This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9
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 27.4562 2461248.9562 11.76 02:13:57.16 -05:08:54.3
168.40332 -60.51478 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.7" and 6.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.532 Herculina -1 -1 1 11.8 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits at 02:13:57.16 -05:08:54.3: 15.71 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits at 02:13:57.16 -05:08:54.3: 16.31 +/- 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 27.4562* 02 13 57.16 -05 08 54.3 11.8 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461248.9562,11.76,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260727.4562 11.76CV 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 27.4562 2461248.9562 13.90 02:28:05.08 -08:25:19.7
178.15235 -60.46429 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.9" and 6.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.1093 Freda -1 -2 2 14.0 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits at 02:28:05.08 -08:25:19.7: 15.87 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits at 02:28:05.08 -08:25:19.7: 16.40 +/- 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 27.4562* 02 28 05.08 -08 25 19.7 13.9 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461248.9562,13.90,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260727.4562 13.90CV 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: 2461061.64036141 21.01.2026 03:21:57.226 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
First image: 2461061.64036141 21.01.2026 03:21:57.226 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
Last image: 2461248.95648025 27.07.2026 10:57:09.894 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.75
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 8 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 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): 5524
Objects passed selection criteria: 5508
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4954
Average stars matched: 4182.25 (84.4217 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 232756 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Sun Jul 26 03:08:32 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-174-g9b7cb13a
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-26)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Mon Jul 27 07:52:05 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461061.64036141 21.01.2026 03:21:57.226 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
First image: 2461061.64036141 21.01.2026 03:21:57.226 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
Last image: 2461248.95648025 27.07.2026 10:57:09.894 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 8
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.52
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: 13 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): 29355
Objects passed selection criteria: 29260
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 24529.2
Average stars matched: 22116.2 (90.1628 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 254604 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Sun Jul 26 03:08:32 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-174-g9b7cb13a
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-26)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Mon Jul 27 07:55:13 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.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: 2461248.95588484
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits'
wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits'
wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits'
wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
Image size: 941.5'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: 02:34:18.006 -10:00:06.15 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
Image size: 941.1'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:34:29.306 -09:58:19.42 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 02:34:18.006 -10:00:06.15
Second-epoch image center 02:34:29.306 -09:58:19.42
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0550 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
Image size: 941.1'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:34:31.933 -09:58:18.00 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 02:34:18.006 -10:00:06.15
Second-epoch image center 02:34:31.933 -09:58:18.00
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0646 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 02:34:29.306 -09:58:19.42
Second-epoch second image center 02:34:31.933 -09:58:18.00
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01079 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wvIuinMfqi
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits &> /tmp/tmp.I8JsEGdQGZ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits &> /tmp/tmp.GmR230OSFm
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits &> /tmp/tmp.I60eoqc8BO
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits and wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits and wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits and wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5469 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5519 to 46.7187 deg, Dec -15.3148 to -4.5794 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5519 to 46.7187 deg, Dec -15.3148 to -4.5794 deg
Loaded 4379 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): 3511 out of 3629 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3629 out of 5469 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.847200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.847200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.75
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.10
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.10
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5469 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5519 to 46.7187 deg, Dec -15.3148 to -4.5794 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5519 to 46.7187 deg, Dec -15.3148 to -4.5794 deg
Loaded 4379 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): 3511 out of 3629 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3629 out of 5469 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits (aperture=5.9)
Read 8462 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5485 to 46.7186 deg, Dec -15.3321 to -4.5794 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5485 to 46.7186 deg, Dec -15.3321 to -4.5794 deg
Loaded 4384 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): 3602 out of 3764 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3764 out of 8462 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits (aperture=6.1)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
2.1 pix Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
2.7 pix fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
2.7 pix fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.1 mag. Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
15.7 mag. Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.0 (SNR ) 11.3 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.wvIuinMfqi (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=346, bad_region=0, passed=5469
Got 5469 stars (including 5113 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5469 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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 953 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5397 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5396 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5396 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 963 stars left (next iteration limit 1059)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits N_match=963 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.305 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.289 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.266 n_q1=216 n_q2=261 n_q3=239 n_q4=247 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.193
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits -region wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.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.I8JsEGdQGZ (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits 860.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits'
This WCS solution (swarp) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=494, bad_region=0, passed=8462
Got 8462 stars (including 7951 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8462 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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 955 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8314 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8315 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8315 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Excluding outliers - 965 stars left (next iteration limit 1061)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits (swarp) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits N_match=965 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.230 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.304 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.216 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.209 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.200 n_q1=218 n_q2=251 n_q3=243 n_q4=253 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.321
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits -region wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.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.GmR230OSFm (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_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.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_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=186, bad_region=0, passed=3051
Got 3051 stars (including 2860 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3051 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 372 to 430 (Dec -15.5 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 952 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3002 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.5 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 964 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3001 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 964 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3001 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 964 stars left (next iteration limit 1060)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=964 robust_rms=10.267 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=964 robust_rms=0.363 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=964 robust_rms_before=0.939 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.271 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.363 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best baseline 0.271 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits N_match=964 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.287 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.256 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.278 n_q1=245 n_q2=231 n_q3=262 n_q4=226 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.035
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.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.I60eoqc8BO (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_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.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_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=186, bad_region=0, passed=2971
Got 2971 stars (including 2778 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2971 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 372 to 430 (Dec -15.5 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 954 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2925 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.5 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 965 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2925 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 965 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2925 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 965 stars left (next iteration limit 1061)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=965 robust_rms=10.585 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=965 robust_rms=0.395 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=965 robust_rms_before=0.973 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.278 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.395 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best baseline 0.278 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits N_match=965 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.288 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.291 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.289 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.259 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.303 n_q1=244 n_q2=232 n_q3=262 n_q4=227 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.051
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.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=Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits sigma_overall=0.305 worst_q_ratio=1.193
ref2=Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits sigma_overall=0.230 worst_q_ratio=1.321
new1=fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits sigma_overall=0.285 worst_q_ratio=1.035
new2=fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits sigma_overall=0.288 worst_q_ratio=1.051
reference average sigma_overall=0.2675 worst_q_ratio=1.257
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_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1_astrometric_residuals.png (963 matched stars from wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2_astrometric_residuals.png (965 matched stars from wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.21 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366_astrometric_residuals.png (964 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.25 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367_astrometric_residuals.png (965 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-08-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-08-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
Image size: 941.5'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: 02:34:18.006 -10:00:06.15 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
Image size: 941.1'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:34:29.306 -09:58:19.42 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 02:34:18.006 -10:00:06.15
Second-epoch image center 02:34:29.306 -09:58:19.42
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0550 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
Image size: 941.1'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:34:31.933 -09:58:18.00 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 02:34:18.006 -10:00:06.15
Second-epoch image center 02:34:31.933 -09:58:18.00
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0646 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 02:34:29.306 -09:58:19.42
Second-epoch second image center 02:34:31.933 -09:58:18.00
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01079 deg.
###################################
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits &> /tmp/tmp.M5iQRrwPG9
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EqEy09M3e3
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ri0r4kdPic
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits &> /tmp/tmp.uSyHAkDdiP
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits and wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits and wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits and wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 29449 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5488 to 46.7762 deg, Dec -15.3208 to -4.5605 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5488 to 46.7762 deg, Dec -15.3208 to -4.5605 deg
Loaded 4410 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): 3528 out of 3767 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3767 out of 29449 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.750050
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.750050
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.52
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.23
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.23
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 29449 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5488 to 46.7762 deg, Dec -15.3208 to -4.5605 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5488 to 46.7762 deg, Dec -15.3208 to -4.5605 deg
Loaded 4410 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): 3528 out of 3767 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3767 out of 29449 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 38224 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5434 to 46.7757 deg, Dec -15.3320 to -4.5648 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5434 to 46.7757 deg, Dec -15.3320 to -4.5648 deg
Loaded 4412 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): 3394 out of 3770 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3770 out of 38224 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits (aperture=5.1)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 8 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
2.1 pix Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
2.5 pix fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
2.5 pix fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
15.8 mag. Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.1 (SNR ) 13.5 (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.M5iQRrwPG9 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=996, bad_region=22, passed=29438
Got 29438 stars (including 28362 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 29438 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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 951 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29011 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 962 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29010 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 962 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29010 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 962 stars left (next iteration limit 1058)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits N_match=962 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.294 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.360 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.278 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.293 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.279 n_q1=216 n_q2=257 n_q3=242 n_q4=247 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.227
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits -region wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.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.EqEy09M3e3 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits 860.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits'
This WCS solution (swarp) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=14, blended=1849, bad_region=13, passed=38210
Got 38210 stars (including 36291 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 38210 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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 967 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 963 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37998 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
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 373 to 429 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 967 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37999 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 967 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37999 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Excluding outliers - 967 stars left (next iteration limit 1063)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits N_match=967 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.232 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.297 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.211 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.227 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.206 n_q1=222 n_q2=243 n_q3=251 n_q4=251 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.280
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits -region wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.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.ri0r4kdPic (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_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.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_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=459, bad_region=1, passed=15872
Got 15872 stars (including 15387 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 15872 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 372 to 430 (Dec -15.5 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 951 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15604 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.5 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15603 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15603 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 963 stars left (next iteration limit 1059)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits N_match=963 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.283 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.293 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.290 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.249 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.272 n_q1=243 n_q2=229 n_q3=262 n_q4=229 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.033
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.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.uSyHAkDdiP (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_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.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_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=419, bad_region=2, passed=15398
Got 15398 stars (including 14943 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 15398 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 372 to 430 (Dec -15.5 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 951 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15130 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.5 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 963 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15130 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 963 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15130 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 963 stars left (next iteration limit 1059)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits N_match=963 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.287 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.289 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.297 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.252 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.271 n_q1=242 n_q2=231 n_q3=262 n_q4=228 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.036
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.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_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-56-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0366.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.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_2026-07-27_CI_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_061335_TTUQ1b1x1_1550400_29HQdzF9/wcs_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-08-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits at 02:13:57.16 -05:08:54.3: 15.71 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits at 02:48:02.40 -12:25:52.7: 11.64 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-21-57_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0120_stack1.fits at 02:28:05.08 -08:25:19.7: 15.87 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits at 02:28:05.08 -08:25:19.7: 16.40 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits at 02:48:02.40 -12:25:52.7: 11.63 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_21-22-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0121_stack2.fits at 02:13:57.16 -05:08:54.3: 16.31 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.63 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:48:02.40 -12:25:52.7: ref_mag=11.63 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.6467 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out39146.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out39554.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 39146_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367
Preparing report for the candidate 39146_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367
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Considering the candidate 39150_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367
The candidate 39150_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 39228_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367
The candidate 39228_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:02:42.87 -07:39:09.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 39266_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367
The candidate 39266_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:13:15.20 -10:29:48.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 39336_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367
The candidate 39336_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:01:51.61 -09:58:40.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 39373_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367
The candidate 39373_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:36:06.65 -07:50:52.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 39512_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367
The candidate 39512_fd_Cet-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-27_05-57-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0367 did not pass the final checks