This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 29.4601 2461250.9601 11.93 23:36:41.02 +03:46:22.7
89.78406 -54.21632 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.5" and 7.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.236 Honoria -1 -0 1 11.9 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits at 23:36:41.02 +03:46:22.7: 15.59 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits at 23:36:41.02 +03:46:22.7: 15.59 +/- 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,2461250.9601,11.93,0.05,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 20260729.4601 11.93CV 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 29.4601 2461250.9601 13.04 00:13:31.63 +02:39:49.2
104.39813 -58.83717 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.4" and 7.6 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 13.1 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits at 00:13:31.63 +02:39:49.2: 15.76 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits at 00:13:31.63 +02:39:49.2: 15.76 +/- 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,2461250.9601,13.04,0.05,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 20260729.4601 13.04CV 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 29.4601 2461250.9601 13.07 23:44:11.46 +05:30:55.1
93.96218 -53.53122 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.9" and 7.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.338 Budrosa 0 1 1 13.4 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits at 23:44:11.46 +05:30:55.1: 15.71 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits at 23:44:11.46 +05:30:55.1: 15.71 +/- 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,2461250.9601,13.07,0.05,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 20260729.4601 13.07CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461061.61251426 21.01.2026 02:41:51.232 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
First image: 2461061.61251426 21.01.2026 02:41:51.232 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
Last image: 2461250.96040197 29.07.2026 11:02:48.730 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.78
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): 5342
Objects passed selection criteria: 5316
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 3624.25
Average stars matched: 3537 (97.5926 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 231876 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Tue Jul 28 18:39:20 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-184-g1e68672b
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 Wed Jul 29 06:18:50 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461061.61251426 21.01.2026 02:41:51.232 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
First image: 2461061.61251426 21.01.2026 02:41:51.232 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
Last image: 2461250.96040197 29.07.2026 11:02:48.730 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 11
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.55
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: 23 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): 29345
Objects passed selection criteria: 29282
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 21598
Average stars matched: 20899 (96.7636 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 253308 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Tue Jul 28 18:39:20 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-184-g1e68672b
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 Wed Jul 29 06:21:15 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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.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: 2461250.95975912
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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits'
wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits'
wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits'
wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
Image size: 941.8'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:08.246 +05:58:32.12 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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
Image size: 941.2'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:03.944 +06:00:18.35 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:00:08.246 +05:58:32.12
Second-epoch image center 00:00:03.944 +06:00:18.35
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0345 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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
Image size: 941.2'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:01.820 +06:00:48.15 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:00:08.246 +05:58:32.12
Second-epoch image center 00:00:01.820 +06:00:48.15
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0462 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 00:00:03.944 +06:00:18.35
Second-epoch second image center 00:00:01.820 +06:00:48.15
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01208 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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits &> /tmp/tmp.D2VAxwDkwQ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits &> /tmp/tmp.jmFRkBo0qd
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits &> /tmp/tmp.AAT7zAG0TC
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XG1pMZsxJl
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits and wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits and wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits and wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 5657 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 352.0600 to 8.0260 deg, Dec +0.6890 to +11.2632 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 352.0600 to 8.0260 deg, Dec 0.6890 to 11.2632 deg
Loaded 4601 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): 3651 out of 3762 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3762 out of 5657 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.804300
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.804300
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.78
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.02
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.02
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 5657 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 352.0600 to 8.0260 deg, Dec +0.6890 to +11.2632 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 352.0600 to 8.0260 deg, Dec 0.6890 to 11.2632 deg
Loaded 4601 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): 3651 out of 3762 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3762 out of 5657 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits (aperture=6.0)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 5616 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 352.0601 to 8.0220 deg, Dec +0.6971 to +11.2717 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 352.0601 to 8.0220 deg, Dec 0.6971 to 11.2717 deg
Loaded 4601 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): 3652 out of 3765 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3765 out of 5616 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits (aperture=5.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
2.1 pix Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
2.3 pix fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
2.3 pix fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
2.1 pix wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.0 mag. Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
15.0 mag. Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
13.3 mag. fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
13.3 mag. fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.3 (SNR ) 10.5 (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.D2VAxwDkwQ (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_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.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=353, bad_region=1, passed=5657
Got 5657 stars (including 5295 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5657 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (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 0.010464 (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 352.0600 through 0 to 8.0260, gap 8.0260 to 352.0600
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4906 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4896 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5657 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
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 352.0598 through 0 to 8.0264, gap 8.0264 to 352.0598
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4907 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5657 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5657 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Excluding outliers - 4896 stars left (next iteration limit 5385)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits N_match=4896 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.261 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.306 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.260 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.250 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.234 n_q1=1104 n_q2=1288 n_q3=1222 n_q4=1282 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.171
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits -region wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.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.jmFRkBo0qd (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_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.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=358, bad_region=0, passed=5616
Got 5616 stars (including 5250 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5616 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (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 0.010464 (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 352.0601 through 0 to 8.0220, gap 8.0220 to 352.0601
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4902 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: 0.25"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5616 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.0599 through 0 to 8.0225, gap 8.0225 to 352.0599
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4903 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(), 5616 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5616 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 4892 stars left (next iteration limit 5381)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits N_match=4892 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.272 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.265 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.254 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.246 n_q1=1091 n_q2=1312 n_q3=1209 n_q4=1280 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.260
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits -region wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.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.AAT7zAG0TC (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_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.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_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.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=164, bad_region=0, passed=1686
Got 1686 stars (including 1519 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1686 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (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 0.010458 (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 351.9005 through 0 to 8.1299, gap 8.1299 to 351.9005
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 451 to 509 (Dec 0.4 to 11.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1482 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1478 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1478 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1478 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1686 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 351.9001 through 0 to 8.1302, gap 8.1302 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 451 to 509 (Dec 0.4 to 11.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1483 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1479 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1686 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1479 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1686 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 1479 stars left (next iteration limit 1625)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1479 robust_rms=12.419 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=13.113 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1479 robust_rms=0.388 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.446 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1479 robust_rms=0.266 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.301 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1479 robust_rms_before=0.942 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.289 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.266 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.326 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.301
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.326 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits N_match=1479 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.314 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.320 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.351 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.264 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.312 n_q1=335 n_q2=373 n_q3=353 n_q4=418 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.118
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.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.XG1pMZsxJl (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_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.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_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.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=174, bad_region=0, passed=1625
Got 1625 stars (including 1447 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1625 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (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 0.010458 (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 351.9005 through 0 to 8.1300, gap 8.1300 to 351.9005
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 452 to 509 (Dec 0.4 to 11.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1416 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1413 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1411 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1413 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1622 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.9001 through 0 to 8.1303, gap 8.1303 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 452 to 509 (Dec 0.4 to 11.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1416 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1413 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1624 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1413 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1624 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 1413 stars left (next iteration limit 1554)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1413 robust_rms=12.900 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=13.511 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1413 robust_rms=0.400 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.436 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1413 robust_rms=0.284 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.312 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1413 robust_rms_before=0.949 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.315 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.284 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.347 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.312
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.8' 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: 00:00:01.849 +06:00:47.72 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
### Converted positions of 1625 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky3822462.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.949 -> 0.284 arcsec)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits N_match=1413 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.307 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.263 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.314 n_q1=338 n_q2=356 n_q3=332 n_q4=387 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.178
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits sigma_overall=0.261 worst_q_ratio=1.171
ref2=Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits sigma_overall=0.272 worst_q_ratio=1.260
new1=fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits sigma_overall=0.314 worst_q_ratio=1.118
new2=fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits sigma_overall=0.307 worst_q_ratio=1.178
reference average sigma_overall=0.2665 worst_q_ratio=1.2155
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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080_astrometric_residuals.png (4896 matched stars from wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.23 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081_astrometric_residuals.png (4892 matched stars from wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.24 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020_astrometric_residuals.png (1479 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021_astrometric_residuals.png (1413 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-04-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Psc-04-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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
Image size: 941.8'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:08.246 +05:58:32.12 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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
Image size: 941.2'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:03.944 +06:00:18.35 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:00:08.246 +05:58:32.12
Second-epoch image center 00:00:03.944 +06:00:18.35
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0345 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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
Image size: 941.2'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:01.820 +06:00:48.15 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:00:08.246 +05:58:32.12
Second-epoch image center 00:00:01.820 +06:00:48.15
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0462 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 00:00:03.944 +06:00:18.35
Second-epoch second image center 00:00:01.820 +06:00:48.15
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01208 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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits &> /tmp/tmp.frhzg9aP0x
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits &> /tmp/tmp.HuhnQ8HzAs
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits &> /tmp/tmp.hgeBGWIgaP
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits &> /tmp/tmp.A2Rij1OOLz
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits and wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits and wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits and wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 31418 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 352.0552 to 8.0260 deg, Dec +0.6886 to +11.2641 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 352.0552 to 8.0260 deg, Dec 0.6886 to 11.2641 deg
Loaded 4603 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): 3720 out of 3990 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3990 out of 31418 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.693300
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.693300
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.55
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.14
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.14
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 31418 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 352.0552 to 8.0260 deg, Dec +0.6886 to +11.2641 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 352.0552 to 8.0260 deg, Dec 0.6886 to 11.2641 deg
Loaded 4603 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): 3720 out of 3990 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3990 out of 31418 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits (aperture=4.8)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 31537 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 352.0465 to 8.0220 deg, Dec +0.6970 to +11.2729 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 352.0465 to 8.0220 deg, Dec 0.6970 to 11.2729 deg
Loaded 4603 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): 3708 out of 3988 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3988 out of 31537 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 11 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
2.0 pix Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
2.2 pix fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
2.2 pix fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
2.0 pix wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.1 mag. Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
15.1 mag. Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
13.6 mag. fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
13.5 mag. fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.5 (SNR ) 13.0 (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.frhzg9aP0x (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_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.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=6, blended=1105, bad_region=27, passed=31412
Got 31412 stars (including 30221 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 31412 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (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 0.010464 (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 352.0552 through 0 to 8.0260, gap 8.0260 to 352.0552
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4901 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4894 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31412 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
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 352.0549 through 0 to 8.0265, gap 8.0265 to 352.0549
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4902 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31412 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31412 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Excluding outliers - 4894 stars left (next iteration limit 5383)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits N_match=4894 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.252 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.291 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.245 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.243 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.232 n_q1=1156 n_q2=1265 n_q3=1236 n_q4=1237 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.156
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits -region wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.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.HuhnQ8HzAs (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_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.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=13, blended=1121, bad_region=25, passed=31524
Got 31524 stars (including 30334 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 31524 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (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 0.010464 (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 352.0465 through 0 to 8.0220, gap 8.0220 to 352.0465
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4902 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4895 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31524 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.0463 through 0 to 8.0225, gap 8.0225 to 352.0463
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4903 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31524 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31524 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 4895 stars left (next iteration limit 5384)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits N_match=4895 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.264 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.321 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.258 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.247 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.246 n_q1=1150 n_q2=1270 n_q3=1240 n_q4=1235 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.215
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits -region wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.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.hgeBGWIgaP (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_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.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_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.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=234, bad_region=1, passed=11992
Got 11992 stars (including 11735 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11992 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (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 0.010458 (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 351.8712 through 0 to 8.2586, gap 8.2586 to 351.8712
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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
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: 4881 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4881 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4881 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11992 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 351.8708 through 0 to 8.2591, gap 8.2591 to 351.8708
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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
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: 4881 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11992 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4881 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11992 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 4881 stars left (next iteration limit 5369)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits N_match=4881 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.393 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.396 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.396 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.401 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.388 n_q1=1132 n_q2=1188 n_q3=1212 n_q4=1349 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.020
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.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.A2Rij1OOLz (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_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.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_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=279, bad_region=1, passed=12001
Got 12001 stars (including 11700 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 12001 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (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 0.010458 (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 351.8716 through 0 to 8.2586, gap 8.2586 to 351.8716
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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
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: 4884 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4884 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4884 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12001 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
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 351.8712 through 0 to 8.2592, gap 8.2592 to 351.8712
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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
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: 4885 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12001 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4885 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12001 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 4885 stars left (next iteration limit 5372)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits N_match=4885 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.401 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.396 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.409 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.397 n_q1=1192 n_q2=1174 n_q3=1211 n_q4=1308 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.021
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.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-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.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_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-01-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0020.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.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_2026-07-29_CI_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_060322_TTUQ1b1x1_3363651_s4LvOLpY/wcs_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-04-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits at 23:55:38.93 +08:45:55.9: 11.58 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits at 00:13:31.63 +02:39:49.2: 15.76 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits at 00:05:24.47 +08:46:51.3: 11.16 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits at 00:26:17.14 +03:48:34.7: 12.47 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits at 00:30:08.21 +04:52:56.6: 12.16 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits at 23:36:41.02 +03:46:22.7: 15.59 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits at 23:40:48.59 +10:28:18.4: 12.36 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-41-51_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0080.fits at 23:44:11.46 +05:30:55.1: 15.71 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits at 23:40:48.59 +10:28:18.4: 12.31 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits at 00:13:31.63 +02:39:49.2: 15.76 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits at 23:55:38.93 +08:45:55.9: 11.51 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits at 00:05:24.47 +08:46:51.3: 11.14 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.33 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits at 00:26:17.14 +03:48:34.7: 12.49 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.54 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.15 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:40:48.59 +10:28:18.4: ref_mag=12.33 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.7822 delta=-0.45 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits at 23:36:41.02 +03:46:22.7: 15.59 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:55:38.93 +08:45:55.9: ref_mag=11.54 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=11.9000 delta=-0.36 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:05:24.47 +08:46:51.3: ref_mag=11.15 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.4735 delta=-0.32 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits at 00:30:08.21 +04:52:56.6: 12.18 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.48 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:26:17.14 +03:48:34.7: ref_mag=12.48 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.5130 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.17 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:30:08.21 +04:52:56.6: ref_mag=12.17 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1218 delta=0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-42-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0081.fits at 23:44:11.46 +05:30:55.1: 15.71 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52435.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52609.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52619.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 7s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 3s
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Considering the candidate 52305_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021
The candidate 52305_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52306_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021
The candidate 52306_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52307_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021
The candidate 52307_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:45:12.88 +08:14:08.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52405_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021
The candidate 52405_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52435_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021
Preparing report for the candidate 52435_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021
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Considering the candidate 52438_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021
The candidate 52438_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:42:00.74 +01:48:30.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52465_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021
The candidate 52465_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52492_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021
The candidate 52492_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 23:51:22.70 +09:20:49.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52493_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021
The candidate 52493_fd_Psc-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_06-02-48_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0021 did not pass the final checks