This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS
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 30.1974 2461251.6974 13.88 15:00:34.59 +20:58:10.9
28.18041 59.96887 galactic Boo Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.2" and 9.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
online_id | ATO J225.1440+20.9695 | 15:00:34.59 +20:58:10.9 (user input) | dubious (ATLAS) | (ATLAS) | (position from user input) J-Ks=0.875+/-0.033 (M)
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits at 15:00:34.59 +20:58:10.9: 16.17 +/- 0.35 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits at 15:00:34.59 +20:58:10.9: 16.22 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 16.17 +/- 0.35
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
ATO J225.1440+20.9695,2461251.6974,13.88,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
ATO J225.1440+20.9695 20260730.1974 13.88CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 30.1974 2461251.6974 12.34 14:56:54.67 +25:35:01.1
36.97159 61.92213 galactic Boo Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 8.9 pix
The object was found in VSX 0" WW Boo
Type: RRAB
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
12.400 V 13.650 V 2453897.41570 0.479263000000
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits at 14:56:54.67 +25:35:01.1: 13.30 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits at 14:56:54.67 +25:35:01.1: 13.31 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.30 +/- 0.02
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
WW Boo,2461251.6974,12.34,0.05,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
WW Boo 20260730.1974 12.34CV 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: 2461172.81834368 12.05.2026 07:38:14.894 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
First image: 2461172.81834368 12.05.2026 07:38:14.894 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
Last image: 2461251.69770083 30.07.2026 04:44:31.352 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.43
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: 2 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
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 6186
Objects passed selection criteria: 6162
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4697.75
Average stars matched: 4595.75 (97.8287 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 232680 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Wed Jul 29 18:03:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-187-gf9db235a
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-29)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Jul 30 00:02:37 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: 2461172.81834368 12.05.2026 07:38:14.894 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
First image: 2461172.81834368 12.05.2026 07:38:14.894 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
Last image: 2461251.69770083 30.07.2026 04:44:31.352 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 16
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.13
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: 11 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
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 35121
Objects passed selection criteria: 35020
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 26583.2
Average stars matched: 25789.5 (97.0141 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 258756 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Wed Jul 29 18:03:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-187-gf9db235a
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-29)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Jul 30 00:03:20 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/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.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/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.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: 2461251.69706972
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_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits'
wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits'
wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits'
wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
Image size: 941.3'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: 14:46:00.692 +22:00:19.78 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_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
Image size: 941.1'x626.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.88"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:46:28.237 +22:00:21.07 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 14:46:00.692 +22:00:19.78
Second-epoch image center 14:46:28.237 +22:00:21.07
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1064 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_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
Image size: 941.1'x626.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.88"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:46:31.168 +22:00:55.82 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 14:46:00.692 +22:00:19.78
Second-epoch image center 14:46:31.168 +22:00:55.82
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1182 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 14:46:28.237 +22:00:21.07
Second-epoch second image center 14:46:31.168 +22:00:55.82
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01488 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/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ilcryKgtKe
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits &> /tmp/tmp.8fWJOhzUtM
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xnjnKoyd6F
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits &> /tmp/tmp.6Spj3dAtsr
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.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_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits and wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.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_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits and wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits and wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits) and catalog (wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6537 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 212.9734 to 230.5645 deg, Dec +16.1049 to +27.5058 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 212.9734 to 230.5645 deg, Dec 16.1049 to 27.5058 deg
Loaded 4754 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): 3513 out of 3661 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3661 out of 6537 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.833200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.833200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.43
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.40
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.40
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 6537 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 212.9734 to 230.5645 deg, Dec +16.1049 to +27.5058 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 212.9734 to 230.5645 deg, Dec 16.1049 to 27.5058 deg
Loaded 4754 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): 3513 out of 3661 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3661 out of 6537 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits (aperture=6.2)
Read 6562 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 212.9733 to 230.5647 deg, Dec +16.1804 to +27.5059 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 212.9733 to 230.5647 deg, Dec 16.1804 to 27.5059 deg
Loaded 4728 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): 3504 out of 3660 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3660 out of 6562 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
2.1 pix Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
3.0 pix fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
3.0 pix fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
15.4 mag. Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.1 (SNR ) 11.4 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.ilcryKgtKe (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_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits' -> 'wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.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/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.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=408, bad_region=0, passed=6537
Got 6537 stars (including 6117 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6537 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4857 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4851 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6537 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4856 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4850 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6537 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4850 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6537 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 4850 stars left (next iteration limit 5336)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits N_match=4850 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.360 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.341 n_q1=1266 n_q2=1125 n_q3=1288 n_q4=1171 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.145
The image catalog is written to wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits -region wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.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.8fWJOhzUtM (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_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits' -> 'wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.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/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.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=415, bad_region=0, passed=6562
Got 6562 stars (including 6139 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6562 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4854 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4847 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4847 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4847 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6562 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4854 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4847 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6562 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4847 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6562 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 4847 stars left (next iteration limit 5331)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits N_match=4847 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.421 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.349 n_q1=1264 n_q2=1122 n_q3=1296 n_q4=1165 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.177
The image catalog is written to wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits -region wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.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.xnjnKoyd6F (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_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.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_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.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=187, bad_region=0, passed=2887
Got 2887 stars (including 2699 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2887 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010457 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2623 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2622 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2622 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2622 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2887 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2623 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2622 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2887 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2622 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2887 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 2622 stars left (next iteration limit 2884)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2622 robust_rms=11.291 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.673 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2622 robust_rms=0.380 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.392 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2622 robust_rms=0.293 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.334 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2622 robust_rms_before=0.834 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.304 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.293 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.338 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.334
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.338 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits N_match=2622 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.315 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.270 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.337 n_q1=652 n_q2=656 n_q3=669 n_q4=645 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.076
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits -region wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.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.6Spj3dAtsr (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_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.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_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.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=7, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=200, bad_region=0, passed=2904
Got 2904 stars (including 2700 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2904 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010457 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2612 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2611 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2611 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2611 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2904 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2612 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2611 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2904 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2611 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2904 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 2611 stars left (next iteration limit 2872)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2611 robust_rms=11.270 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.456 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2611 robust_rms=0.405 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.443 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2611 robust_rms=0.307 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.351 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2611 robust_rms_before=0.836 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.307 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.307 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.370 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.351
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.370 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits N_match=2611 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.318 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.319 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.292 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.304 n_q1=650 n_q2=640 n_q3=674 n_q4=647 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.190
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits -region wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits sigma_overall=0.352 worst_q_ratio=1.145
ref2=Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits sigma_overall=0.357 worst_q_ratio=1.177
new1=fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits sigma_overall=0.315 worst_q_ratio=1.076
new2=fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits sigma_overall=0.318 worst_q_ratio=1.190
reference average sigma_overall=0.3545 worst_q_ratio=1.161
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265_astrometric_residuals.png (4850 matched stars from wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266_astrometric_residuals.png (4847 matched stars from wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136_astrometric_residuals.png (2622 matched stars from wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137_astrometric_residuals.png (2611 matched stars from wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Boo-08-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Boo-08-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.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_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits exists and is non-empty
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
Image size: 941.3'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: 14:46:00.692 +22:00:19.78 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
Image size: 941.1'x626.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.88"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:46:28.237 +22:00:21.07 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 14:46:00.692 +22:00:19.78
Second-epoch image center 14:46:28.237 +22:00:21.07
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1064 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_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
Image size: 941.1'x626.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.88"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 14:46:31.168 +22:00:55.82 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 14:46:00.692 +22:00:19.78
Second-epoch image center 14:46:31.168 +22:00:55.82
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1182 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 14:46:28.237 +22:00:21.07
Second-epoch second image center 14:46:31.168 +22:00:55.82
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01488 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/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Pr2nygPsCR
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits &> /tmp/tmp.7e6Y0k6wWr
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits &> /tmp/tmp.FWt4hmf4TV
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits &> /tmp/tmp.vQwGsTSH1G
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.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_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits and wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.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_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits and wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits and wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits) and catalog (wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 38174 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 212.9608 to 230.5939 deg, Dec +16.1049 to +27.5187 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 212.9608 to 230.5939 deg, Dec 16.1049 to 27.5187 deg
Loaded 4784 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): 3339 out of 3682 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3682 out of 38174 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.712400
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.712400
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.13
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.58
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.58
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 38174 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 212.9608 to 230.5939 deg, Dec +16.1049 to +27.5187 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 212.9608 to 230.5939 deg, Dec 16.1049 to 27.5187 deg
Loaded 4784 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): 3339 out of 3682 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3682 out of 38174 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits (aperture=4.7)
Read 38210 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 212.9603 to 230.5935 deg, Dec +16.1147 to +27.5285 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 212.9603 to 230.5935 deg, Dec 16.1147 to 27.5285 deg
Loaded 4786 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): 3326 out of 3680 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3680 out of 38210 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits (aperture=4.7)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 15 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
2.0 pix Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
2.8 pix fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
2.8 pix fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
15.6 mag. Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.1 (SNR ) 13.5 (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.Pr2nygPsCR (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_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits' -> 'wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.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/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.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=24, blended=1494, bad_region=16, passed=38150
Got 38150 stars (including 36564 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 38150 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4847 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4843 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38150 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4847 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38150 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38150 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 4843 stars left (next iteration limit 5327)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits N_match=4843 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.344 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.327 n_q1=1300 n_q2=1145 n_q3=1262 n_q4=1136 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.162
The image catalog is written to wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits -region wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.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.7e6Y0k6wWr (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_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits' -> 'wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.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/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.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=33, blended=1540, bad_region=18, passed=38177
Got 38177 stars (including 36548 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 38177 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4847 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4843 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38177 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4847 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38177 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4843 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38177 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 4843 stars left (next iteration limit 5327)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits N_match=4843 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.412 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.326 n_q1=1298 n_q2=1151 n_q3=1262 n_q4=1132 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.192
The image catalog is written to wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits -region wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.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.FWt4hmf4TV (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_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.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_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.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=373, bad_region=1, passed=15331
Got 15331 stars (including 14942 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 15331 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010457 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4847 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4840 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4841 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4840 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15331 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4847 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4840 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15331 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4840 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15331 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4840 stars left (next iteration limit 5324)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits N_match=4840 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.314 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.375 n_q1=1268 n_q2=1126 n_q3=1302 n_q4=1144 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.073
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits -region wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.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.vQwGsTSH1G (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_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.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_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.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=9, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=455, bad_region=1, passed=15393
Got 15393 stars (including 14912 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 15393 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010457 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4846 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4839 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4839 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4839 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15393 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4844 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4838 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15393 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4838 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15393 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4838 stars left (next iteration limit 5322)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits N_match=4838 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.390 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.360 n_q1=1272 n_q2=1123 n_q3=1317 n_q4=1126 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.081
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits -region wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.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_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.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_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-43-36_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0136.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.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_2026-07-30_CI_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_000023_TTUQ1b1x1_2192695_NiWrb7lS/wcs_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Boo-08-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits at 15:16:27.86 +16:46:30.2: 13.17 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits at 14:36:43.66 +17:38:02.5: 12.08 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits at 15:02:16.55 +24:59:27.1: 12.46 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits at 14:52:24.18 +23:49:23.4: 13.05 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits at 14:42:16.36 +21:18:00.3: 13.15 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits at 15:09:05.00 +21:50:19.7: 12.04 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits at 15:02:19.38 +24:59:13.6: 13.06 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits at 14:53:28.01 +19:44:03.2: 13.92 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits at 15:00:34.59 +20:58:10.9: 16.17 +/- 0.35 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-14_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0265.fits at 14:56:54.67 +25:35:01.1: 13.30 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits at 14:42:16.36 +21:18:00.3: 13.19 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits at 14:52:24.18 +23:49:23.4: 13.06 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits at 15:02:16.55 +24:59:27.1: 12.47 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits at 15:16:27.86 +16:46:30.2: 13.19 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits at 15:09:05.00 +21:50:19.7: 12.07 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits at 15:02:19.38 +24:59:13.6: 13.06 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits at 14:36:43.66 +17:38:02.5: 12.07 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.17 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.47 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.06 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.06 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.05 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.18 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:02:16.55 +24:59:27.1: ref_mag=12.47 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.4651 delta=0.00 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.07 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:42:16.36 +21:18:00.3: ref_mag=13.17 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1651 delta=0.00 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:09:05.00 +21:50:19.7: ref_mag=12.06 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.0868 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:02:19.38 +24:59:13.6: ref_mag=13.06 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0520 delta=0.01 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:52:24.18 +23:49:23.4: ref_mag=13.05 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.9712 delta=0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:16:27.86 +16:46:30.2: ref_mag=13.18 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.9638 delta=0.22 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:36:43.66 +17:38:02.5: ref_mag=12.07 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.2826 delta=-0.21 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits at 14:53:28.01 +19:44:03.2: 13.87 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.89 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 14:53:28.01 +19:44:03.2: ref_mag=13.89 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.6495 delta=0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits at 15:00:34.59 +20:58:10.9: 16.22 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 16.17 +/- 0.35
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 15:00:34.59 +20:58:10.9: ref_mag=16.17 +/- 0.35 new_mean_mag=13.8768 delta=2.29 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-05-12_02-38-56_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0266.fits at 14:56:54.67 +25:35:01.1: 13.31 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.30 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 14:56:54.67 +25:35:01.1: ref_mag=13.30 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.3427 delta=0.96 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 52905_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137
The candidate 52905_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52935_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137
The candidate 52935_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52947_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137
The candidate 52947_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:38:07.90 +18:16:36.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52950_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137
The candidate 52950_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 15:12:10.86 +18:57:16.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52952_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137
The candidate 52952_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52956_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137
The candidate 52956_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:44:46.55 +27:03:41.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52969_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137
The candidate 52969_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52975_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137
The candidate 52975_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52983_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137
The candidate 52983_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52985_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137
The candidate 52985_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53008_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137
The candidate 53008_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53023_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137
Preparing report for the candidate 53023_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137
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Considering the candidate 05556_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137
Preparing report for the candidate 05556_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137
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Considering the candidate 28182_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137
The candidate 28182_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 14:54:19.96 +17:41:43.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 02135_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137
The candidate 02135_fd_Boo-08-Q1b1x1_2026-07-29_23-44-31_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0137 did not pass the final checks