This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz
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 28.3261 2461249.8261 13.95 01:05:52.38 +13:07:35.6
128.35824 -49.59304 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.4" and 9.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.510 Mabella 0 -0 0 14.0 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits at 01:05:52.38 +13:07:35.6: 16.04 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits at 01:05:52.38 +13:07:35.6: 15.78 +/- 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,2461249.8261,13.95,0.05,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 20260728.3261 13.95CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 28.3261 2461249.8261 14.15 00:47:35.42 +09:59:12.4
121.36229 -52.87324 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.4" and 10.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.524 Fidelio -0 -0 0 14.2 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits at 00:47:35.42 +09:59:12.4: 16.02 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits at 00:47:35.42 +09:59:12.4: 15.79 +/- 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,2461249.8261,14.15,0.05,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 20260728.3261 14.15CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.63018125 09.01.2026 03:07:17.660 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
First image: 2461049.63018125 09.01.2026 03:07:17.660 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
Last image: 2461249.82644054 28.07.2026 07:49:54.463 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 0
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.60
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
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): 5507
Objects passed selection criteria: 5482
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 3952.5
Average stars matched: 3721 (94.1429 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 232008 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 07:21:16 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.63018125 09.01.2026 03:07:17.660 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
First image: 2461049.63018125 09.01.2026 03:07:17.660 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
Last image: 2461249.82644054 28.07.2026 07:49:54.463 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 14
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.29
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: 12 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
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): 30753
Objects passed selection criteria: 30678
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: 23570
Average stars matched: 22210.2 (94.231 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 253836 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 07:23:06 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/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/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.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/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.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: 2461249.82582228
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits'
wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits'
wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits'
wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
Image size: 941.5'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:53:20.378 +13:59:58.19 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.1' 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: 00:53:12.948 +13:59:54.75 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 00:53:20.378 +13:59:58.19
Second-epoch image center 00:53:12.948 +13:59:54.75
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0301 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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.1' 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: 00:53:10.510 +14:00:40.44 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 00:53:20.378 +13:59:58.19
Second-epoch image center 00:53:10.510 +14:00:40.44
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0416 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 00:53:12.948 +13:59:54.75
Second-epoch second image center 00:53:10.510 +14:00:40.44
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01607 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/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits &> /tmp/tmp.2850uX4qov
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zoUSNh4Bbs
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits &> /tmp/tmp.pXCJRDDYtw
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits &> /tmp/tmp.dtvFENBrz2
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits and wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits and wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits and wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 7072 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 5.1026 to 21.6285 deg, Dec +8.6113 to +19.2850 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 5.1026 to 21.6285 deg, Dec 8.6113 to 19.2850 deg
Loaded 4673 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): 3734 out of 3960 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3960 out of 7072 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.894000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.894000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.60
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.29
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.29
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 7072 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 5.1026 to 21.6285 deg, Dec +8.6113 to +19.2850 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 5.1026 to 21.6285 deg, Dec 8.6113 to 19.2850 deg
Loaded 4673 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): 3734 out of 3960 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3960 out of 7072 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits (aperture=5.9)
Read 6269 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 5.1026 to 21.6286 deg, Dec +8.6114 to +19.2850 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
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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 5.1026 to 21.6286 deg, Dec 8.6114 to 19.2850 deg
Loaded 4673 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): 3743 out of 3896 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3896 out of 6269 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
2.1 pix Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
2.3 pix fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
2.3 pix fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
15.0 mag. Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.3 (SNR ) 11.4 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.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/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.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=522, bad_region=1629, passed=7072
Got 7072 stars (including 5015 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7072 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4879 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4872 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4872 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4872 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5786 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4879 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4873 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5786 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4873 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5786 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 4873 stars left (next iteration limit 5359)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits N_match=4873 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.281 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.275 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.245 n_q1=1583 n_q2=972 n_q3=1471 n_q4=847 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.319
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits -region wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.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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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.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/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.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=413, bad_region=1431, passed=6269
Got 6269 stars (including 4507 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6269 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013083 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010467 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4394 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4389 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4389 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4389 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5132 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4393 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4389 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5132 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4389 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5132 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 4389 stars left (next iteration limit 4827)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits N_match=4389 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.259 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.287 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.252 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.247 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.228 n_q1=1435 n_q2=901 n_q3=1300 n_q4=753 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.108
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits -region wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.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.pXCJRDDYtw (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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.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=277, bad_region=803, passed=3623
Got 3623 stars (including 2596 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3623 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2526 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2523 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2523 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2523 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2968 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2527 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2525 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2968 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2525 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2968 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 2525 stars left (next iteration limit 2775)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2525 robust_rms=7.178 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.649 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2525 robust_rms=0.402 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.475 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2525 robust_rms=0.330 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.361 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2525 robust_rms_before=0.968 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.332 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.330 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.350 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.361
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.350 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits N_match=2525 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.320 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.322 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.334 n_q1=755 n_q2=423 n_q3=854 n_q4=493 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.091
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.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.dtvFENBrz2 (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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.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=275, bad_region=806, passed=3601
Got 3601 stars (including 2573 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3601 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2509 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2507 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2507 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2507 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2947 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2509 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2507 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2947 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2507 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2947 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 2507 stars left (next iteration limit 2757)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2507 robust_rms=7.076 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.556 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2507 robust_rms=0.437 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.515 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2507 robust_rms=0.361 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.375 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2507 robust_rms_before=1.004 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.351 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.361 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.379 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.375
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.379 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits N_match=2507 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.363 n_q1=753 n_q2=424 n_q3=846 n_q4=484 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.076
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.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=Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits sigma_overall=0.303 worst_q_ratio=1.319
ref2=Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits sigma_overall=0.259 worst_q_ratio=1.108
new1=fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits sigma_overall=0.347 worst_q_ratio=1.091
new2=fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits sigma_overall=0.361 worst_q_ratio=1.076
reference average sigma_overall=0.281 worst_q_ratio=1.2135
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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079_astrometric_residuals.png (4873 matched stars from wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116_astrometric_residuals.png (4389 matched stars from wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.23 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340_astrometric_residuals.png (2525 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341_astrometric_residuals.png (2507 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Psc-02-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/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
Image size: 941.5'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:53:20.378 +13:59:58.19 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.1' 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: 00:53:12.948 +13:59:54.75 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 00:53:20.378 +13:59:58.19
Second-epoch image center 00:53:12.948 +13:59:54.75
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0301 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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.1' 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: 00:53:10.510 +14:00:40.44 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 00:53:20.378 +13:59:58.19
Second-epoch image center 00:53:10.510 +14:00:40.44
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0416 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 00:53:12.948 +13:59:54.75
Second-epoch second image center 00:53:10.510 +14:00:40.44
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01607 deg.
###################################
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits &> /tmp/tmp.w4riuappsO
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits &> /tmp/tmp.LmBZjYlrL3
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits &> /tmp/tmp.E0WhvDfaB6
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Jd6yQzz5V8
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits and wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits and wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits and wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 39559 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 5.0736 to 21.6692 deg, Dec +8.6113 to +19.2903 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 5.0736 to 21.6692 deg, Dec 8.6113 to 19.2903 deg
Loaded 4690 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): 3608 out of 4042 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4042 out of 39559 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.775350
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.775350
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.29
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.49
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.49
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 39559 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 5.0736 to 21.6692 deg, Dec +8.6113 to +19.2903 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.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 5.0736 to 21.6692 deg, Dec 8.6113 to 19.2903 deg
Loaded 4690 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): 3608 out of 4042 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4042 out of 39559 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits (aperture=4.6)
Read 33523 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 5.0736 to 21.6697 deg, Dec +8.6114 to +19.2916 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 5.0736 to 21.6697 deg, Dec 8.6114 to 19.2916 deg
Loaded 4692 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): 3697 out of 4037 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4037 out of 33523 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits (aperture=4.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 10 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
2.1 pix Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
2.2 pix fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
2.1 pix fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
1.9 pix wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
15.2 mag. Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.4 (SNR ) 13.9 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.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/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.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=13, blended=1775, bad_region=7583, passed=39546
Got 39546 stars (including 30450 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 39546 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4878 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4874 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33560 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4878 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33560 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33560 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 4874 stars left (next iteration limit 5361)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits N_match=4874 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.294 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.265 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.245 n_q1=1631 n_q2=932 n_q3=1471 n_q4=840 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.296
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits -region wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.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.LmBZjYlrL3 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.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/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.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=1356, bad_region=6396, passed=33515
Got 33515 stars (including 25966 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33515 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013083 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010467 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4874 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4869 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28468 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4874 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28468 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 28468 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 4869 stars left (next iteration limit 5355)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits N_match=4869 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.260 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.297 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.244 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.248 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.235 n_q1=1637 n_q2=944 n_q3=1462 n_q4=826 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.142
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits -region wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.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.E0WhvDfaB6 (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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.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=1, blended=742, bad_region=3492, passed=21300
Got 21300 stars (including 17234 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21300 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4887 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4881 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4881 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4881 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18670 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4888 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4883 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18670 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4883 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18670 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4883 stars left (next iteration limit 5369)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits N_match=4883 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.344 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.375 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.344 n_q1=1476 n_q2=781 n_q3=1640 n_q4=986 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.044
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.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.Jd6yQzz5V8 (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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.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=5, blended=742, bad_region=3548, passed=21550
Got 21550 stars (including 17424 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21550 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4883 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4876 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18872 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4883 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18872 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18872 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 4877 stars left (next iteration limit 5363)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits N_match=4877 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.370 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.406 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.377 n_q1=1483 n_q2=795 n_q3=1610 n_q4=989 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.059
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-01_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0340.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.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_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_035202_TTUQ2b1x1_628675_EYKZixyz/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits at 00:37:56.46 +11:37:45.8: 12.36 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits at 00:59:19.92 +17:17:07.5: 13.94 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits at 00:58:31.68 +16:19:22.7: 10.98 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits at 00:47:35.42 +09:59:12.4: 16.02 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits at 01:05:52.38 +13:07:35.6: 16.04 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits at 00:43:13.00 +16:02:19.8: 13.67 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits at 00:57:20.43 +16:10:34.6: 14.14 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-07-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0079.fits at 00:43:50.30 +12:12:36.8: 13.54 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits at 00:37:56.46 +11:37:45.8: 12.34 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits at 00:47:35.42 +09:59:12.4: 15.79 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits at 00:43:13.00 +16:02:19.8: 13.64 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.36 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:37:56.46 +11:37:45.8: ref_mag=12.36 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.5491 delta=-0.19 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.66 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:43:13.00 +16:02:19.8: ref_mag=13.66 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.7312 delta=-0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits at 00:59:19.92 +17:17:07.5: 13.89 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.92 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:59:19.92 +17:17:07.5: ref_mag=13.92 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.0028 delta=-0.09 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits at 00:58:31.68 +16:19:22.7: 10.86 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits at 01:05:52.38 +13:07:35.6: 15.78 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits at 00:57:20.43 +16:10:34.6: 14.12 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-17_21-50-33_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0116.fits at 00:43:50.30 +12:12:36.8: 13.39 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 10.93 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:58:31.68 +16:19:22.7: ref_mag=10.93 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.2312 delta=-0.30 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.13 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.47 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:57:20.43 +16:10:34.6: ref_mag=14.13 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.0007 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:43:50.30 +12:12:36.8: ref_mag=13.47 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5094 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 50485_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341
The candidate 50485_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 50489_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341
The candidate 50489_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 50984_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341
The candidate 50984_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52609_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341
The candidate 52609_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:06:35.40 +12:58:59.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52793_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341
The candidate 52793_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:06:38.23 +12:58:31.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53360_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341
The candidate 53360_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53803_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341
The candidate 53803_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 54170_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341
Preparing report for the candidate 54170_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341
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Considering the candidate 54549_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341
The candidate 54549_fd_Psc-02-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_02-49-54_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0341 did not pass the final checks