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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8
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 28.2578 2461249.7578 11.59 21:29:54.28 -07:15:26.0
45.90214 -38.35667 galactic Aqr Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.1" and 6.5 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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:29:54.28 -07:15:26.0: 15.49 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:29:54.28 -07:15:26.0: 15.65 +/- 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,2461249.7578,11.59,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260728.2578 11.59CV 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 28.2578 2461249.7578 12.82 21:26:52.48 -11:21:30.2
40.77816 -39.58734 galactic Cap Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 6.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.38 Leda 1 -0 1 13.0 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:26:52.48 -11:21:30.2: 15.55 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:26:52.48 -11:21:30.2: 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!
TCP 2026 07 28.2578* 21 26 52.48 -11 21 30.2 12.8 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,2461249.7578,12.82,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260728.2578 12.82CV 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 28.2578 2461249.7578 13.53 21:26:41.50 -13:01:30.5
38.78838 -40.25940 galactic Aqr Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 6.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.558 Carmen 1 0 1 13.4 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:26:41.50 -13:01:30.5: 15.54 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:26:41.50 -13:01:30.5: 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,2461249.7578,13.53,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260728.2578 13.53CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 28.2578 2461249.7578 11.02 21:33:08.63 -12:14:39.7
40.60423 -41.35399 galactic Cap Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.3" and 6.5 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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:33:08.63 -12:14:39.7: 14.81 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:33:08.63 -12:14:39.7: 14.88 +/- 0.19 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.84 +/- 0.13
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 28.2578* 21 33 08.63 -12 14 39.7 11.0 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,2461249.7578,11.02,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260728.2578 11.02CV 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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
Last image: 2461249.75807257 28.07.2026 06:11:27.470 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.87
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: 3 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): 6021
Objects passed selection criteria: 6004
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: 4526.75
Average stars matched: 4404 (97.2883 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 233560 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 04:33:53 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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
Last image: 2461249.75807257 28.07.2026 06:11:27.470 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 13
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.56
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 22 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 40306
Objects passed selection criteria: 40224
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 31876.8
Average stars matched: 30489.8 (95.6489 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 265960 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 04:36:13 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.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: 2461249.75757833
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
'tocp_transients_list.txt' -> '../tocp_transients_list.txt'
'asassn_transients_list.txt' -> '../asassn_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits'
wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits'
wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits'
wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.3' 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: 21:25:42.623 -09:59:46.28 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 21:25:42.623 -09:59:46.28
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0015 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-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.3' 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: 21:25:44.278 -10:00:15.60 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 21:25:44.278 -10:00:15.60
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0107 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 21:25:42.623 -09:59:46.28
Second-epoch second image center 21:25:44.278 -10:00:15.60
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01060 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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits &> /tmp/tmp.VZe2TXFwTe
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JMFh8rWKIh
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits &> /tmp/tmp.v9x6OvBvVM
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits &> /tmp/tmp.rZ51CoLHe1
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits and wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits and wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits and wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits) and catalog (wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 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 22.636000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.636000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.87
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.77
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.77
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
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits (aperture=6.2)
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
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
2.3 pix Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
2.4 pix fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
2.4 pix fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
2.3 pix wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.8 mag. Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
14.8 mag. Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.7 (SNR ) 10.9 (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.VZe2TXFwTe (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=483, bad_region=1631, passed=7975
Got 7975 stars (including 5934 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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 4799 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4772 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4773 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4772 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6675 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4801 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4773 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6675 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4773 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6675 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4773 stars left (next iteration limit 5249)
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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits N_match=4773 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.351 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.335 n_q1=1626 n_q2=766 n_q3=1606 n_q4=775 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.029
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits -region wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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.JMFh8rWKIh (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=545, bad_region=1756, passed=8277
Got 8277 stars (including 6072 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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 4801 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4773 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4773 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4773 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6859 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 4802 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4774 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6859 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4774 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6859 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 4774 stars left (next iteration limit 5250)
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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits N_match=4774 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.393 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.471 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.359 n_q1=1635 n_q2=782 n_q3=1585 n_q4=772 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.168
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits -region wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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.v9x6OvBvVM (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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=362, bad_region=618, passed=3287
Got 3287 stars (including 2378 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3287 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 2292 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2280 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2280 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2280 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2772 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
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 2292 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2279 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2772 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2279 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2772 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 2279 stars left (next iteration limit 2508)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2279 robust_rms=6.570 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.393 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2279 robust_rms=0.680 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.837 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2279 robust_rms=0.446 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.540 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2279 robust_rms_before=0.917 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.413 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.446 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.515 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.540
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.515 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits N_match=2279 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.416 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.499 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.384 n_q1=798 n_q2=350 n_q3=759 n_q4=372 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.202
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.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.rZ51CoLHe1 (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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=375, bad_region=602, passed=3264
Got 3264 stars (including 2367 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3264 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 2282 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2271 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2271 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2271 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2762 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
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 2282 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2270 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2762 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2270 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2762 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 2270 stars left (next iteration limit 2498)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2270 robust_rms=6.587 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.652 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2270 robust_rms=0.673 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.818 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2270 robust_rms=0.442 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.536 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2270 robust_rms_before=0.935 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.429 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.442 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.541 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.536
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.541 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits N_match=2270 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.436 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.416 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.430 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.518 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.389 n_q1=803 n_q2=339 n_q3=760 n_q4=368 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.188
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits sigma_overall=0.351 worst_q_ratio=1.029
ref2=Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits sigma_overall=0.403 worst_q_ratio=1.168
new1=fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits sigma_overall=0.416 worst_q_ratio=1.202
new2=fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits sigma_overall=0.436 worst_q_ratio=1.188
reference average sigma_overall=0.377 worst_q_ratio=1.0985
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384_astrometric_residuals.png (4773 matched stars from wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387_astrometric_residuals.png (4774 matched stars from wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240_astrometric_residuals.png (2279 matched stars from wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.37 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241_astrometric_residuals.png (2270 matched stars from wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.39 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Aqr-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
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: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20484_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241
The candidate 20484_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 21:02:32.81 -06:36:21.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Aqr-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.3' 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: 21:25:42.623 -09:59:46.28 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 21:25:42.623 -09:59:46.28
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0015 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-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.3' 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: 21:25:44.278 -10:00:15.60 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 21:25:44.278 -10:00:15.60
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0107 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 21:25:42.623 -09:59:46.28
Second-epoch second image center 21:25:44.278 -10:00:15.60
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01060 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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits &> /tmp/tmp.3A4phpMMwP
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits &> /tmp/tmp.fKadknHl5i
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Q1C1S3nxOt
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits &> /tmp/tmp.gS5D2a46CN
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits and wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits and wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits and wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits) and catalog (wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 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 22.492000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.492000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.56
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.93
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.93
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
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits (aperture=4.8)
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
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits (aperture=4.7)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 11 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
2.1 pix Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
2.1 pix fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
2.1 pix fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
2.2 pix wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.9 mag. Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
15.0 mag. Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.8 (SNR ) 13.2 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.3A4phpMMwP (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=12, blended=2318, bad_region=6987, passed=50204
Got 50204 stars (including 41271 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 50204 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 4798 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4783 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4783 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4783 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 44951 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4799 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4782 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 44951 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4782 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 44951 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 4782 stars left (next iteration limit 5261)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits N_match=4782 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.354 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.334 n_q1=1662 n_q2=763 n_q3=1581 n_q4=776 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.036
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits -region wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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.fKadknHl5i (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=20, blended=2698, bad_region=8258, passed=54231
Got 54231 stars (including 43608 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 54231 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 4800 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4785 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4786 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4785 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 47957 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 4799 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4784 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 47957 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4784 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 47957 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 4784 stars left (next iteration limit 5263)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits N_match=4784 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.467 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.353 n_q1=1663 n_q2=824 n_q3=1522 n_q4=775 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.203
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits -region wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_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-Q2b1x1_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.Q1C1S3nxOt (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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=845, bad_region=4633, passed=24220
Got 24220 stars (including 18864 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 24220 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 4804 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4778 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4779 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4778 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20616 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
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 4804 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4778 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20616 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4778 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20616 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Excluding outliers - 4778 stars left (next iteration limit 5255)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.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-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits N_match=4778 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.422 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.406 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.565 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.401 n_q1=1706 n_q2=833 n_q3=1469 n_q4=770 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.253
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.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.gS5D2a46CN (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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=877, bad_region=4617, passed=24237
Got 24237 stars (including 18878 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 24237 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 4807 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4783 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4783 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4783 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20655 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
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 4807 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4783 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20655 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4783 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20655 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Excluding outliers - 4783 stars left (next iteration limit 5261)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.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-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits N_match=4783 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.458 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.452 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.563 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.417 n_q1=1702 n_q2=834 n_q3=1477 n_q4=770 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.231
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.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-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-10-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0240.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.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-Q2b1x1_013444_TTUQ2b1x1_2561352_x4n8XJy8/wcs_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Aqr-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:38:57.32 -08:15:19.4: 12.84 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:32:22.83 -12:17:27.0: 13.29 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:29:54.28 -07:15:26.0: 15.49 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:23:46.98 -11:13:07.8: 13.06 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:24:40.88 -06:43:35.1: 12.95 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:26:41.50 -13:01:30.5: 15.54 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:26:52.48 -11:21:30.2: 15.55 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:22:53.16 -12:11:09.0: 13.02 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:32:22.83 -12:17:27.0: 13.13 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:29:54.28 -07:15:26.0: 15.65 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.20 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:32:22.83 -12:17:27.0: ref_mag=13.20 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.1299 delta=0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:26:41.50 -13:01:30.5: 15.63 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:24:40.88 -06:43:35.1: 13.06 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:38:57.32 -08:15:19.4: 12.84 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:26:52.48 -11:21:30.2: 15.63 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:22:53.16 -12:11:09.0: 13.17 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.84 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.00 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:38:57.32 -08:15:19.4: ref_mag=12.84 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.8412 delta=-0.00 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:24:40.88 -06:43:35.1: ref_mag=13.00 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.0011 delta=0.00 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-21_03-57-05_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0384.fits at 21:33:08.63 -12:14:39.7: 14.81 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:23:46.98 -11:13:07.8: 13.02 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.09 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:22:53.16 -12:11:09.0: ref_mag=13.09 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.4159 delta=-0.33 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.04 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:23:46.98 -11:13:07.8: ref_mag=13.04 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3230 delta=-0.29 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-06-22_03-47-39_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0387.fits at 21:33:08.63 -12:14:39.7: 14.88 +/- 0.19 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.84 +/- 0.13
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 21:33:08.63 -12:14:39.7: ref_mag=14.84 +/- 0.13 new_mean_mag=11.0220 delta=3.82 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out12142.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out65698.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out65705.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out65722.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 8s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 3s
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Considering the candidate 65683_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241
The candidate 65683_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 65684_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241
The candidate 65684_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 65686_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241
The candidate 65686_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 65698_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241
Preparing report for the candidate 65698_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241
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Considering the candidate 65705_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241
Preparing report for the candidate 65705_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241
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Considering the candidate 65716_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241
The candidate 65716_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 65718_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241
The candidate 65718_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 65722_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241
Preparing report for the candidate 65722_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241
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Considering the candidate 43020_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241
The candidate 43020_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 21:02:32.82 -06:36:22.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20773_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241
The candidate 20773_fd_Aqr-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_01-11-27_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0241 did not pass the final checks