This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA
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 22.4420 2461243.9420 9.14 05:23:49.85 +21:26:36.7
183.67978 -8.18094 galactic Tau Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.1" and 4.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.1 Ceres 1 -1 1 9.0 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits at 05:23:49.85 +21:26:36.7: 15.96 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:23:49.85 +21:26:36.7: 16.00 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 07 22.4420* 05 23 49.85 +21 26 36.7 9.1 U Tau 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461243.9420,9.14,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260722.4420 9.14CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 22.4420 2461243.9420 11.26 05:21:08.90 +22:30:37.5
182.43455 -8.10688 galactic Tau Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" and 4.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.27 Euterpe -1 1 1 11.6 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits at 05:21:08.90 +22:30:37.5: 16.13 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:21:08.90 +22:30:37.5: 16.21 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 07 22.4420* 05 21 08.90 +22 30 37.5 11.3 U Tau 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461243.9420,11.26,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260722.4420 11.26CV 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 22.4420 2461243.9420 12.07 05:07:42.20 +22:19:55.9
180.79171 -10.76392 galactic Tau Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.9" and 4.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.22 Kalliope -1 -0 1 12.3 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits at 05:07:42.20 +22:19:55.9: 16.00 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:07:42.20 +22:19:55.9: 99.00 +/- 99.00 bad_region
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 07 22.4420* 05 07 42.20 +22 19 55.9 12.1 U Tau 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461243.9420,12.07,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260722.4420 12.07CV 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 22.4420 2461243.9420 12.11 05:32:09.01 +24:37:36.2
182.05139 -4.83762 galactic Tau Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.5" and 4.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.30 Urania -1 -1 1 12.3 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits at 05:32:09.01 +24:37:36.2: 16.10 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:32:09.01 +24:37:36.2: 16.20 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 07 22.4420* 05 32 09.01 +24 37 36.2 12.1 U Tau 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461243.9420,12.11,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260722.4420 12.11CV 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 22.4420 2461243.9420 12.98 05:20:40.62 +20:59:30.6
183.64879 -9.04310 galactic Tau Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 4.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.712 Boliviana -1 -2 2 13.4 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits at 05:20:40.62 +20:59:30.6: 14.97 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:20:40.62 +20:59:30.6: 15.00 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.98 +/- 0.11
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 22.4420* 05 20 40.62 +20 59 30.6 13.0 U Tau 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461243.9420,12.98,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260722.4420 12.98CV 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: 2461058.59907050 18.01.2026 02:22:29.691 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
First image: 2461058.59907050 18.01.2026 02:22:29.691 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
Last image: 2461243.94227117 22.07.2026 10:36:42.229 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 6
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.73
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 7 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 11333
Objects passed selection criteria: 11282
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 9908
Average stars matched: 8101.75 (81.7698 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 124412 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 08:25:56 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461058.59907050 18.01.2026 02:22:29.691 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
First image: 2461058.59907050 18.01.2026 02:22:29.691 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
Last image: 2461243.94227117 22.07.2026 10:36:42.229 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 90
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.34
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: 69 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): 91229
Objects passed selection criteria: 91042
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 81998.2
Average stars matched: 67403.2 (82.2008 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 2086032 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 08:30:38 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.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: 2461243.94178279
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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits'
wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits'
wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits'
wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:32:19.516 +22:00:20.87 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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
Image size: 941.1'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:32:24.750 +22:00:56.30 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 05:32:19.516 +22:00:20.87
Second-epoch image center 05:32:24.750 +22:00:56.30
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0225 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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
Image size: 941.0'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:32:24.916 +22:00:27.65 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 05:32:19.516 +22:00:20.87
Second-epoch image center 05:32:24.916 +22:00:27.65
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0209 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 05:32:24.750 +22:00:56.30
Second-epoch second image center 05:32:24.916 +22:00:27.65
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00798 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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits &> /tmp/tmp.IqwApZVIFr
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZbGCxYaF5m
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits &> /tmp/tmp.mc2w10VAHA
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits &> /tmp/tmp.e3iH4Orjvh
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits and wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits and wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits and wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 21750 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 74.1679 to 91.6836 deg, Dec +16.3329 to +27.3623 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 74.1679 to 91.6836 deg, Dec 16.3329 to 27.3623 deg
Loaded 12332 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): 9225 out of 10163 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 10163 out of 21750 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.923400
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.923400
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.73
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.19
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.19
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 21750 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 74.1679 to 91.6836 deg, Dec +16.3329 to +27.3623 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 74.1679 to 91.6836 deg, Dec 16.3329 to 27.3623 deg
Loaded 12332 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): 9225 out of 10163 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 10163 out of 21750 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits (aperture=6.2)
Read 20916 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 74.3785 to 91.9053 deg, Dec +16.4883 to +27.3012 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 74.3785 to 91.9053 deg, Dec 16.4883 to 27.3012 deg
Loaded 12326 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): 8851 out of 10017 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 10017 out of 20916 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits (aperture=5.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 4 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
2.0 pix Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
2.3 pix fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
2.3 pix fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
15.3 mag. Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
13.6 mag. fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
13.6 mag. fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.6 (SNR ) 10.8 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=2103, bad_region=7322, passed=21750
Got 21750 stars (including 13085 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21750 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 930 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 909 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15084 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15084 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15083 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 927 stars left (next iteration limit 1019)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits N_match=927 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.420 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.370 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.301 n_q1=231 n_q2=249 n_q3=178 n_q4=269 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.164
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits -region wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.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.ZbGCxYaF5m (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=2320, bad_region=3377, passed=20916
Got 20916 stars (including 15475 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 20916 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 933 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 930 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 918 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 930 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17570 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 932 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 930 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17571 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 930 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17571 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Excluding outliers - 930 stars left (next iteration limit 1023)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits N_match=930 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.493 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.536 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.457 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.449 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.515 n_q1=327 n_q2=91 n_q3=361 n_q4=151 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.088
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits -region wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.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.mc2w10VAHA (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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=421, bad_region=1330, passed=5328
Got 5328 stars (including 3684 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5328 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (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 0.010457 (37.6 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 936 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 933 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 924 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 933 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4149 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 936 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 931 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4148 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 931 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4148 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59"
Excluding outliers - 931 stars left (next iteration limit 1026)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits N_match=931 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.597 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.629 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.600 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.734 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.496 n_q1=269 n_q2=206 n_q3=217 n_q4=239 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.230
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.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.e3iH4Orjvh (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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=346, bad_region=1289, passed=5202
Got 5202 stars (including 3632 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5202 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 933 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 923 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4052 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 933 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4049 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4049 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Excluding outliers - 928 stars left (next iteration limit 1021)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits N_match=928 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.618 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.654 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.615 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.709 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.472 n_q1=262 n_q2=210 n_q3=221 n_q4=235 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.146
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.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=Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits sigma_overall=0.361 worst_q_ratio=1.164
ref2=Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits sigma_overall=0.493 worst_q_ratio=1.088
new1=fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits sigma_overall=0.597 worst_q_ratio=1.230
new2=fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits sigma_overall=0.618 worst_q_ratio=1.146
reference average sigma_overall=0.427 worst_q_ratio=1.126
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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036_astrometric_residuals.png (927 matched stars from wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035_astrometric_residuals.png (930 matched stars from wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.44 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502_astrometric_residuals.png (931 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.54 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503_astrometric_residuals.png (928 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.56 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits at 05:23:49.85 +21:26:36.7: 15.96 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:23:49.85 +21:26:36.7: 16.00 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out37178.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 8s
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 37174_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 37174_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:24:16.90 +20:08:48.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 37175_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 37175_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:03:38.45 +23:38:48.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 37178_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
Preparing report for the candidate 37178_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
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Considering the candidate 02586_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 02586_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:46:56.45 +17:54:31.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 10s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Tau-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
05:23:49.85 +21:26:36.7
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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:32:19.516 +22:00:20.87 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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
Image size: 941.1'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:32:24.750 +22:00:56.30 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 05:32:19.516 +22:00:20.87
Second-epoch image center 05:32:24.750 +22:00:56.30
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0225 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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
Image size: 941.0'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:32:24.916 +22:00:27.65 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 05:32:19.516 +22:00:20.87
Second-epoch image center 05:32:24.916 +22:00:27.65
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0209 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 05:32:24.750 +22:00:56.30
Second-epoch second image center 05:32:24.916 +22:00:27.65
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00798 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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits &> /tmp/tmp.hOFev33vTX
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits &> /tmp/tmp.StKYPNa66R
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits &> /tmp/tmp.U7kvpbcM7e
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits &> /tmp/tmp.S0iyLN9Bxh
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits and wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits and wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits and wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 149155 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 74.1101 to 91.6891 deg, Dec +16.3191 to +27.3626 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.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 74.1101 to 91.6891 deg, Dec 16.3191 to 27.3626 deg
Loaded 12382 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): 7632 out of 10495 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 10495 out of 149155 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.771100
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.771100
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.34
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.43
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.43
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 149155 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 74.1101 to 91.6891 deg, Dec +16.3191 to +27.3626 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 74.1101 to 91.6891 deg, Dec 16.3191 to 27.3626 deg
Loaded 12382 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): 7632 out of 10495 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 10495 out of 149155 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits (aperture=4.6)
Read 163013 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 74.3382 to 91.9466 deg, Dec +16.4852 to +27.3055 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 74.3382 to 91.9466 deg, Dec 16.4852 to 27.3055 deg
Loaded 12416 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): 7186 out of 10476 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 10476 out of 163013 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits (aperture=4.4)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 61 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
1.8 pix Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
2.1 pix fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
2.1 pix fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
1.8 pix wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
15.5 mag. Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.8 (SNR ) 13.4 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.hOFev33vTX (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=28, blended=17632, bad_region=37034, passed=149127
Got 149127 stars (including 99225 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 149127 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 930 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 914 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 115811 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 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 115810 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 115810 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 929 stars left (next iteration limit 1021)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits N_match=929 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.320 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.290 n_q1=234 n_q2=247 n_q3=184 n_q4=264 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.164
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits -region wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.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.StKYPNa66R (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=36, blended=20219, bad_region=22244, passed=162977
Got 162977 stars (including 121992 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 162977 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 932 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 932 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 925 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 932 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 140220 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 932 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 931 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 140222 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 931 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 140224 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Excluding outliers - 931 stars left (next iteration limit 1025)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits N_match=931 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.470 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.510 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.441 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.417 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.447 n_q1=322 n_q2=92 n_q3=356 n_q4=161 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.086
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits -region wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.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.U7kvpbcM7e (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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=3, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=1962, bad_region=8968, passed=47759
Got 47759 stars (including 37125 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 47759 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (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 0.010457 (37.6 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.4 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 930 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 919 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39749 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.4 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 930 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39749 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39749 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
Excluding outliers - 925 stars left (next iteration limit 1019)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits N_match=925 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.577 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.583 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.567 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.704 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.474 n_q1=268 n_q2=211 n_q3=205 n_q4=241 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.220
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.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.S0iyLN9Bxh (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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=2, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=2037, bad_region=8942, passed=47281
Got 47281 stars (including 36624 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 47281 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.4 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 928 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 917 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39365 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.4 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 928 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39367 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 925 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39367 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Excluding outliers - 925 stars left (next iteration limit 1017)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits N_match=925 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.546 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.598 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.556 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.677 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.449 n_q1=271 n_q2=210 n_q3=202 n_q4=242 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.241
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-22_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-00_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0502.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_065216_TTUQ2b1x1_2958646_5ppL4EdA/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits at 05:35:13.15 +25:02:52.0: 13.23 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits at 05:07:47.78 +24:26:33.6: 12.44 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits at 05:21:28.72 +19:18:28.5: 11.80 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits at 05:21:08.90 +22:30:37.5: 16.13 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:35:13.15 +25:02:52.0: 13.25 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.24 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:21:28.72 +19:18:28.5: 11.96 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:35:13.15 +25:02:52.0: ref_mag=13.24 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.4476 delta=-0.21 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.88 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:21:28.72 +19:18:28.5: ref_mag=11.88 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.0099 delta=-0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits at 05:07:42.20 +22:19:55.9: 16.00 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:07:47.78 +24:26:33.6: 99.00 +/- 99.00 bad_region
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.44 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:07:47.78 +24:26:33.6: ref_mag=12.44 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.6191 delta=-0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits at 05:05:06.81 +23:48:49.7: 12.69 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:21:08.90 +22:30:37.5: 16.21 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:07:42.20 +22:19:55.9: 99.00 +/- 99.00 bad_region
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:05:06.81 +23:48:49.7: 99.00 +/- 99.00 bad_region
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.69 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:05:06.81 +23:48:49.7: ref_mag=12.69 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.6734 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits at 05:48:28.53 +20:14:14.3: 12.94 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits at 05:44:15.24 +18:50:56.3: 12.95 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:48:28.53 +20:14:14.3: 12.99 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.97 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:48:28.53 +20:14:14.3: ref_mag=12.97 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.8418 delta=0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:44:15.24 +18:50:56.3: 12.95 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.95 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:44:15.24 +18:50:56.3: ref_mag=12.95 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0135 delta=-0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits at 05:32:09.01 +24:37:36.2: 16.10 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_20-22-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0036.fits at 05:20:40.62 +20:59:30.6: 14.97 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:32:09.01 +24:37:36.2: 16.20 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:20:40.62 +20:59:30.6: 15.00 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.98 +/- 0.11
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 05:20:40.62 +20:59:30.6: ref_mag=14.98 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=12.9587 delta=2.03 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out132033.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out217153.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out217164.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out64543.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 8s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 3s
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Considering the candidate 217098_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217098_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 217105_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217105_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:29:57.51 +21:24:18.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217109_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217109_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:42:34.30 +24:06:12.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217114_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217114_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:33:57.88 +22:41:49.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217116_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217116_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:29:17.14 +18:20:14.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217127_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217127_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 217133_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217133_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:45:20.35 +19:01:43.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217139_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217139_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 217142_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217142_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:23:49.85 +21:26:36.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217145_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217145_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (28.4") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 217147_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217147_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (28.4") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 217149_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217149_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (28.5") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 217150_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217150_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (27.7") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 217153_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
Preparing report for the candidate 217153_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
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Considering the candidate 217156_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217156_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:17:51.96 +19:58:26.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217158_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217158_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (28.2") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 217163_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217163_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:41:56.08 +22:38:54.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217164_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
Preparing report for the candidate 217164_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
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Considering the candidate 217170_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217170_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (28.9") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 217171_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217171_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:30:50.68 +22:27:23.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217176_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217176_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 217179_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217179_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:20:11.71 +19:34:16.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217181_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217181_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (28.2") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 217185_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217185_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:37:00.59 +20:46:43.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217186_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217186_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:31:40.05 +18:13:13.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217191_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217191_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:32:09.91 +18:33:10.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217199_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217199_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:39:54.77 +23:40:59.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217202_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217202_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:17:34.19 +17:39:17.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217203_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217203_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:40:12.84 +24:31:53.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217204_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217204_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:43:00.26 +18:59:07.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217207_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217207_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:33:38.42 +18:33:22.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217209_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217209_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:45:54.23 +26:05:59.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217210_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217210_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.2") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 217215_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217215_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:45:36.81 +25:05:42.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217216_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217216_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:31:10.96 +20:10:04.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217218_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217218_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:17:40.04 +20:26:09.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217219_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217219_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (10.7") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 217224_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217224_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.2") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 217226_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217226_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:07:24.33 +18:37:04.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217229_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217229_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:42:11.77 +22:40:38.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217230_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217230_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 217231_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217231_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:30:36.64 +22:27:33.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217233_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217233_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:33:36.31 +18:33:25.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217234_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217234_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:41:51.10 +19:48:42.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217235_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217235_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:35:36.97 +21:22:56.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217237_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217237_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:47:13.86 +21:51:53.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217243_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217243_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:19:10.42 +19:41:07.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217255_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217255_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 217263_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217263_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:36:29.32 +21:58:36.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217269_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217269_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:44:42.28 +23:00:04.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217272_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217272_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.0") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 217278_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217278_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (28.5") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 217282_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217282_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:17:30.19 +20:09:20.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217283_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217283_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:47:05.61 +23:11:11.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217291_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217291_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:30:15.70 +18:46:31.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 217292_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217292_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (27.8") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 217300_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 217300_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:23:51.47 +20:00:14.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 15870_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 15870_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:46:56.43 +17:54:31.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 74929_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503
The candidate 74929_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_05-36-42_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0503 did not pass the final checks
