This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
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,2461249.8517,8.17,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260728.3517 8.17CV 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
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,2461249.8517,8.25,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260728.3517 8.25CV 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 28.3517 2461249.8517 12.53 00:16:00.76 -04:42:52.8
100.72593 -66.04727 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 7.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.106 Dione -1 0 1 12.6 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 00:16:00.76 -04:42:52.8: 15.83 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 00:16:00.76 -04:42:52.8: 15.50 +/- 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,2461249.8517,12.53,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260728.3517 12.53CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 28.3517 2461249.8517 12.65 23:54:14.86 -05:07:40.3
88.62957 -64.12199 galactic Aqr Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.1" and 8.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.113 Amalthea -1 -0 1 12.7 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 23:54:14.86 -05:07:40.3: 15.83 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 23:54:14.86 -05:07:40.3: 15.46 +/- 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,2461249.8517,12.65,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260728.3517 12.65CV 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 28.3517 2461249.8517 13.10 00:12:50.52 +02:42:54.3
104.10998 -58.73907 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.3" and 7.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.217 Eudora -1 0 1 13.2 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 00:12:50.52 +02:42:54.3: 15.86 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 00:12:50.52 +02:42:54.3: 15.52 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461249.8517,13.10,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260728.3517 13.10CV 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 28.3517 2461249.8517 13.26 00:07:16.11 +00:26:51.2
100.08019 -60.44961 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 7.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.317 Roxane -1 -0 1 13.1 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 00:07:16.11 +00:26:51.2: 16.02 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 00:07:16.11 +00:26:51.2: 15.55 +/- 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,2461249.8517,13.26,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260728.3517 13.26CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 28.3517 2461249.8517 13.54 23:39:05.27 -05:38:39.3
80.98815 -62.46801 galactic Aqr Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 7.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.442 Eichsfeldia 0 -1 1 13.8 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 23:39:05.27 -05:38:39.3: 15.65 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 23:39:05.27 -05:38:39.3: 15.25 +/- 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,2461249.8517,13.54,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260728.3517 13.54CV 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 28.3517 2461249.8517 14.11 23:54:36.83 +01:36:58.6
95.21761 -58.16464 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" and 7.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.570 Kythera -0 1 1 14.1 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 23:54:36.83 +01:36:58.6: 15.96 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 23:54:36.83 +01:36:58.6: 15.50 +/- 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,2461249.8517,14.11,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260728.3517 14.11CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 28.3517 2461249.8517 13.99 00:06:29.90 -01:47:08.6
98.01989 -62.46371 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 7.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.328 Gudrun 0 0 0 14.4 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 00:06:29.90 -01:47:08.6: 15.98 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 00:06:29.90 -01:47:08.6: 15.60 +/- 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,2461249.8517,13.99,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260728.3517 13.99CV 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 28.3517 2461249.8517 14.39 23:59:25.40 +00:30:58.5
96.48269 -59.65753 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 8.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.799 Gudula -0 1 1 14.5 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 23:59:25.40 +00:30:58.5: 15.97 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 23:59:25.40 +00:30:58.5: 15.55 +/- 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,2461249.8517,14.39,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260728.3517 14.39CV 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: 2461032.60800240 23.12.2025 02:35:21.407 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
First image: 2461032.60800240 23.12.2025 02:35:21.407 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
Last image: 2461249.85203206 28.07.2026 08:26:45.570 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.74
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 4 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 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): 4545
Objects passed selection criteria: 4542
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4421.25
Average stars matched: 4378.25 (99.0274 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 231700 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 05:59:13 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: 2461032.60800240 23.12.2025 02:35:21.407 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
First image: 2461032.60800240 23.12.2025 02:35:21.407 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
Last image: 2461249.85203206 28.07.2026 08:26:45.570 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 21
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.52
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 10 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): 25587
Objects passed selection criteria: 25547
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.4 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.4 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 23534.8
Average stars matched: 23273.2 (98.8889 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 251364 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 06:01:02 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.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-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.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: 2461249.85144319
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-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits'
wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits'
wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits'
wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits'
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.0' 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: 23:59:54.531 -02:01:08.13 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
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-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
Image size: 941.0'x626.6' 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: 00:00:16.736 -01:59:31.40 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 23:59:54.531 -02:01:08.13
Second-epoch image center 00:00:16.736 -01:59:31.40
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0963 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-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
Image size: 941.0'x626.6' 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: 00:00:19.586 -01:59:50.76 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 23:59:54.531 -02:01:08.13
Second-epoch image center 00:00:19.586 -01:59:50.76
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1065 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 00:00:16.736 -01:59:31.40
Second-epoch second image center 00:00:19.586 -01:59:50.76
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01303 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-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits &> /tmp/tmp.MdeneU3tAU
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits &> /tmp/tmp.MH7XrGx90X
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits &> /tmp/tmp.KmLJtnsuG9
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits &> /tmp/tmp.vo8KvPtDN2
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.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-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits and wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.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-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits and wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits and wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 6067 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 352.0769 to 7.8992 deg, Dec -7.3208 to +3.2939 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 352.0769 to 7.8992 deg, Dec -7.3208 to 3.2939 deg
Loaded 113547 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): 3378 out of 3519 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3519 out of 6067 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.910200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.910200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.74
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.17
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.17
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 6067 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 352.0769 to 7.8992 deg, Dec -7.3208 to +3.2939 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 352.0769 to 7.8992 deg, Dec -7.3208 to 3.2939 deg
Loaded 113547 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): 3378 out of 3519 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3519 out of 6067 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits (aperture=6.2)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 4435 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 352.1109 to 7.9481 deg, Dec -7.2785 to +3.2970 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 352.1109 to 7.9481 deg, Dec -7.2785 to 3.2970 deg
Loaded 113536 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): 3125 out of 3208 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3208 out of 4435 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits (aperture=6.1)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
2.1 pix Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
2.8 pix fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
2.8 pix fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
14.7 mag. Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.3 (SNR ) 11.6 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.MdeneU3tAU (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.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-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.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-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=423, bad_region=0, passed=6067
Got 6067 stars (including 5634 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6067 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.0769 through 0 to 7.8992, gap 7.8992 to 352.0769
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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4893 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4888 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4888 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4888 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6067 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.0770 through 0 to 7.8995, gap 7.8995 to 352.0770
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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4894 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4888 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6067 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4888 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6067 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 4888 stars left (next iteration limit 5376)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits N_match=4888 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.282 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.293 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.278 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.234 n_q1=1190 n_q2=1307 n_q3=1142 n_q4=1249 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.230
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits -region wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.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.MH7XrGx90X (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.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-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.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-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=306, bad_region=0, passed=4435
Got 4435 stars (including 4123 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4435 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013089 (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 0.010471 (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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.1109 through 0 to 7.9481, gap 7.9481 to 352.1109
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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4032 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4029 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4029 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4029 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4435 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.1112 through 0 to 7.9487, gap 7.9487 to 352.1112
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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4032 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4029 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4435 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4029 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4435 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 4029 stars left (next iteration limit 4431)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits N_match=4029 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.298 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.301 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.257 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.300 n_q1=966 n_q2=1121 n_q3=925 n_q4=1017 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.109
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits -region wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.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.KmLJtnsuG9 (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-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.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-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.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-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=232, bad_region=1, passed=3638
Got 3638 stars (including 3404 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3638 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.8819 through 0 to 8.1768, gap 8.1768 to 351.8819
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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3326 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3324 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3324 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3324 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3638 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.8816 through 0 to 8.1772, gap 8.1772 to 351.8816
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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3326 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3324 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3638 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3324 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3638 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 3324 stars left (next iteration limit 3656)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3324 robust_rms=10.389 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.307 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3324 robust_rms=0.358 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.373 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3324 robust_rms=0.274 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.312 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3324 robust_rms_before=0.907 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.263 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.274 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.296 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.312
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.296 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits N_match=3324 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.264 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.284 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.293 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.251 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.234 n_q1=900 n_q2=772 n_q3=880 n_q4=772 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.108
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.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.vo8KvPtDN2 (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-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.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-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.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-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=230, bad_region=0, passed=3650
Got 3650 stars (including 3419 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3650 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.9004 through 0 to 8.1768, gap 8.1768 to 351.9004
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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3341 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3339 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3339 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3339 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3650 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.9001 through 0 to 8.1773, gap 8.1773 to 351.9001
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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3342 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3340 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3650 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3340 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3650 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 3340 stars left (next iteration limit 3672)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3340 robust_rms=10.325 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.365 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3340 robust_rms=0.380 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.393 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3340 robust_rms=0.280 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.309 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3340 robust_rms_before=0.920 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.272 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.280 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.298 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.309
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.298 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits N_match=3340 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.268 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.287 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.297 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.260 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.247 n_q1=919 n_q2=769 n_q3=881 n_q4=771 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.107
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.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-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits sigma_overall=0.282 worst_q_ratio=1.230
ref2=Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits sigma_overall=0.298 worst_q_ratio=1.109
new1=fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits sigma_overall=0.264 worst_q_ratio=1.108
new2=fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits sigma_overall=0.268 worst_q_ratio=1.107
reference average sigma_overall=0.29 worst_q_ratio=1.1695
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-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057_astrometric_residuals.png (4888 matched stars from wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.25 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072_astrometric_residuals.png (4029 matched stars from wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360_astrometric_residuals.png (3324 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.24 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361_astrometric_residuals.png (3340 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.25 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-08-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 2s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20033_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
Preparing report for the candidate 20033_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 3s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Psc-08-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.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-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.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-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.0' 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: 23:59:54.531 -02:01:08.13 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-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
Image size: 941.0'x626.6' 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: 00:00:16.736 -01:59:31.40 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 23:59:54.531 -02:01:08.13
Second-epoch image center 00:00:16.736 -01:59:31.40
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0963 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-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
Image size: 941.0'x626.6' 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: 00:00:19.586 -01:59:50.76 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 23:59:54.531 -02:01:08.13
Second-epoch image center 00:00:19.586 -01:59:50.76
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1065 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 00:00:16.736 -01:59:31.40
Second-epoch second image center 00:00:19.586 -01:59:50.76
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01303 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-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits &> /tmp/tmp.9N8QsDwhu9
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits &> /tmp/tmp.aln2yoRVX3
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits &> /tmp/tmp.7LXo7f1tvw
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZW1040gG3Q
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.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-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits and wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.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-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits and wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits and wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 32031 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 352.0737 to 7.9287 deg, Dec -7.3224 to +3.3002 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 352.0737 to 7.9287 deg, Dec -7.3224 to 3.3002 deg
Loaded 113561 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): 3289 out of 3587 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3587 out of 32031 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.807000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.807000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.52
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)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 32031 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 352.0737 to 7.9287 deg, Dec -7.3224 to +3.3002 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.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 352.0737 to 7.9287 deg, Dec -7.3224 to 3.3002 deg
Loaded 113561 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): 3289 out of 3587 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3587 out of 32031 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits (aperture=5.0)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 25338 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 352.0997 to 7.9481 deg, Dec -7.3018 to +3.3134 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 352.0997 to 7.9481 deg, Dec -7.3018 to 3.3134 deg
Loaded 113546 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): 3389 out of 3597 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3597 out of 25338 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits (aperture=4.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 21 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
2.0 pix Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
2.6 pix fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
2.7 pix fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
14.9 mag. Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.3 (SNR ) 13.8 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.9N8QsDwhu9 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.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-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.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-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=12, blended=1283, bad_region=4, passed=32019
Got 32019 stars (including 30688 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 32019 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.0737 through 0 to 7.9287, gap 7.9287 to 352.0737
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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4894 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4891 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32019 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.0736 through 0 to 7.9292, gap 7.9292 to 352.0736
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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4895 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32019 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32019 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 4891 stars left (next iteration limit 5380)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits N_match=4891 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.273 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.288 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.260 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.232 n_q1=1198 n_q2=1282 n_q3=1168 n_q4=1243 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.187
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits -region wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.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.aln2yoRVX3 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.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-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.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-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=11, blended=816, bad_region=1, passed=25327
Got 25327 stars (including 24466 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25327 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013089 (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 0.010471 (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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.0997 through 0 to 7.9481, gap 7.9481 to 352.0997
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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4897 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4892 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25327 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.0999 through 0 to 7.9487, gap 7.9487 to 352.0999
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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4898 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25327 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25327 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 4892 stars left (next iteration limit 5381)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits N_match=4892 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.296 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.325 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.302 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.257 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.300 n_q1=1250 n_q2=1288 n_q3=1189 n_q4=1165 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.100
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits -region wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.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.7LXo7f1tvw (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-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.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-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.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-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=1, blended=528, bad_region=2, passed=18625
Got 18625 stars (including 18066 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18625 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.8819 through 0 to 8.1933, gap 8.1933 to 351.8819
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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4890 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4885 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4885 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4885 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18625 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.8816 through 0 to 8.1938, gap 8.1938 to 351.8816
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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4891 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4885 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18625 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4885 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18625 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 4885 stars left (next iteration limit 5373)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits N_match=4885 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.294 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.323 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.275 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.262 n_q1=1265 n_q2=1088 n_q3=1329 n_q4=1203 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.100
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.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.ZW1040gG3Q (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-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.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-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.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-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=529, bad_region=1, passed=18754
Got 18754 stars (including 18194 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18754 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.9004 through 0 to 8.2088, gap 8.2088 to 351.9004
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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4889 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4884 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4884 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4884 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18754 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.9000 through 0 to 8.2094, gap 8.2094 to 351.9000
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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4890 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4884 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18754 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4884 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18754 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 4884 stars left (next iteration limit 5372)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits N_match=4884 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.298 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.321 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.278 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.275 n_q1=1250 n_q2=1099 n_q3=1338 n_q4=1197 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.107
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.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-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.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-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-25-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0360.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.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-08-Q1b1x1_041020_TTUQ1b1x1_1865550_o9OlDdHH/wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-08-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 23:46:46.67 -00:58:29.1: 13.47 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 23:33:54.67 +01:53:58.3: 13.37 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 00:16:00.76 -04:42:52.8: 15.83 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 23:59:45.74 -05:52:34.8: 12.43 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 00:27:08.76 -04:59:23.4: 12.53 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 23:54:14.86 -05:07:40.3: 15.83 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 00:12:50.52 +02:42:54.3: 15.86 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 00:10:44.28 +02:02:35.9: 13.08 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 23:33:54.67 +01:53:58.3: 13.37 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 00:16:00.76 -04:42:52.8: 15.50 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 23:46:46.67 -00:58:29.1: 13.48 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.37 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:33:54.67 +01:53:58.3: ref_mag=13.37 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.5877 delta=-0.22 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 23:59:45.74 -05:52:34.8: 12.44 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 23:54:14.86 -05:07:40.3: 15.46 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.47 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 00:27:08.76 -04:59:23.4: 12.49 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:46:46.67 -00:58:29.1: ref_mag=13.47 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.8597 delta=-0.39 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.43 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:59:45.74 -05:52:34.8: ref_mag=12.43 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.4722 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.52 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:27:08.76 -04:59:23.4: ref_mag=12.52 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.5652 delta=-0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 00:07:16.11 +00:26:51.2: 16.02 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 00:10:44.28 +02:02:35.9: 13.05 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.07 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:10:44.28 +02:02:35.9: ref_mag=13.07 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.2020 delta=-0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 00:12:50.52 +02:42:54.3: 15.52 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 00:07:16.11 +00:26:51.2: 15.55 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 00:12:34.72 -01:13:40.9: 13.32 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 23:39:05.27 -05:38:39.3: 15.65 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 23:54:50.36 -00:16:29.3: 13.74 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 00:06:29.90 -01:47:08.6: 15.98 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 23:54:36.83 +01:36:58.6: 15.96 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 00:12:34.72 -01:13:40.9: 13.39 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 23:39:05.27 -05:38:39.3: 15.25 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 23:54:50.36 -00:16:29.3: 13.72 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.34 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:12:34.72 -01:13:40.9: ref_mag=13.34 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.3408 delta=-0.00 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.73 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:54:50.36 -00:16:29.3: ref_mag=13.73 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.7476 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 00:06:29.90 -01:47:08.6: 15.60 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 23:54:36.83 +01:36:58.6: 15.50 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2025-12-22_20-35-21_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0057.fits at 23:59:25.40 +00:30:58.5: 15.97 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-01-17_21-04-13_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0072.fits at 23:59:25.40 +00:30:58.5: 15.55 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
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Considering the candidate 50375_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
The candidate 50375_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 50376_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
The candidate 50376_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 50383_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
Preparing report for the candidate 50383_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
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Considering the candidate 50581_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
The candidate 50581_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:05:10.82 -05:41:48.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 50584_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
The candidate 50584_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:26:59.26 -06:35:47.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 50590_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
The candidate 50590_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 50594_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
Preparing report for the candidate 50594_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
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Considering the candidate 50595_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
The candidate 50595_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:14:21.57 -02:13:29.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 50601_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
The candidate 50601_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 50622_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
Preparing report for the candidate 50622_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
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Considering the candidate 50697_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
Preparing report for the candidate 50697_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
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Considering the candidate 50715_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
The candidate 50715_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 50720_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
The candidate 50720_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:08:04.78 -02:26:27.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 50763_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
Preparing report for the candidate 50763_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
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Considering the candidate 50772_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
The candidate 50772_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 50839_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
Preparing report for the candidate 50839_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
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Considering the candidate 50879_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
The candidate 50879_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:17:51.88 +00:22:12.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 50886_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361
The candidate 50886_fd_Psc-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-28_03-26-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0361 did not pass the final checks
