This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5
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 28.2491 2461249.7491 10.95 21:53:16.72 -12:24:25.0
43.37040 -45.84896 galactic Cap Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.0" and 7.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.354 Eleonora 2 -1 2 10.8 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:53:16.72 -12:24:25.0: 15.12 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:53:16.72 -12:24:25.0: 15.18 +/- 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 28.2491* 21 53 16.72 -12 24 25.0 10.9 U Cap 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,2461249.7491,10.95,0.05,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 20260728.2491 10.95CV 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 28.2491 2461249.7491 11.06 21:33:09.03 -12:14:34.9
40.60677 -41.35488 galactic Cap Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.4" and 7.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.306 Unitas 0 -0 0 10.9 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:33:09.03 -12:14:34.9: 13.99 +/- 0.10 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:33:09.03 -12:14:34.9: 14.08 +/- 0.10 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.04 +/- 0.07
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 28.2491* 21 33 09.03 -12 14 34.9 11.1 U Cap 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,2461249.7491,11.06,0.05,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 20260728.2491 11.06CV 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 28.2491 2461249.7491 11.62 21:29:54.74 -07:15:25.2
45.90357 -38.35822 galactic Aqr Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.4" and 7.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.389 Industria 0 0 0 11.8 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:29:54.74 -07:15:25.2: 15.47 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:29:54.74 -07:15:25.2: 15.63 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461249.7491,11.62,0.05,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 20260728.2491 11.62CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 28.2491 2461249.7491 12.90 20:59:21.17 -06:35:46.8
42.21009 -31.37263 galactic Aqr Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.1" and 7.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.490 Veritas 0 -0 1 13.0 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 20:59:21.17 -06:35:46.8: 15.40 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 20:59:21.17 -06:35:46.8: 15.52 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461249.7491,12.90,0.05,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 20260728.2491 12.90CV 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
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 28.2491 2461249.7491 12.88 21:26:52.88 -11:21:29.7
40.77925 -39.58875 galactic Cap Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 7.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.38 Leda 0 -1 1 13.0 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:26:52.88 -11:21:29.7: 15.54 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:26:52.88 -11:21:29.7: 15.61 +/- 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 28.2491* 21 26 52.88 -11 21 29.7 12.9 U Cap 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,2461249.7491,12.88,0.05,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 20260728.2491 12.88CV 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 28.2491 2461249.7491 13.42 21:26:41.83 -13:01:27.5
38.79011 -40.26027 galactic Aqr Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.4" and 7.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.558 Carmen -0 0 1 13.4 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:26:41.83 -13:01:27.5: 15.52 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:26:41.83 -13:01:27.5: 15.61 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461249.7491,13.42,0.05,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 20260728.2491 13.42CV 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: 2461212.87309689 21.06.2026 08:57:05.571 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
First image: 2461212.87309689 21.06.2026 08:57:05.571 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
Last image: 2461249.74941604 28.07.2026 05:58:59.546 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 4
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.89
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 4 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 7711
Objects passed selection criteria: 7694
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 5901.75
Average stars matched: 5702.75 (96.6281 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 233944 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Tue Jul 28 02:13:30 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-182-g8380f0ac
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-28)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Tue Jul 28 04:49:22 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461212.87309689 21.06.2026 08:57:05.571 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
First image: 2461212.87309689 21.06.2026 08:57:05.571 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
Last image: 2461249.74941604 28.07.2026 05:58:59.546 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 21
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.60
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: 16 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): 47810
Objects passed selection criteria: 47707
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 39382.2
Average stars matched: 37377.8 (94.9101 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 270080 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Tue Jul 28 02:13:30 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-182-g8380f0ac
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-28)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Tue Jul 28 04:51:54 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/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.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/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.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: 2461249.74887220
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_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits'
wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits'
wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits'
wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 21:25:42.899 -09:59:42.70 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
Image size: 941.0'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: 21:25:21.710 -09:57:49.43 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 21:25:42.899 -09:59:42.70
Second-epoch image center 21:25:21.710 -09:57:49.43
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0925 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_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.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: 21:25:23.836 -09:57:18.98 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 21:25:42.899 -09:59:42.70
Second-epoch image center 21:25:23.836 -09:57:18.98
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0878 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 21:25:21.710 -09:57:49.43
Second-epoch second image center 21:25:23.836 -09:57:18.98
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01215 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/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits &> /tmp/tmp.HrcR73izjI
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits &> /tmp/tmp.RmlcGvvgfF
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits &> /tmp/tmp.F3HNrvQbE9
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits &> /tmp/tmp.obbCyFwckZ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.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_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits and wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.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_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits and wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits and wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits) and catalog (wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 7975 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 313.3910 to 329.4894 deg, Dec -15.2506 to -4.7003 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 313.3910 to 329.4894 deg, Dec -15.2506 to -4.7003 deg
Loaded 6722 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): 5287 out of 5438 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5438 out of 7975 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.642500
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.642500
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.89
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.75
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.75
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 7975 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 313.3910 to 329.4894 deg, Dec -15.2506 to -4.7003 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 313.3910 to 329.4894 deg, Dec -15.2506 to -4.7003 deg
Loaded 6722 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): 5287 out of 5438 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5438 out of 7975 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits (aperture=6.3)
Read 8277 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 313.3910 to 329.4895 deg, Dec -15.2672 to -4.6985 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 313.3910 to 329.4895 deg, Dec -15.2672 to -4.6985 deg
Loaded 6737 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): 5303 out of 5479 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5479 out of 8277 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits (aperture=6.3)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 4 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
2.3 pix Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
2.4 pix fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
2.4 pix fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.8 mag. Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
14.8 mag. Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
13.9 mag. fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
13.9 mag. fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.9 (SNR ) 11.0 (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.HrcR73izjI (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.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/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.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=483, bad_region=0, passed=7975
Got 7975 stars (including 7486 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7975 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4744 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4715 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4716 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4715 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7975 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4746 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4716 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7975 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4716 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7975 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 4716 stars left (next iteration limit 5186)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits N_match=4716 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.398 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.341 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.497 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.446 n_q1=1330 n_q2=1002 n_q3=1279 n_q4=1105 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.249
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits -region wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.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.RmlcGvvgfF (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.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/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.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=545, bad_region=0, passed=8277
Got 8277 stars (including 7727 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8277 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4740 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4713 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4713 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4713 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8277 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4741 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4713 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8277 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4713 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8277 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 4713 stars left (next iteration limit 5184)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits N_match=4713 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.418 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.464 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.456 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.423 n_q1=1327 n_q2=1022 n_q3=1247 n_q4=1117 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.108
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits -region wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.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.F3HNrvQbE9 (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_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.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_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.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=368, bad_region=0, passed=3772
Got 3772 stars (including 3402 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3772 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.5 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3247 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3224 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3226 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3224 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3772 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
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.5 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3245 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3224 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3772 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3224 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3772 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 3224 stars left (next iteration limit 3546)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3224 robust_rms=10.085 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=15.826 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3224 robust_rms=0.433 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.448 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3224 robust_rms=0.321 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.345 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3224 robust_rms_before=0.914 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.310 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.321 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.328 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.345
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.328 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits N_match=3224 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.315 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.313 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.322 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.292 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.309 n_q1=968 n_q2=672 n_q3=907 n_q4=677 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.024
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.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.obbCyFwckZ (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_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.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_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.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=368, bad_region=0, passed=3710
Got 3710 stars (including 3341 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3710 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
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 431 (Dec -15.5 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3181 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3161 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3162 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3161 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3710 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 431 (Dec -15.5 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3180 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3159 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3710 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3159 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3710 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 3159 stars left (next iteration limit 3477)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3159 robust_rms=10.110 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=16.262 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3159 robust_rms=0.454 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.476 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3159 robust_rms=0.326 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.357 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3159 robust_rms_before=0.903 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.311 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.326 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.335 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.357
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.335 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits N_match=3159 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.308 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.295 n_q1=951 n_q2=673 n_q3=876 n_q4=659 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.075
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits sigma_overall=0.398 worst_q_ratio=1.249
ref2=Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits sigma_overall=0.418 worst_q_ratio=1.108
new1=fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits sigma_overall=0.315 worst_q_ratio=1.024
new2=fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits sigma_overall=0.329 worst_q_ratio=1.075
reference average sigma_overall=0.408 worst_q_ratio=1.1785
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384_astrometric_residuals.png (4716 matched stars from wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387_astrometric_residuals.png (4713 matched stars from wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208_astrometric_residuals.png (3224 matched stars from wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209_astrometric_residuals.png (3159 matched stars from wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Aqr-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:53:16.72 -12:24:25.0: 15.12 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:33:09.03 -12:14:34.9: 13.99 +/- 0.10 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:41:46.14 -14:11:44.6: 9.93 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:53:16.72 -12:24:25.0: 15.18 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:33:09.03 -12:14:34.9: 14.08 +/- 0.10 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:41:46.14 -14:11:44.6: 9.93 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.04 +/- 0.07
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 21:33:09.03 -12:14:34.9: ref_mag=14.04 +/- 0.07 new_mean_mag=11.0586 delta=2.98 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 9.93 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:41:46.14 -14:11:44.6: ref_mag=9.93 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=10.3034 delta=-0.38 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20730.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20743.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 20652_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
The candidate 20652_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20715_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
The candidate 20715_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20730_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
Preparing report for the candidate 20730_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
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Considering the candidate 20743_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
Preparing report for the candidate 20743_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 10s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Aqr-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
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21:33:09.03 -12:14:34.9
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/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.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_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 21:25:42.899 -09:59:42.70 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
Image size: 941.0'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: 21:25:21.710 -09:57:49.43 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 21:25:42.899 -09:59:42.70
Second-epoch image center 21:25:21.710 -09:57:49.43
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0925 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_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.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: 21:25:23.836 -09:57:18.98 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 21:25:42.899 -09:59:42.70
Second-epoch image center 21:25:23.836 -09:57:18.98
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0878 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 21:25:21.710 -09:57:49.43
Second-epoch second image center 21:25:23.836 -09:57:18.98
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01215 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/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xTf5HKvZWh
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Bvml95jfwH
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ppJg6bsVss
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits &> /tmp/tmp.432IRXVNBp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.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_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits and wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.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_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits and wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits and wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits) and catalog (wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 50216 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 313.3814 to 329.5421 deg, Dec -15.2628 to -4.6685 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 313.3814 to 329.5421 deg, Dec -15.2628 to -4.6685 deg
Loaded 6768 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): 5479 out of 5968 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5968 out of 50216 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.504800
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.504800
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.60
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.90
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.90
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 50216 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 313.3814 to 329.5421 deg, Dec -15.2628 to -4.6685 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 313.3814 to 329.5421 deg, Dec -15.2628 to -4.6685 deg
Loaded 6768 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): 5479 out of 5968 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5968 out of 50216 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 54251 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 313.3546 to 329.5111 deg, Dec -15.2744 to -4.6775 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 313.3546 to 329.5111 deg, Dec -15.2744 to -4.6775 deg
Loaded 6777 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): 5375 out of 5982 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5982 out of 54251 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 21 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
2.1 pix Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
2.3 pix fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
2.3 pix fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.9 mag. Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
15.0 mag. Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.0 (SNR ) 13.4 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.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/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.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=19, blended=2318, bad_region=0, passed=50197
Got 50197 stars (including 47816 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 50197 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4731 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4714 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4714 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4714 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 50197 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4732 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4713 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 50197 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4713 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 50197 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4713 stars left (next iteration limit 5185)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits N_match=4713 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.344 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.470 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.370 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.429 n_q1=1353 n_q2=975 n_q3=1265 n_q4=1120 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.192
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits -region wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.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.Bvml95jfwH (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.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/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.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=23, blended=2698, bad_region=0, passed=54228
Got 54228 stars (including 51459 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 54228 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4727 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4711 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4712 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4711 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54228 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4728 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4710 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54228 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4710 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 54228 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 4710 stars left (next iteration limit 5182)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits N_match=4710 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.417 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.453 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.455 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.415 n_q1=1337 n_q2=1038 n_q3=1201 n_q4=1134 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.091
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits -region wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.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.ppJg6bsVss (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_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.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_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.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=800, bad_region=2, passed=26991
Got 26991 stars (including 26143 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 26991 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 431 (Dec -15.5 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4750 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4723 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4724 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4723 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26991 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
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 431 (Dec -15.5 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4750 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4723 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26991 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4723 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26991 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 4723 stars left (next iteration limit 5195)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits N_match=4723 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.345 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.348 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.312 n_q1=1362 n_q2=970 n_q3=1369 n_q4=1022 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.052
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.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.432IRXVNBp (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_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.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_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.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=9, blended=816, bad_region=1, passed=27203
Got 27203 stars (including 26349 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 27203 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
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 431 (Dec -15.5 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4747 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4724 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4724 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4724 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27203 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
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 431 (Dec -15.5 to -4.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4747 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4722 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27203 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4722 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27203 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 4722 stars left (next iteration limit 5196)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits N_match=4722 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.318 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.303 n_q1=1374 n_q2=968 n_q3=1356 n_q4=1024 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.109
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.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_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.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_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-12_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0208.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.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_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_011121_TTUQ1b1x1_1838994_Lpj4uSp5/wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Aqr-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:56:54.62 -07:45:21.3: 12.80 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:00:49.11 -05:23:55.0: 12.45 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 20:55:15.08 -13:07:21.4: 12.06 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:56:26.50 -05:46:26.3: 10.96 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:54:59.99 -11:58:11.1: 10.25 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:38:57.98 -08:15:43.6: 12.92 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 20:54:45.32 -08:54:18.1: 12.35 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:29:54.74 -07:15:25.2: 15.47 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:42:21.70 -08:19:22.5: 12.58 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:50:59.05 -07:54:21.9: 12.67 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:56:54.62 -07:45:21.3: 12.79 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.80 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:56:54.62 -07:45:21.3: ref_mag=12.80 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.9543 delta=-0.16 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:00:49.11 -05:23:55.0: 12.49 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:56:26.50 -05:46:26.3: 10.98 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 20:54:45.32 -08:54:18.1: 12.29 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:54:59.99 -11:58:11.1: 10.30 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.47 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:29:54.74 -07:15:25.2: 15.63 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:38:57.98 -08:15:43.6: 12.91 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:00:49.11 -05:23:55.0: ref_mag=12.47 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.6455 delta=-0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 20:55:15.08 -13:07:21.4: 12.06 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 10.97 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.31 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 10.27 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:56:26.50 -05:46:26.3: ref_mag=10.97 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.1547 delta=-0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:54:45.32 -08:54:18.1: ref_mag=12.31 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.2868 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:54:59.99 -11:58:11.1: ref_mag=10.27 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=10.5818 delta=-0.31 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.92 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.06 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:38:57.98 -08:15:43.6: ref_mag=12.92 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.9564 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:55:15.08 -13:07:21.4: ref_mag=12.06 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3933 delta=-0.33 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:42:21.70 -08:19:22.5: 12.67 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.63 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:42:21.70 -08:19:22.5: ref_mag=12.63 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1358 delta=-0.51 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:50:59.05 -07:54:21.9: 12.60 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.63 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:50:59.05 -07:54:21.9: ref_mag=12.63 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.6201 delta=0.01 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:36:27.31 -05:04:05.7: 12.67 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 20:59:21.17 -06:35:46.8: 15.40 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:26:52.88 -11:21:29.7: 15.54 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:24:41.01 -06:43:36.3: 12.95 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:26:41.83 -13:01:27.5: 15.52 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:27:02.34 -06:29:59.8: 12.90 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:00:05.35 -05:32:46.4: 13.16 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:36:27.31 -05:04:05.7: 12.68 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 20:59:21.17 -06:35:46.8: 15.52 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:26:52.88 -11:21:29.7: 15.61 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.68 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:36:27.31 -05:04:05.7: ref_mag=12.68 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.8178 delta=-0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:24:41.01 -06:43:36.3: 13.03 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:26:41.83 -13:01:27.5: 15.61 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.99 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:24:41.01 -06:43:36.3: ref_mag=12.99 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.9530 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:00:05.35 -05:32:46.4: 13.17 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:27:02.34 -06:29:59.8: 12.91 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.16 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.91 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:00:05.35 -05:32:46.4: ref_mag=13.16 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.2522 delta=-0.09 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:27:02.34 -06:29:59.8: ref_mag=12.91 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.9585 delta=-0.05 (need > 0.90)
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Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out67979.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
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Considering the candidate 67189_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
The candidate 67189_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 67190_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
The candidate 67190_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 67191_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
The candidate 67191_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 67196_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
The candidate 67196_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 67197_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
The candidate 67197_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 67259_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
The candidate 67259_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 67275_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
The candidate 67275_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 21:53:16.70 -12:24:24.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 67364_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
Preparing report for the candidate 67364_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
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Considering the candidate 67466_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
The candidate 67466_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 67594_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
The candidate 67594_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 67611_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
The candidate 67611_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 67682_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
Preparing report for the candidate 67682_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
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Considering the candidate 67704_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
Preparing report for the candidate 67704_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
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Considering the candidate 67730_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
The candidate 67730_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 67742_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
The candidate 67742_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 21:31:38.61 -05:36:58.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 67757_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
The candidate 67757_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 67771_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
The candidate 67771_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 67905_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
The candidate 67905_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 67979_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
Preparing report for the candidate 67979_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
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Considering the candidate 43020_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
The candidate 43020_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 21:02:32.71 -06:36:21.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 12142_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209
The candidate 12142_fd_Aqr-03-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_00-58-59_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0209 did not pass the final checks
