This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo
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 08 03.3587 2461255.8587 12.88 00:31:42.07 +15:44:44.4
115.97828 -46.85943 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.2" and 4.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.165 Loreley 0 -0 0 13.0 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits at 00:31:42.07 +15:44:44.4: 15.69 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits at 00:31:42.07 +15:44:44.4: 15.69 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461255.8587,12.88,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260803.3587 12.88CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 08 03.3587 2461255.8587 13.36 01:14:11.20 +13:48:13.8
131.31567 -48.69725 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.2" and 4.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.385 Ilmatar 0 -0 0 13.4 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits at 01:14:11.20 +13:48:13.8: 15.78 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits at 01:14:11.20 +13:48:13.8: 15.79 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461255.8587,13.36,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260803.3587 13.36CV 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 08 03.3587 2461255.8587 11.60 00:47:57.06 +11:42:23.2
121.57088 -51.15609 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.1" and 4.3 pix
The object was found in VSX 0" FR Psc
Type: RRAB/BL
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
11.400 V 12.800 V 2456631.57960 0.455680000000
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits at 00:47:57.06 +11:42:23.2: 12.61 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits at 00:47:57.06 +11:42:23.2: 12.61 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.61 +/- 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!
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
FR Psc,2461255.8587,11.60,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
FR Psc 20260803.3587 11.60CV 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: 2461243.89018230 22.07.2026 09:21:41.751 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
First image: 2461243.89018230 22.07.2026 09:21:41.751 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
Last image: 2461255.85894288 03.08.2026 08:36:42.665 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.59
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: 3 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): 6062
Objects passed selection criteria: 6036
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4319.75
Average stars matched: 4229 (97.8992 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 239028 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 Mon Aug 3 03:39:39 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: 2461243.89018230 22.07.2026 09:21:41.751 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
First image: 2461243.89018230 22.07.2026 09:21:41.751 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
Last image: 2461255.85894288 03.08.2026 08:36:42.665 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 16
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.32
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 8 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 31366
Objects passed selection criteria: 31283
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 23300.8
Average stars matched: 22604 (97.0098 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 254860 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 Mon Aug 3 03:40:19 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.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: 2461255.85841738
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits'
wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits'
wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits'
wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.2' 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: 00:53:20.923 +13:59:58.60 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
Image size: 941.1'x626.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:53:35.681 +13:57:30.17 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:53:20.923 +13:59:58.60
Second-epoch image center 00:53:35.681 +13:57:30.17
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0725 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
Image size: 941.1'x626.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:53:34.796 +13:57:52.57 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:53:20.923 +13:59:58.60
Second-epoch image center 00:53:34.796 +13:57:52.57
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0661 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 00:53:35.681 +13:57:30.17
Second-epoch second image center 00:53:34.796 +13:57:52.57
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00718 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits &> /tmp/tmp.oB5SVpYk6O
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits &> /tmp/tmp.LVlvTu2WIb
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits &> /tmp/tmp.AP7m2VyydX
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits &> /tmp/tmp.719VKVEWDV
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits and wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits and wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits and wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6294 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 5.0190 to 21.5394 deg, Dec +8.6191 to +19.2626 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 5.0190 to 21.5394 deg, Dec 8.6191 to 19.2626 deg
Loaded 4654 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): 3742 out of 3855 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3855 out of 6294 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.611200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.611200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.59
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.02
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.02
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 6294 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 5.0190 to 21.5394 deg, Dec +8.6191 to +19.2626 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 5.0190 to 21.5394 deg, Dec 8.6191 to 19.2626 deg
Loaded 4654 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): 3742 out of 3855 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3855 out of 6294 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits (aperture=6.4)
Read 6293 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 5.0188 to 21.5394 deg, Dec +8.6193 to +19.2626 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 5.0188 to 21.5394 deg, Dec 8.6193 to 19.2626 deg
Loaded 4654 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): 3741 out of 3855 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3855 out of 6293 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits (aperture=6.4)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
2.3 pix Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
2.9 pix fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
2.9 pix fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.0 mag. Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
15.0 mag. Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
13.6 mag. fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
13.6 mag. fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.6 (SNR ) 10.9 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.oB5SVpYk6O (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/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.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_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=369, bad_region=0, passed=6294
Got 6294 stars (including 5918 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6294 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4885 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4882 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4882 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4882 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6294 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4886 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4883 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6294 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4883 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6294 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4883 stars left (next iteration limit 5370)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits N_match=4883 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.395 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.450 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.425 n_q1=1154 n_q2=1114 n_q3=1315 n_q4=1300 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.140
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits -region wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.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.LVlvTu2WIb (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/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.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_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=366, bad_region=0, passed=6293
Got 6293 stars (including 5924 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6293 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4883 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4879 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4879 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4879 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6293 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4884 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4880 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6293 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4880 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6293 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4880 stars left (next iteration limit 5366)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits N_match=4880 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.312 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.436 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.418 n_q1=1150 n_q2=1112 n_q3=1321 n_q4=1297 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.119
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits -region wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.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.AP7m2VyydX (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_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.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_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=245, bad_region=0, passed=2418
Got 2418 stars (including 2171 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2418 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010457 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2114 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2112 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2112 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2112 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2417 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2115 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2113 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2417 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2113 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2417 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 2113 stars left (next iteration limit 2323)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2113 robust_rms=11.299 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.540 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2113 robust_rms=0.361 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.374 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2113 robust_rms=0.263 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.310 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2113 robust_rms_before=0.910 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.266 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.263 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.299 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.310
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.299 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits N_match=2113 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.267 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.319 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.230 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.228 n_q1=478 n_q2=498 n_q3=568 n_q4=569 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.192
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.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.719VKVEWDV (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_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.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_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=241, bad_region=0, passed=2395
Got 2395 stars (including 2151 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2395 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010457 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2097 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2094 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2094 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2094 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2394 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2097 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2095 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2394 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2095 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2394 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 2095 stars left (next iteration limit 2303)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2095 robust_rms=11.287 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.674 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2095 robust_rms=0.407 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.415 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2095 robust_rms=0.290 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.326 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2095 robust_rms_before=0.941 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.289 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.290 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.321 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.326
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.321 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits N_match=2095 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.289 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.269 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.253 n_q1=486 n_q2=494 n_q3=562 n_q4=553 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.169
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits sigma_overall=0.395 worst_q_ratio=1.140
ref2=Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits sigma_overall=0.389 worst_q_ratio=1.119
new1=fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits sigma_overall=0.267 worst_q_ratio=1.192
new2=fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits sigma_overall=0.289 worst_q_ratio=1.169
reference average sigma_overall=0.392 worst_q_ratio=1.1295
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418_astrometric_residuals.png (4883 matched stars from wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419_astrometric_residuals.png (4880 matched stars from wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354_astrometric_residuals.png (2113 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.24 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355_astrometric_residuals.png (2095 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits at 01:15:05.65 +08:46:09.6: 99.00 +/- 99.00 edge
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits at 01:15:05.65 +08:46:09.6: 99.00 +/- 99.00 edge
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:15:05.65 +08:46:09.6: at least one reference image reported edge (off-image or aperture/annulus past image boundary); cannot perform the forced-photometry cross-check
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: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20310_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355
The candidate 20310_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355 did not pass the final checks
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Psc-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.2' 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: 00:53:20.923 +13:59:58.60 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
Image size: 941.1'x626.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:53:35.681 +13:57:30.17 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:53:20.923 +13:59:58.60
Second-epoch image center 00:53:35.681 +13:57:30.17
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0725 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
Image size: 941.1'x626.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:53:34.796 +13:57:52.57 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:53:20.923 +13:59:58.60
Second-epoch image center 00:53:34.796 +13:57:52.57
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0661 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 00:53:35.681 +13:57:30.17
Second-epoch second image center 00:53:34.796 +13:57:52.57
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00718 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits &> /tmp/tmp.jQndOJ6Yfk
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits &> /tmp/tmp.yhPbFMAHnp
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0IwwgEMGU3
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits &> /tmp/tmp.1a1Fb8VTZM
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits and wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits and wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits and wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 33385 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 5.0190 to 21.5394 deg, Dec +8.6084 to +19.2703 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 5.0190 to 21.5394 deg, Dec 8.6084 to 19.2703 deg
Loaded 4659 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): 3709 out of 3992 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3992 out of 33385 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.491300
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.491300
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.32
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.17
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.17
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 33385 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 5.0190 to 21.5394 deg, Dec +8.6084 to +19.2703 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 5.0190 to 21.5394 deg, Dec 8.6084 to 19.2703 deg
Loaded 4659 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): 3709 out of 3992 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3992 out of 33385 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits (aperture=5.0)
Read 33431 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 5.0188 to 21.5394 deg, Dec +8.6161 to +19.2770 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 5.0188 to 21.5394 deg, Dec 8.6161 to 19.2770 deg
Loaded 4660 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): 3696 out of 3986 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3986 out of 33431 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits (aperture=5.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 15 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
2.2 pix Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
2.7 pix fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
2.7 pix fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
15.2 mag. Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.7 (SNR ) 13.2 (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/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.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_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=24, blended=1347, bad_region=0, passed=33361
Got 33361 stars (including 31981 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33361 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4891 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: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4888 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33361 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4891 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4888 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33361 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4888 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33361 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4888 stars left (next iteration limit 5376)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits N_match=4888 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.447 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.360 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.423 n_q1=1194 n_q2=1086 n_q3=1289 n_q4=1319 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.150
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits -region wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.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/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.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_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=16, blended=1381, bad_region=0, passed=33415
Got 33415 stars (including 31991 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33415 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4881 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4877 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33415 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4881 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33415 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33415 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4877 stars left (next iteration limit 5364)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits N_match=4877 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.306 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.431 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.417 n_q1=1185 n_q2=1097 n_q3=1294 n_q4=1301 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.120
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits -region wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.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.0IwwgEMGU3 (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_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.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_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=387, bad_region=2, passed=13448
Got 13448 stars (including 13036 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13448 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010457 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4882 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4878 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13448 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
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 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4883 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13448 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13448 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 4878 stars left (next iteration limit 5365)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits N_match=4878 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.443 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.319 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.302 n_q1=1139 n_q2=1077 n_q3=1388 n_q4=1274 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.236
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.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.1a1Fb8VTZM (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_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.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_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=1, blended=375, bad_region=4, passed=13584
Got 13584 stars (including 13189 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13584 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010457 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4888 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4883 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4883 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4883 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13584 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
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 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4886 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4883 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13584 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4883 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13584 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 4883 stars left (next iteration limit 5371)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits N_match=4883 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.375 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.452 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.413 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.336 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.328 n_q1=1148 n_q2=1076 n_q3=1392 n_q4=1267 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.207
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.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_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-35-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0354.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.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_2026-08-03_CI_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_033716_TTUQ1b1x1_1637134_OEvJuCOo/wcs_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits at 01:15:05.65 +08:46:09.1: 99.00 +/- 99.00 edge
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits at 00:31:42.07 +15:44:44.4: 15.69 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits at 00:41:27.30 +18:59:36.5: 12.66 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits at 01:16:58.11 +09:53:00.8: 10.41 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits at 00:46:34.50 +14:00:10.0: 13.38 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits at 01:14:11.20 +13:48:13.8: 15.78 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-21-41_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0418.fits at 00:47:57.06 +11:42:23.2: 12.61 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits at 01:15:05.65 +08:46:09.1: 99.00 +/- 99.00 edge
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:15:05.65 +08:46:09.1: at least one reference image reported edge (off-image or aperture/annulus past image boundary); cannot perform the forced-photometry cross-check
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits at 00:31:42.07 +15:44:44.4: 15.69 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits at 01:16:58.11 +09:53:00.8: 10.40 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits at 00:41:27.30 +18:59:36.5: 12.71 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 10.40 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.68 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:16:58.11 +09:53:00.8: ref_mag=10.40 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=10.3478 delta=0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:41:27.30 +18:59:36.5: ref_mag=12.68 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.8894 delta=-0.21 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits at 00:46:34.50 +14:00:10.0: 13.33 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits at 01:14:11.20 +13:48:13.8: 15.79 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.35 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:46:34.50 +14:00:10.0: ref_mag=13.35 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.3755 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-07-22_04-22-19_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0419.fits at 00:47:57.06 +11:42:23.2: 12.61 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.61 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 00:47:57.06 +11:42:23.2: ref_mag=12.61 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=11.5914 delta=1.02 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out08011.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52598.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52718.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 5s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s
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Considering the candidate 52277_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355
The candidate 52277_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52313_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355
The candidate 52313_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52362_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355
The candidate 52362_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (25.6") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 52529_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355
The candidate 52529_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (25.5") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 52549_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355
The candidate 52549_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:48:55.86 +16:57:35.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52598_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355
Preparing report for the candidate 52598_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355
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Considering the candidate 52609_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355
The candidate 52609_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52611_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355
The candidate 52611_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:06:38.09 +12:58:30.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52634_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355
The candidate 52634_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (26.1") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 52655_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355
The candidate 52655_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:04:05.15 +17:27:41.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52674_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355
The candidate 52674_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (25.8") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 52718_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355
Preparing report for the candidate 52718_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355
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Considering the candidate 52721_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355
The candidate 52721_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52740_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355
The candidate 52740_fd_Psc-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-03_03-36-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0355 did not pass the final checks