg
Loaded 9674 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): 6699 out of 8493 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8493 out of 107880 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 5 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
1.9 pix Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
2.4 pix fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
2.4 pix fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
15.5 mag. Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
12.7 mag. fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
12.6 mag. fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.6 (SNR ) 12.1 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.LyM2pj7on4 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits' -> 'wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=35, blended=9183, bad_region=6, passed=107626
Got 107626 stars (including 98258 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 107626 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 452 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 950 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 948 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 921 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 948 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 103052 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 452 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 950 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 948 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 103049 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 948 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 103048 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 948 stars left (next iteration limit 1042)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits N_match=948 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.411 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.370 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.304 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.356 n_q1=196 n_q2=287 n_q3=218 n_q4=247 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.120
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits -region wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.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.kwJJJeS7tC (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits 569.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits' -> 'wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 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=39, blended=9161, bad_region=8, passed=107841
Got 107841 stars (including 98479 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 107841 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 0.6 to 11.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 949 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 915 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 103837 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.6 to 11.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 949 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 103838 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 947 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 103835 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 947 stars left (next iteration limit 1041)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits N_match=947 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.345 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.322 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.302 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.331 n_q1=199 n_q2=288 n_q3=217 n_q4=243 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.068
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits -region wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.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.f5sqzhCFDX (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_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.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_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=1, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=497, bad_region=0, passed=13957
Got 13957 stars (including 13442 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13957 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 944.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 944.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013118 (47.2 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010494 (37.8 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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 940 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 936 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 918 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 936 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13492 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 940 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 937 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13491 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 937 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13491 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 937 stars left (next iteration limit 1029)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits N_match=937 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.428 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.405 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.545 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.497 n_q1=275 n_q2=183 n_q3=282 n_q4=197 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.274
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits -region wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.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.Id6fqZllK9 (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_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.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_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=519, bad_region=0, passed=12943
Got 12943 stars (including 12405 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 12943 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 944.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 944.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013117 (47.2 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010493 (37.8 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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 939 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 922 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 939 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12288 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12289 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 940 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12289 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 940 stars left (next iteration limit 1032)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits N_match=940 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.425 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.376 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.531 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.469 n_q1=277 n_q2=173 n_q3=297 n_q4=193 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.248
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits -region wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.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_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.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_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-55-56_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0430.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.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_2026-07-22_CI_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_055743_TTUQ1b1x1_2628475_bcR4rBMT/wcs_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ori-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits at 05:28:23.14 +08:41:26.9: 10.00 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-00_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0159.fits at 05:31:55.71 +07:36:48.4: 10.74 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits at 05:31:55.71 +07:36:48.4: 10.74 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-31-42_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0160.fits at 05:28:23.14 +08:41:26.9: 9.99 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 10.74 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 10.00 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 05:31:55.71 +07:36:48.4: ref_mag=10.74 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=8.9814 delta=1.76 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 05:28:23.14 +08:41:26.9: ref_mag=10.00 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=8.9667 delta=1.03 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out74136.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out96450.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 5s
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: 2s
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Considering the candidate 126732_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431
The candidate 126732_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:35:19.04 +09:54:54.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 74136_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431
Preparing report for the candidate 74136_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431
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Considering the candidate 89275_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431
The candidate 89275_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:15:32.46 +09:24:35.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 96450_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431
Preparing report for the candidate 96450_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431
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Considering the candidate 101230_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431
The candidate 101230_fd_Ori-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_05-57-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0431 did not pass the final checks