This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 07 31.4140 2461252.9140 11.40 02:52:22.43 +67:07:57.3
134.30106 6.96949 galactic Cas Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 3.1 pix
The object was found in VSX 4" V0950 Cas
Type: SR:
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
13.200 V 14.800 V 74.000000000000 :
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 02:52:22.43 +67:07:57.3: 12.35 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 02:52:22.43 +67:07:57.3: 12.42 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.38 +/- 0.01
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!
TCP 2026 07 31.4140* 02 52 22.43 +67 07 57.3 11.4 U Cas 9 0
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
V0950 Cas,2461252.9140,11.40,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
V0950 Cas 20260731.4140 11.40CV 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 31.4140 2461252.9140 13.59 01:42:32.39 +74:00:48.3
126.49509 11.49624 galactic Cas Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.0" and 3.1 pix
The object was found in VSX 4" NSVS 281803
Type: SR|L
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
12.283 R1 12.893 R1 2451465.08000 164.000000000000
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 01:42:32.39 +74:00:48.3: 14.73 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:42:32.39 +74:00:48.3: 14.78 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.76 +/- 0.08
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!
TCP 2026 07 31.4140* 01 42 32.39 +74 00 48.3 13.6 U Cas 9 0
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
NSVS 281803,2461252.9140,13.59,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
NSVS 281803 20260731.4140 13.59CV 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: 2461083.62488818 12.02.2026 02:59:40.339 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
First image: 2461083.62488818 12.02.2026 02:59:40.339 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Last image: 2461252.91430472 31.07.2026 09:56:25.928 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 3
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.59
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 4 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 13157
Objects passed selection criteria: 13069
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 9143.5
Average stars matched: 8323.75 (91.0346 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 238232 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 Fri Jul 31 05:03:16 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: 2461083.62488818 12.02.2026 02:59:40.339 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
First image: 2461083.62488818 12.02.2026 02:59:40.339 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Last image: 2461252.91430472 31.07.2026 09:56:25.928 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 64
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.22
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: 22 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): 99651
Objects passed selection criteria: 99350
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 69036.5
Average stars matched: 62557.8 (90.6155 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 576392 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 Fri Jul 31 05:04:13 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.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/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.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: 2461252.91367458
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_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits'
wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits'
wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits'
wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Image size: 941.6'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:24:17.367 +69:59:18.87 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_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Image size: 936.9'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:24:09.321 +70:00:35.49 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 02:24:17.367 +69:59:18.87
Second-epoch image center 02:24:09.321 +70:00:35.49
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0242 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_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
Image size: 936.9'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:24:08.524 +70:00:54.94 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 02:24:17.367 +69:59:18.87
Second-epoch image center 02:24:08.524 +70:00:54.94
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0295 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 02:24:09.321 +70:00:35.49
Second-epoch second image center 02:24:08.524 +70:00:54.94
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00552 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/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5IBmIJGZ2c
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits &> /tmp/tmp.RyK0q1isdp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits &> /tmp/tmp.crF3536Td2
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits &> /tmp/tmp.GtwcSGIDem
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.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_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits and wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.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_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits and wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits and wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 16441 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 8.7968 to 64.5312 deg, Dec +62.8433 to +75.4744 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.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 8.7968 to 64.5312 deg, Dec 62.8433 to 75.4744 deg
Loaded 15559 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): 7686 out of 8290 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8290 out of 16441 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.905800
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.905800
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.59
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.32
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.32
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 16441 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 8.7968 to 64.5312 deg, Dec +62.8433 to +75.4744 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.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 8.7968 to 64.5312 deg, Dec 62.8433 to 75.4744 deg
Loaded 15559 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): 7686 out of 8290 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8290 out of 16441 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits (aperture=5.8)
Read 16457 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 8.8987 to 64.5307 deg, Dec +62.8432 to +75.4995 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 8.8987 to 64.5307 deg, Dec 62.8432 to 75.4995 deg
Loaded 15548 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): 7690 out of 8286 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8286 out of 16457 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits (aperture=5.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 3 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
2.1 pix Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
2.6 pix fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
2.6 pix fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
15.3 mag. Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.3 (SNR ) 11.5 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits' -> 'wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.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/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1328, bad_region=4783, passed=16441
Got 16441 stars (including 10676 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16441 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 764 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4927 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4909 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12736 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 764 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4927 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12736 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12736 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4909 stars left (next iteration limit 5399)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits N_match=4909 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.542 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.290 n_q1=1568 n_q2=982 n_q3=1407 n_q4=952 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.425
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits -region wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits' -> 'wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.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/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1310, bad_region=4773, passed=16457
Got 16457 stars (including 10701 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16457 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 764 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4925 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4907 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4907 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4907 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12747 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 764 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5)
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: 4907 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12747 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4907 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12747 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4907 stars left (next iteration limit 5397)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits N_match=4907 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.507 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.318 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.284 n_q1=1569 n_q2=982 n_q3=1404 n_q4=952 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.335
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits -region wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.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.crF3536Td2 (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_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.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_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=589, bad_region=1362, passed=8086
Got 8086 stars (including 6287 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8086 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013013 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010410 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 768 to 828 (Dec 63.7 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4910 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4888 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4888 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4888 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7034 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
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 768 to 828 (Dec 63.7 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4911 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4888 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7034 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4888 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7034 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Excluding outliers - 4888 stars left (next iteration limit 5376)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4888 robust_rms=5.641 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=16.154 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4888 robust_rms=0.494 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.541 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4888 robust_rms=0.461 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.521 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=4888 robust_rms_before=0.848 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.549 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.494 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.565 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.541
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.565 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits N_match=4888 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.526 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.494 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.518 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.558 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.483 n_q1=1637 n_q2=684 n_q3=1820 n_q4=747 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.060
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits -region wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.GtwcSGIDem (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_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.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_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=590, bad_region=1358, passed=8113
Got 8113 stars (including 6323 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8113 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013013 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010410 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 768 to 828 (Dec 63.7 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4913 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4889 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7062 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
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 768 to 828 (Dec 63.7 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4915 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7062 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7062 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
Excluding outliers - 4889 stars left (next iteration limit 5377)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4889 robust_rms=5.577 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=16.588 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4889 robust_rms=0.497 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.536 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4889 robust_rms=0.470 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.521 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=4889 robust_rms_before=0.856 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.550 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.497 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.574 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.536
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.574 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits N_match=4889 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.524 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.492 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.497 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.541 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.485 n_q1=1638 n_q2=682 n_q3=1820 n_q4=749 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.032
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits -region wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits sigma_overall=0.380 worst_q_ratio=1.425
ref2=Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits sigma_overall=0.380 worst_q_ratio=1.335
new1=fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits sigma_overall=0.526 worst_q_ratio=1.060
new2=fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits sigma_overall=0.524 worst_q_ratio=1.032
reference average sigma_overall=0.38 worst_q_ratio=1.38
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061_astrometric_residuals.png (4909 matched stars from wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062_astrometric_residuals.png (4907 matched stars from wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265_astrometric_residuals.png (4888 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.46 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266_astrometric_residuals.png (4889 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.47 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cas-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
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: 0s
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Considering the candidate 21447_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 21447_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:29:52.43 +69:16:55.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 02726_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 02726_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:22:56.56 +73:40:12.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 08412_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 08412_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:48:54.83 +69:38:04.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 0s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cas-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.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_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Image size: 941.6'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:24:17.367 +69:59:18.87 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_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Image size: 936.9'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:24:09.321 +70:00:35.49 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 02:24:17.367 +69:59:18.87
Second-epoch image center 02:24:09.321 +70:00:35.49
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0242 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_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
Image size: 936.9'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:24:08.524 +70:00:54.94 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 02:24:17.367 +69:59:18.87
Second-epoch image center 02:24:08.524 +70:00:54.94
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0295 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 02:24:09.321 +70:00:35.49
Second-epoch second image center 02:24:08.524 +70:00:54.94
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00552 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/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits &> /tmp/tmp.qenBSvck10
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits &> /tmp/tmp.op4sCqznjA
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits &> /tmp/tmp.2SwHZcYmua
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PyMml67ftV
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.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_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits and wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.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_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits and wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits and wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 120979 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 8.6873 to 64.5438 deg, Dec +62.7969 to +75.4939 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 8.6873 to 64.5438 deg, Dec 62.7969 to 75.4939 deg
Loaded 15745 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): 6663 out of 8421 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8421 out of 120979 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.763000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.763000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.22
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.54
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.54
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 120979 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 8.6873 to 64.5438 deg, Dec +62.7969 to +75.4939 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 8.6873 to 64.5438 deg, Dec 62.7969 to 75.4939 deg
Loaded 15745 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): 6663 out of 8421 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8421 out of 120979 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits (aperture=4.3)
Read 120718 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 8.6867 to 64.5433 deg, Dec +62.8432 to +75.5020 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 8.6867 to 64.5433 deg, Dec 62.8432 to 75.5020 deg
Loaded 15609 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): 6690 out of 8413 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8413 out of 120718 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits (aperture=4.3)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 57 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
1.9 pix Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
2.5 pix fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
2.5 pix fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
15.5 mag. Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.3 (SNR ) 13.8 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits' -> 'wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.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/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=20, blended=10189, bad_region=26608, passed=120959
Got 120959 stars (including 86324 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 120959 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 763 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4930 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4918 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 100493 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 763 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4930 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 100493 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 100493 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 4918 stars left (next iteration limit 5409)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits N_match=4918 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.509 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.309 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.371 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.293 n_q1=1562 n_q2=947 n_q3=1439 n_q4=970 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.350
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits -region wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.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.op4sCqznjA (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits' -> 'wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.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/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=26, blended=10151, bad_region=26636, passed=120692
Got 120692 stars (including 86025 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 120692 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (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 764 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4928 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4915 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 100236 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 764 to 829 (Dec 62.8 to 75.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4929 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 100236 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4915 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 100237 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4915 stars left (next iteration limit 5406)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits N_match=4915 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.500 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.306 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.281 n_q1=1569 n_q2=952 n_q3=1434 n_q4=960 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.339
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits -region wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.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.2SwHZcYmua (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_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.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_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=3696, bad_region=6093, passed=51012
Got 51012 stars (including 42442 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 51012 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013013 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010410 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 768 to 828 (Dec 63.7 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4910 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4892 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 46297 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
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 768 to 828 (Dec 63.7 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4911 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 46297 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 46297 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
Excluding outliers - 4892 stars left (next iteration limit 5381)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits N_match=4892 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.514 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.499 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.493 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.535 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.473 n_q1=1676 n_q2=651 n_q3=1834 n_q4=731 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.040
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits -region wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.PyMml67ftV (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_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.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_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=3468, bad_region=6074, passed=50906
Got 50906 stars (including 42570 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 50906 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 936.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 936.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013013 (46.8 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010410 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 768 to 828 (Dec 63.7 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4910 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4892 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 46212 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
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 768 to 828 (Dec 63.7 to 75.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4912 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 46212 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 46212 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
Excluding outliers - 4892 stars left (next iteration limit 5381)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits N_match=4892 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.510 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.486 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.461 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.532 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.480 n_q1=1676 n_q2=649 n_q3=1832 n_q4=735 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.044
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits -region wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.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_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.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_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-55-31_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0265.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.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_2026-07-31_CI_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_050053_TTUQ2b1x1_2684142_vbX5EjPW/wcs_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cas-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 03:01:24.60 +66:02:33.0: 13.67 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 01:40:42.46 +68:56:49.3: 13.78 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 02:55:26.15 +70:52:00.7: 13.98 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 01:43:27.20 +72:03:29.9: 13.23 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 01:41:05.69 +71:44:10.2: 13.65 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 01:42:23.92 +70:24:39.0: 13.65 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 02:14:59.68 +73:28:56.1: 14.08 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 02:14:59.68 +73:28:56.1: 14.09 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:43:27.20 +72:03:29.9: 13.23 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:41:05.69 +71:44:10.2: 13.62 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 02:55:26.15 +70:52:00.7: 13.88 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 03:01:24.60 +66:02:33.0: 13.55 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:40:42.46 +68:56:49.3: 13.87 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:42:23.92 +70:24:39.0: 13.65 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.08 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.23 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.64 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.93 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:14:59.68 +73:28:56.1: ref_mag=14.08 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.8826 delta=0.20 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.82 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.60 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:43:27.20 +72:03:29.9: ref_mag=13.23 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.4548 delta=-0.23 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.65 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:41:05.69 +71:44:10.2: ref_mag=13.64 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5895 delta=0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:55:26.15 +70:52:00.7: ref_mag=13.93 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.8137 delta=0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:40:42.46 +68:56:49.3: ref_mag=13.82 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=14.0645 delta=-0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:01:24.60 +66:02:33.0: ref_mag=13.60 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3910 delta=0.21 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:42:23.92 +70:24:39.0: ref_mag=13.65 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.8620 delta=-0.21 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 01:41:11.04 +71:41:48.7: 13.04 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 01:38:11.84 +69:27:21.7: 13.55 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:41:11.04 +71:41:48.7: 13.03 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.03 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:41:11.04 +71:41:48.7: ref_mag=13.03 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.2847 delta=-0.25 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:38:11.84 +69:27:21.7: 13.63 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.59 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:38:11.84 +69:27:21.7: ref_mag=13.59 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.3323 delta=0.26 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 02:52:22.43 +67:07:57.3: 12.35 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 02:52:22.43 +67:07:57.3: 12.42 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.38 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 02:52:22.43 +67:07:57.3: ref_mag=12.38 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=11.4012 delta=0.98 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_20-59-40_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 01:42:32.39 +74:00:48.3: 14.73 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-02-11_21-00-29_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:42:32.39 +74:00:48.3: 14.78 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.76 +/- 0.08
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 01:42:32.39 +74:00:48.3: ref_mag=14.76 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=13.5846 delta=1.17 (need > 0.90)
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Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out16668.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
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Considering the candidate 139408_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 139408_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 139414_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 139414_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 139415_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 139415_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 139418_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 139418_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 139419_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 139419_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 139422_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 139422_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 139426_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 139426_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 139431_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 139431_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:27:51.13 +72:09:35.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 139436_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 139436_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:42:27.30 +70:09:29.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 140253_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 140253_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:29:52.43 +69:16:55.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 141895_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 141895_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (18.4") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 145019_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 145019_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:16:52.14 +67:15:49.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 145150_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 145150_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:01:49.24 +70:52:33.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 145821_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 145821_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:34:48.42 +65:46:28.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 145888_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 145888_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:36:02.14 +70:17:18.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 146310_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 146310_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:02:22.77 +71:18:21.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 147018_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 147018_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:55:09.80 +73:21:00.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 147568_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 147568_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:38:10.06 +73:03:33.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 147571_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 147571_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 147805_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 147805_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:32:14.21 +72:55:14.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 147853_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 147853_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:34:41.28 +67:43:30.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 147888_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 147888_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 148181_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 148181_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:55:51.28 +73:22:17.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 148577_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 148577_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:01:47.84 +70:56:00.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 148717_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 148717_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:02:58.73 +71:16:40.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 148817_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 148817_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (16.9") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 149515_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 149515_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:07:11.80 +67:38:08.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 149520_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 149520_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:32:20.71 +70:01:47.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 150157_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 150157_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:32:34.01 +71:18:18.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 150196_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 150196_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:37:14.11 +68:44:34.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 150210_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 150210_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:57:05.00 +73:13:41.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 150269_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 150269_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (18.8") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 150505_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 150505_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:54:45.62 +68:09:53.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 150588_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 150588_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:58:49.69 +70:45:38.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 150672_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 150672_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:35:01.95 +73:29:56.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 150927_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 150927_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:12:59.39 +71:11:15.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 151122_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 151122_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:53:05.66 +71:29:22.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 151193_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 151193_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:35:38.89 +70:44:53.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 151974_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 151974_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:37:09.37 +68:42:28.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 153040_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 153040_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:03:27.08 +73:52:03.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 153427_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 153427_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:38:10.85 +69:27:49.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 153621_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 153621_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (18.0") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 64047_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 64047_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:12:31.81 +68:48:00.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 111919_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
Preparing report for the candidate 111919_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
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Considering the candidate 110520_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 110520_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:15:15.42 +68:44:18.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 139180_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 139180_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:44:31.17 +68:17:08.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 86927_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 86927_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:10:37.58 +69:01:04.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 118282_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 118282_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:18:37.18 +68:21:22.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53505_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 53505_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:34:38.59 +70:57:02.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 26101_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 26101_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:51:20.28 +72:31:09.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 72456_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 72456_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:51:45.46 +68:39:07.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 108033_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 108033_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:00:16.25 +67:52:12.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 16668_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
Preparing report for the candidate 16668_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
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Considering the candidate 114615_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 114615_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:43:00.46 +67:34:56.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 61521_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 61521_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:55:37.81 +70:18:26.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 112724_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 112724_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:37:21.42 +68:00:16.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 18421_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266
The candidate 18421_fd_Cas-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-31_04-56-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0266 did not pass the final checks