This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461251.8290,7.32,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260730.3290 7.32CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461251.8290,8.42,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260730.3290 8.42CV 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 30.3290 2461251.8290 10.12 00:32:39.17 +02:54:39.7
113.62711 -59.62092 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 7.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.192 Nausikaa -0 1 1 10.2 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:32:39.17 +02:54:39.7: 15.74 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:32:39.17 +02:54:39.7: 15.71 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461251.8290,10.12,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260730.3290 10.12CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461251.8290,10.76,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260730.3290 10.76CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461251.8290,7.58,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260730.3290 7.58CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461251.8290,8.44,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260730.3290 8.44CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461251.8290,10.78,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260730.3290 10.78CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.62262976 09.01.2026 02:56:25.211 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
First image: 2461049.62262976 09.01.2026 02:56:25.211 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Last image: 2461251.82926361 30.07.2026 07:53:58.376 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 5
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.65
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): 5927
Objects passed selection criteria: 5903
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4312.75
Average stars matched: 4214.5 (97.7219 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 232508 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 03:18:46 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: 2461049.62262976 09.01.2026 02:56:25.211 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
First image: 2461049.62262976 09.01.2026 02:56:25.211 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Last image: 2461251.82926361 30.07.2026 07:53:58.376 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 10
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.42
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: 8 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): 31987
Objects passed selection criteria: 31908
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: 24108.2
Average stars matched: 23437 (97.2157 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 255444 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 03:19:34 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.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: 2461251.82864302
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits'
wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits'
wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits'
wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:32.310 +05:59:46.72 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.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: 00:51:31.488 +06:00:43.44 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:32.310 +05:59:46.72
Second-epoch image center 00:51:31.488 +06:00:43.44
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0161 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.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: 00:51:28.858 +06:01:09.04 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:32.310 +05:59:46.72
Second-epoch image center 00:51:28.858 +06:01:09.04
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0270 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 00:51:31.488 +06:00:43.44
Second-epoch second image center 00:51:28.858 +06:01:09.04
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01301 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits &> /tmp/tmp.BOREHfOsRf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits &> /tmp/tmp.a6b9HhQBaI
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits &> /tmp/tmp.OzPIBqGL1m
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qY5mBm2xKr
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits and wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits and wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits and wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6274 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9081 to 20.8681 deg, Dec +0.7095 to +11.2754 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 4.9081 to 20.8681 deg, Dec 0.7095 to 11.2754 deg
Loaded 4466 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): 3642 out of 3799 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3799 out of 6274 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.877250
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.877250
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.65
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.23
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.23
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 6274 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9081 to 20.8681 deg, Dec +0.7095 to +11.2754 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 4.9081 to 20.8681 deg, Dec 0.7095 to 11.2754 deg
Loaded 4466 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): 3642 out of 3799 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3799 out of 6274 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits (aperture=5.9)
Read 6217 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.8906 to 20.8646 deg, Dec +0.7094 to +11.2737 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 4.8906 to 20.8646 deg, Dec 0.7094 to 11.2737 deg
Loaded 4467 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): 3635 out of 3795 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3795 out of 6217 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits (aperture=5.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 5 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
2.0 pix Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
2.5 pix fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
2.5 pix fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
15.2 mag. Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.7 (SNR ) 11.0 (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.BOREHfOsRf (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_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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=428, bad_region=0, passed=6274
Got 6274 stars (including 5838 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6274 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4922 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4916 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6274 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4924 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6274 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4916 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6274 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 4916 stars left (next iteration limit 5407)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits N_match=4916 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.289 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.397 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.278 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.270 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.249 n_q1=1174 n_q2=1228 n_q3=1261 n_q4=1253 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.370
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits -region wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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.a6b9HhQBaI (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_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.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=435, bad_region=0, passed=6217
Got 6217 stars (including 5773 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6217 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4920 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4914 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4915 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4914 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6217 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4920 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6217 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6217 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 4910 stars left (next iteration limit 5405)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits N_match=4910 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.288 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.386 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.271 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.273 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.253 n_q1=1160 n_q2=1226 n_q3=1266 n_q4=1258 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.340
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits -region wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.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.OzPIBqGL1m (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_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.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_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.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_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.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=202, bad_region=0, passed=2420
Got 2420 stars (including 2214 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2420 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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.4 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2178 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2175 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2176 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2175 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2419 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 451 to 510 (Dec 0.4 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2179 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2176 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2419 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2176 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2419 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 2176 stars left (next iteration limit 2392)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2176 robust_rms=11.146 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=13.326 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2176 robust_rms=0.357 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.379 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2176 robust_rms=0.270 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.290 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2176 robust_rms_before=0.952 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.277 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.270 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.285 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.290
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.285 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits N_match=2176 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.278 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.281 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.301 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.271 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.269 n_q1=594 n_q2=554 n_q3=543 n_q4=485 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.083
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.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.qY5mBm2xKr (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_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.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_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.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_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.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=200, bad_region=0, passed=2435
Got 2435 stars (including 2233 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2435 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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.4 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2193 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2190 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2191 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2190 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2435 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 451 to 510 (Dec 0.4 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2194 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2190 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2435 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2190 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2435 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 2190 stars left (next iteration limit 2409)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2190 robust_rms=11.061 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.914 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2190 robust_rms=0.358 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.374 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2190 robust_rms=0.277 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.292 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2190 robust_rms_before=0.957 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.287 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.277 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.305 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.292
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.305 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits N_match=2190 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.290 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.304 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.320 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.265 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.272 n_q1=600 n_q2=565 n_q3=540 n_q4=485 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.107
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.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=Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits sigma_overall=0.289 worst_q_ratio=1.370
ref2=Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits sigma_overall=0.288 worst_q_ratio=1.340
new1=fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits sigma_overall=0.278 worst_q_ratio=1.083
new2=fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits sigma_overall=0.290 worst_q_ratio=1.107
reference average sigma_overall=0.2885 worst_q_ratio=1.355
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069_astrometric_residuals.png (4916 matched stars from wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070_astrometric_residuals.png (4910 matched stars from wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.25 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336_astrometric_residuals.png (2176 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337_astrometric_residuals.png (2190 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-05-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:32:39.17 +02:54:39.7: 15.74 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:32:39.17 +02:54:39.7: 15.71 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20342.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 7s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 3s
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Considering the candidate 20320_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
Preparing report for the candidate 20320_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
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Considering the candidate 20325_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
Preparing report for the candidate 20325_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
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Considering the candidate 20342_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
Preparing report for the candidate 20342_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
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Considering the candidate 20357_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
Preparing report for the candidate 20357_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
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Considering the candidate 01357_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
The candidate 01357_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337 did not pass the final checks
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make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 10s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Psc-05-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 ####
00:32:39.17 +02:54:39.7
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:32.310 +05:59:46.72 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.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: 00:51:31.488 +06:00:43.44 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:32.310 +05:59:46.72
Second-epoch image center 00:51:31.488 +06:00:43.44
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0161 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.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: 00:51:28.858 +06:01:09.04 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:32.310 +05:59:46.72
Second-epoch image center 00:51:28.858 +06:01:09.04
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0270 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 00:51:31.488 +06:00:43.44
Second-epoch second image center 00:51:28.858 +06:01:09.04
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01301 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits &> /tmp/tmp.mPxjpIXcOo
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits &> /tmp/tmp.d6DlUx2Aor
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZIvQxvolJI
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xqscfXqIZA
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits and wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits and wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits and wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 34129 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.8906 to 20.8698 deg, Dec +0.7073 to +11.2841 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 4.8906 to 20.8698 deg, Dec 0.7073 to 11.2841 deg
Loaded 4478 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): 3588 out of 3910 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3910 out of 34129 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.782000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.782000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.42
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.36
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.36
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 34129 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.8906 to 20.8698 deg, Dec +0.7073 to +11.2841 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 4.8906 to 20.8698 deg, Dec 0.7073 to 11.2841 deg
Loaded 4478 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): 3588 out of 3910 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3910 out of 34129 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 34111 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.8822 to 20.8645 deg, Dec +0.7037 to +11.2806 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
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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 4.8822 to 20.8645 deg, Dec 0.7037 to 11.2806 deg
Loaded 4474 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): 3580 out of 3908 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3908 out of 34111 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 10 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
1.9 pix Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
2.5 pix fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
2.5 pix fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
15.4 mag. Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
13.9 mag. fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
13.9 mag. fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.9 (SNR ) 13.3 (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.mPxjpIXcOo (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_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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=20, blended=1306, bad_region=1, passed=34109
Got 34109 stars (including 32754 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 34109 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4920 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34109 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4925 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34109 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4920 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34109 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 4920 stars left (next iteration limit 5412)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits N_match=4920 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.281 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.275 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.261 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.241 n_q1=1161 n_q2=1220 n_q3=1280 n_q4=1259 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.316
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits -region wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.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.d6DlUx2Aor (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_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.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=26, blended=1297, bad_region=1, passed=34085
Got 34085 stars (including 32720 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 34085 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4920 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4919 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34085 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34085 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 34085 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 4917 stars left (next iteration limit 5410)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits N_match=4917 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.281 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.266 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.267 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.250 n_q1=1157 n_q2=1223 n_q3=1282 n_q4=1255 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.324
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits -region wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.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.ZIvQxvolJI (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_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.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_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.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_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.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=3, blended=330, bad_region=0, passed=14355
Got 14355 stars (including 13993 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14355 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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4909 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4904 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4905 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4904 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14355 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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4910 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4905 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14355 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4905 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14355 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4905 stars left (next iteration limit 5394)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits N_match=4905 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.337 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.315 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.324 n_q1=1301 n_q2=1187 n_q3=1261 n_q4=1156 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.107
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.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.xqscfXqIZA (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_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.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_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.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_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.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=327, bad_region=0, passed=14432
Got 14432 stars (including 14086 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14432 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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4907 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4901 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4902 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4901 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14432 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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4906 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4899 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14432 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4899 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14432 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4899 stars left (next iteration limit 5391)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits N_match=4899 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.344 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.313 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.318 n_q1=1309 n_q2=1190 n_q3=1256 n_q4=1144 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.117
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-30_CI_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.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_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0336.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.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_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_031626_TTUQ1b1x1_938318_qcDwJ6KV/wcs_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-05-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:57:57.55 +02:30:26.1: 12.95 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 00:27:11.83 +05:22:08.3: 12.82 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-56-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0069.fits at 01:17:31.72 +05:52:52.4: 12.89 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 01:17:31.72 +05:52:52.4: 12.88 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:57:57.55 +02:30:26.1: 13.00 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-57-32_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0070.fits at 00:27:11.83 +05:22:08.3: 12.87 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.88 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.98 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.84 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:17:31.72 +05:52:52.4: ref_mag=12.88 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.8147 delta=0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:57:57.55 +02:30:26.1: ref_mag=12.98 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1579 delta=-0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:27:11.83 +05:22:08.3: ref_mag=12.84 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.9970 delta=-0.15 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 2s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s
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Considering the candidate 52243_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
The candidate 52243_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52245_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
Preparing report for the candidate 52245_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
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Considering the candidate 52250_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
Preparing report for the candidate 52250_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
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Considering the candidate 52267_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
The candidate 52267_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:32:39.18 +02:54:39.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52285_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
Preparing report for the candidate 52285_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
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Considering the candidate 52437_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
The candidate 52437_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:25:29.91 +01:56:51.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52467_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
The candidate 52467_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:32:20.13 +06:58:05.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52512_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
The candidate 52512_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52564_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
The candidate 52564_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 07254_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337
The candidate 07254_fd_Psc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-07-30_02-53-58_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0337 did not pass the final checks
