######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC=
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK=
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN=
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP=
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION=
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER=
HOME=
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory:
Com-01-Q1b1x1
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########### Starting Com-01-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Com-01-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 745532 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 745532 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.png' -> 'transient_report/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits_preview.png'
Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits

renamed 'Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.png' -> 'transient_report/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits_preview.png'
Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits

Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 360.3644
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 385.1474
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1315.5392
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 391.5264
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1317.5769
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 389.6843
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INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 3.65058
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.005
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 28.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
Header: 67 keys total, 4 keys left
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Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0
Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0
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Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0
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Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0
Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0
Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0
Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0
Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0
Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-33d3d743814b8b447' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0
Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0
Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0
Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0
Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU1' / Name of telescope" status=0
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Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0
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Record 60: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0
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Record 62: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/d_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits :)
Spent 0.970599 seconds
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-30.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/d_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 26658.571233
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits :)
No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=17308.5, right_median=19900.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 28.2999992370605 / [degC] Focuser temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
Header: 67 keys total, 4 keys left
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Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0
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Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0
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Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0
Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0
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Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/d_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits :)
Spent 1.064767 seconds
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-30.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/d_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 26658.571233
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits :)
No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=17308.5, right_median=19900.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-07-30.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
Dark frame used to calibrate the second-epoch images:

Flat field used to calibrate the second-epoch images:

after the calibration attempt:
SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits

fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits

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/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.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/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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: 2461259.67055387
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
'tocp_transients_list.txt' -> '../tocp_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits'
wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits'
wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits'
wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 13:00:00.758 +29:59:33.35 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_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
Image size: 941.8'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 13:00:09.514 +30:01:10.23 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 13:00:00.758 +29:59:33.35
Second-epoch image center 13:00:09.514 +30:01:10.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0415 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_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
Image size: 941.8'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 13:00:12.405 +30:00:30.73 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 13:00:00.758 +29:59:33.35
Second-epoch image center 13:00:12.405 +30:00:30.73
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0449 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 13:00:09.514 +30:01:10.23
Second-epoch second image center 13:00:12.405 +30:00:30.73
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01514 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/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits &> /tmp/tmp.239EN9WEW3
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Okv7kz54y4
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits &> /tmp/tmp.B4uLFehHNZ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZwKxn4csSD
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.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_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits and wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.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_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits and wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits and wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits) and catalog (wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5113 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 185.5021 to 204.4367 deg, Dec +24.5241 to +35.2552 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 185.5021 to 204.4367 deg, Dec 24.5241 to 35.2552 deg
Loaded 4112 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): 3078 out of 3152 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3152 out of 5113 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.583900
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.583900
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.35
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.23
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.23
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5113 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 185.5021 to 204.4367 deg, Dec +24.5241 to +35.2552 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 185.5021 to 204.4367 deg, Dec 24.5241 to 35.2552 deg
Loaded 4112 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): 3078 out of 3152 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3152 out of 5113 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits (aperture=6.5)
Read 5086 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 185.5026 to 204.4364 deg, Dec +24.5244 to +35.2557 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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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 185.5026 to 204.4364 deg, Dec 24.5244 to 35.2557 deg
Loaded 4113 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): 3083 out of 3160 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3160 out of 5086 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits (aperture=6.5)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
2.3 pix Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
2.2 pix fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
2.2 pix fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
15.2 mag. Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
14.5 mag. fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
14.5 mag. fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.5 (SNR ) 11.5 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.239EN9WEW3 (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/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.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_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits' -> 'wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.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/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.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=263, bad_region=0, passed=5113
Got 5113 stars (including 4847 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5113 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4745 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4743 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4743 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4743 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5113 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4744 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4742 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5113 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4742 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5113 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 4742 stars left (next iteration limit 5217)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits N_match=4742 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.267 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.436 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.309 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.403 n_q1=1162 n_q2=1255 n_q3=1117 n_q4=1208 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.248
The image catalog is written to wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits -region wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.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.Okv7kz54y4 (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/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.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_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits' -> 'wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.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/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.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=265, bad_region=0, passed=5086
Got 5086 stars (including 4818 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5086 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4714 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4712 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4712 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4712 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5086 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4714 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4712 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5086 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4712 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5086 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4712 stars left (next iteration limit 5183)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits N_match=4712 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.280 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.447 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.322 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.400 n_q1=1131 n_q2=1258 n_q3=1120 n_q4=1203 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.244
The image catalog is written to wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits -region wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.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.B4uLFehHNZ (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_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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=178, bad_region=0, passed=2889
Got 2889 stars (including 2708 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2889 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 570 to 629 (Dec 24.2 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2651 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2649 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2649 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2649 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2888 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 570 to 629 (Dec 24.2 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2651 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2649 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2887 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2649 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2887 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 2649 stars left (next iteration limit 2913)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2649 robust_rms=11.744 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.793 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2649 robust_rms=0.425 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.446 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2649 robust_rms=0.288 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.321 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2649 robust_rms_before=1.066 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.277 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.288 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.288 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.321
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.288 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits N_match=2649 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.282 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.287 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.304 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.266 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.272 n_q1=727 n_q2=634 n_q3=677 n_q4=611 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.076
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits -region wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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.ZwKxn4csSD (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_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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=165, bad_region=0, passed=2865
Got 2865 stars (including 2696 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2865 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 570 to 629 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2638 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2636 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2636 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2636 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2865 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 570 to 629 (Dec 24.2 to 35.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2638 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2636 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2865 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2636 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2865 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 2636 stars left (next iteration limit 2899)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2636 robust_rms=11.645 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.584 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2636 robust_rms=0.416 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.452 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2636 robust_rms=0.315 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.358 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2636 robust_rms_before=1.054 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.278 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.315 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.294 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.358
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.294 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits N_match=2636 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.289 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.304 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.327 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.264 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.276 n_q1=721 n_q2=633 n_q3=666 n_q4=616 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.133
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits -region wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits sigma_overall=0.349 worst_q_ratio=1.248
ref2=Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits sigma_overall=0.359 worst_q_ratio=1.244
new1=fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits sigma_overall=0.282 worst_q_ratio=1.076
new2=fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits sigma_overall=0.289 worst_q_ratio=1.133
reference average sigma_overall=0.354 worst_q_ratio=1.246
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572_astrometric_residuals.png (4742 matched stars from wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573_astrometric_residuals.png (4712 matched stars from wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094_astrometric_residuals.png (2649 matched stars from wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095_astrometric_residuals.png (2636 matched stars from wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Com-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Com-01-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/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 13:00:00.758 +29:59:33.35 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_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
Image size: 941.8'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 13:00:09.514 +30:01:10.23 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 13:00:00.758 +29:59:33.35
Second-epoch image center 13:00:09.514 +30:01:10.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0415 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_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
Image size: 941.8'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 13:00:12.405 +30:00:30.73 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 13:00:00.758 +29:59:33.35
Second-epoch image center 13:00:12.405 +30:00:30.73
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0449 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 13:00:09.514 +30:01:10.23
Second-epoch second image center 13:00:12.405 +30:00:30.73
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01514 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/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits &> /tmp/tmp.mQlKm6yhSE
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits &> /tmp/tmp.BLHkC9aipf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits &> /tmp/tmp.u4bZExEy4N
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits &> /tmp/tmp.S6n9UQnYrX
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.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_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits and wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.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_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits and wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits and wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits) and catalog (wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 24985 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 185.5021 to 204.4895 deg, Dec +24.5138 to +35.2552 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.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 185.5021 to 204.4895 deg, Dec 24.5138 to 35.2552 deg
Loaded 4138 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): 3038 out of 3205 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3205 out of 24985 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.480700
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.480700
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.11
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.37
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.37
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 24985 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 185.5021 to 204.4895 deg, Dec +24.5138 to +35.2552 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
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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 185.5021 to 204.4895 deg, Dec 24.5138 to 35.2552 deg
Loaded 4138 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): 3038 out of 3205 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3205 out of 24985 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits (aperture=5.2)
Read 25009 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 185.5026 to 204.5038 deg, Dec +24.5154 to +35.2663 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 185.5026 to 204.5038 deg, Dec 24.5154 to 35.2663 deg
Loaded 4144 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): 3037 out of 3210 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3210 out of 25009 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits (aperture=5.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 10 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
2.2 pix Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
2.2 pix fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
2.2 pix fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
15.4 mag. Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.7 (SNR ) 14.1 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.mQlKm6yhSE (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/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.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_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits' -> 'wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.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/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.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=7, blended=966, bad_region=0, passed=24978
Got 24978 stars (including 23974 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 24978 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4876 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4874 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24978 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4876 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24978 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24978 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 4874 stars left (next iteration limit 5361)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits N_match=4874 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.336 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.267 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.410 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.309 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.378 n_q1=1254 n_q2=1204 n_q3=1223 n_q4=1193 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.222
The image catalog is written to wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits -region wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-56-25_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1572.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.BLHkC9aipf (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/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.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_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits' -> 'wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.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/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.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=14, blended=1023, bad_region=1, passed=24995
Got 24995 stars (including 23938 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 24995 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (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 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4873 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4871 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24995 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.5 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4873 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24995 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24995 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 4871 stars left (next iteration limit 5358)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits N_match=4871 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.281 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.412 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.321 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.378 n_q1=1252 n_q2=1208 n_q3=1213 n_q4=1198 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.201
The image catalog is written to wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits -region wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-05-18_00-57-07_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1573.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.u4bZExEy4N (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_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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=4, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=411, bad_region=17, passed=16971
Got 16971 stars (including 16526 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 16971 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 570 to 629 (Dec 24.1 to 35.5)
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: 4880 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4880 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4880 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16971 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 570 to 629 (Dec 24.1 to 35.5)
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: 4879 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16971 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4879 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16971 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 4879 stars left (next iteration limit 5368)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits N_match=4879 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.341 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.309 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.327 n_q1=1367 n_q2=1173 n_q3=1251 n_q4=1088 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.047
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits -region wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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.S6n9UQnYrX (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_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=733, bad_region=18, passed=17300
Got 17300 stars (including 16517 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 17300 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013081 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010464 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
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 570 to 629 (Dec 24.1 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4877 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4875 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17300 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 570 to 629 (Dec 24.1 to 35.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4875 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4873 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17300 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4873 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17300 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 4873 stars left (next iteration limit 5362)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits N_match=4873 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.323 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.320 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.319 n_q1=1370 n_q2=1171 n_q3=1239 n_q4=1093 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.037
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits -region wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.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_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.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_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Com-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
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 31763_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095
The candidate 31763_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.17123 | 2461259.67123 | 13.78 | 13:29:55.52 +33:00:28.6 | 1147 1019 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits |
**** FOUND 13:29:55.50 +33:00:28.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 31764_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095
The candidate 31764_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.17123 | 2461259.67123 | 13.60 | 12:36:17.86 +34:27:28.6 | 7943 0610 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits |
**** FOUND 12:36:17.78 +34:27:28.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 31765_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095
The candidate 31765_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.17123 | 2461259.67123 | 12.91 | 12:28:41.52 +28:14:14.6 | 8922 4385 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits |
**** FOUND 12:28:41.58 +28:14:14.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 31766_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095
The candidate 31766_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.17123 | 2461259.67123 | 12.76 | 12:32:02.07 +34:05:20.5 | 8480 0833 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits |
**** FOUND 12:32:02.08 +34:05:20.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 31768_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095
The candidate 31768_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.17123 | 2461259.67123 | 11.98 | 12:41:54.87 +34:41:14.9 | 7241 0465 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits |
**** FOUND 12:41:54.92 +34:41:15.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 31769_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095
The candidate 31769_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.17123 | 2461259.67123 | 11.66 | 12:25:24.15 +26:59:45.1 | 9378 5140 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits |
**** FOUND 12:25:24.15 +26:59:45.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 31904_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095
The candidate 31904_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.17123 | 2461259.67123 | 12.27 | 12:25:26.45 +25:23:21.5 | 9387 6125 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits |
**** FOUND 12:25:26.47 +25:23:21.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32017_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095
The candidate 32017_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.17123 | 2461259.67123 | 13.41 | 13:22:58.63 +33:53:59.7 | 2090 0593 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits |
**** FOUND 13:22:58.66 +33:53:59.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32045_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095
The candidate 32045_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.17123 | 2461259.67123 | 13.25 | 12:40:13.06 +34:11:09.6 | 7447 0773 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits |
**** FOUND 12:40:13.08 +34:11:10.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32111_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095
The candidate 32111_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 08 07.17123 | 2461259.67123 | 13.30 | 12:42:43.49 +28:22:31.6 | 7042 4279 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits |
**** FOUND 12:42:43.51 +28:22:31.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Com-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
Source monitoring: measuring positions from /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-08-06_CI_Com-01-Q1b1x1_230908_TTUQ1b1x1_4161113_Ehsa0cOg/monitoring_positions.txt
Read 16981 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 185.8292 to 204.8628 deg, Dec +24.1027 to +35.4655 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 185.8292 to 204.8628 deg, Dec 24.1027 to 35.4655 deg
Loaded 4371 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): 3148 out of 3253 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3253 out of 16981 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits via Tycho-2
util/pixel_flux_airmass_correction processing wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
Observation time (mid-exposure, UTC): JD 2461259.67055 (FITS header)
Observing site: lat= +33.748056 deg lon= -101.958333 deg east-positive (SITELAT/SITELONG FITS header keywords)
Frame center (pixel 4788.5 3194.5): RA= 195.04066 deg Dec= +30.02029 deg
Frame center: alt= +23.685 deg az= 288.000 deg airmass= 2.4721
Header cross-check: CENTALT= 23.792 deg (difference -0.107 deg)
Header cross-check: AIRMASS= 2.4665 (we compute 2.4721)
Airmass zero-point fit: OK k= +0.3571 +/- 0.0085 mag/airmass N= 2669 airmass span 1.8333-3.8746 scatter 0.1982 mag
Source monitoring: airmass zero-point for wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits: OK +0.902135 -0.357086 2.4721 +0.3571 2669 2.0413 0.1982 1.8333 3.8746
Forced photometry (list mode): image=wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits list=monitoring_pixlist3750791.tmp aperture=4.9
Image size: 9576 x 6388
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)
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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)
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Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
Saturation level: 57000.0
Calibration (from calib.txt_param_monitoring, fit_function=3): cal_mag = 0.000000 * x^2 + 1.000000 * x + 22.150450
Forced photometry: center=(3568.73, 1699.10) aperture=4.9
Annulus: inner=9.80 outer=24.50
Background annulus: 1589 pixels
Iterative clipping converged after 2 iterations, 1582/1589 pixels remain
SExtractor background: mode=767.73 median=767.00 mean=766.52 sigma=40.97 -> bg=767.73 (1582 pixels)
Aperture sum=14528.22 N_eff=18.8574
Net flux=50.91 noise=177.90 SNR=0.29
Instrumental magnitude: -6.8183
Calibrated magnitude: 15.3322
Source monitoring: airmass zero-point term applied to the measurements on wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits
Source monitoring: 1 position(s) measured on wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-05-25_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0094.fits (aperture 4.9 pix)
Read 17303 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 185.8459 to 204.8626 deg, Dec +24.1185 to +35.4551 deg
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 185.8459 to 204.8626 deg, Dec 24.1185 to 35.4551 deg
Loaded 4356 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): 3158 out of 3255 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3255 out of 17303 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits via Tycho-2
util/pixel_flux_airmass_correction processing wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
Observation time (mid-exposure, UTC): JD 2461259.67123 (FITS header)
Observing site: lat= +33.748056 deg lon= -101.958333 deg east-positive (SITELAT/SITELONG FITS header keywords)
Frame center (pixel 4788.5 3194.5): RA= 195.05270 deg Dec= +30.00931 deg
Frame center: alt= +23.500 deg az= 288.076 deg airmass= 2.4902
Header cross-check: CENTALT= 23.604 deg (difference -0.104 deg)
Header cross-check: AIRMASS= 2.4847 (we compute 2.4902)
Airmass zero-point fit: OK k= +0.3648 +/- 0.0082 mag/airmass N= 2687 airmass span 1.8426-4.0039 scatter 0.1942 mag
Source monitoring: airmass zero-point for wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits: OK +0.928173 -0.364848 2.4902 +0.3648 2687 2.1613 0.1942 1.8426 4.0039
Forced photometry (list mode): image=wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits list=monitoring_pixlist3750791.tmp aperture=4.8
Image size: 9576 x 6388
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)
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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)
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Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
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Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
Saturation level: 57000.0
Calibration (from calib.txt_param_monitoring, fit_function=3): cal_mag = 0.000000 * x^2 + 1.000000 * x + 22.136950
Forced photometry: center=(3575.30, 1693.07) aperture=4.8
Annulus: inner=9.60 outer=24.00
Background annulus: 1521 pixels
Iterative clipping converged after 2 iterations, 1515/1521 pixels remain
SExtractor background: mode=769.40 median=767.00 mean=765.40 sigma=40.51 -> bg=769.40 (1515 pixels)
Aperture sum=14310.43 N_eff=18.0956
Net flux=387.69 noise=172.33 SNR=2.25
Instrumental magnitude: -6.7837
Calibrated magnitude: 15.3533
Source monitoring: airmass zero-point term applied to the measurements on wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits
Source monitoring: 1 position(s) measured on wcs_fd_Com-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-06_23-06-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0095.fits (aperture 4.8 pix)
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The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
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renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461259.67055387 -observatory V36
07:51:07.99 +20:23:07.6 Mercury (-0.4mag)
11:59:03.97 -00:31:54.3 Venus (-4.3mag)
05:46:12.69 +23:34:26.8 Mars (1.3mag)
08:41:59.62 +18:44:48.5 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:56:29.47 +03:16:08.6 Saturn (0.6mag)
04:11:36.55 +20:56:38.3 Uranus (5.8mag)
00:16:09.64 +00:13:35.6 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:28:14.52 -23:29:46.5 Pluto (14.4mag)
03:41:46.59 +24:10:33.0 Moon (-10.0mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461259.67055387:
08:41:56.37 +18:45:04.0 Io (6.0mag)
08:41:52.64 +18:45:19.8 Europa (6.3mag)
08:42:08.80 +18:44:12.2 Ganymede (5.6mag)
08:41:54.86 +18:45:12.8 Callisto (6.8mag)
08:39:34.42 +18:43:32.8 Himalia (15.7mag)
08:42:03.20 +18:44:33.6 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:39:05.69 +18:42:16.8 Elara (17.7mag)
08:46:06.03 +18:24:46.0 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
08:45:14.67 +18:54:51.1 Carme (19.0mag)
00:56:22.84 +03:16:34.7 Titan (8.4mag)
00:56:25.90 +03:15:55.7 Rhea (9.7mag)
00:56:35.85 +03:14:41.0 Iapetus (11.1mag)
00:56:14.74 +03:16:13.4 Hyperion (14.4mag)
00:55:53.28 +03:09:27.8 Phoebe (16.5mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461259.67055387:
18:59:29.69 -23:35:35.1 JWST
18:59:45.06 +14:43:40.9 Chandra
20:37:21.62 +36:15:47.9 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461259.67055387 -observatory V36
03:12:29.15 +17:17:21.0 17.7mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:02:06.41 -34:38:06.5 14.0mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
06:52:48.41 -68:51:42.1 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:09:32.48 +32:58:16.3 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
03:40:36.21 +37:11:02.8 16.7mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:39:30.25 +31:30:43.1 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
06:42:26.22 +26:33:33.7 16.8mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:20:35.55 +28:31:00.9 17.0mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:28:09.28 +05:17:54.8 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:12:17.76 -12:14:38.9 17.9mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
21:12:08.65 +66:07:57.3 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
15:48:54.31 -12:50:17.7 14.3mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:06:54.80 +31:17:54.5 15.3mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:07:07.59 +15:36:49.5 17.7mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
19:04:27.56 +43:01:23.9 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
21:12:16.90 +49:08:33.8 17.6mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:14:17.62 -12:58:51.7 15.5mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
06:55:32.72 +24:20:31.0 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
07:30:22.05 -15:59:42.4 17.7mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
10:31:25.86 +20:58:20.8 17.3mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
12:57:29.74 +02:25:13.0 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:03:20.58 +77:55:58.4 16.8mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:07:06.28 +46:09:56.5 17.1mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
11:45:55.18 +08:26:10.9 17.3mag A/2026 E1
21:57:11.83 -26:51:37.5 6.9mag 10P/Tempel
11:28:19.65 -03:20:01.7 16.2mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
04:37:56.59 +32:21:00.5 18.0mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
11:05:32.56 +04:59:11.0 17.2mag 63P/Wild
00:54:16.44 -05:24:38.9 15.4mag 65P/Gunn
05:33:09.87 +20:43:01.3 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
20:38:56.02 -23:24:11.7 17.8mag 84P/Giclas
02:59:42.05 +13:36:48.3 16.7mag 88P/Howell
07:53:12.62 +27:48:12.5 16.1mag 93P/Lovas
04:03:22.04 +16:27:47.2 17.6mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
05:53:00.39 +30:25:23.4 16.3mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
09:16:00.00 +26:49:43.3 15.0mag 123P/West-Hartley
11:41:36.90 -09:51:50.1 17.1mag 124P/Mrkos
05:35:00.34 +21:11:04.1 16.1mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
06:26:43.08 +18:57:08.5 17.9mag 131P/Mueller
00:03:34.11 +03:25:00.4 17.6mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma
03:21:19.32 -19:42:45.4 14.0mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
07:12:32.00 +37:44:52.1 15.8mag 162P/SidingSpring
15:33:09.74 +40:14:29.4 12.2mag 169P/NEAT
02:41:04.91 +09:29:44.8 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
16:41:02.88 -10:00:44.9 17.7mag 235P/LINEAR
20:23:04.82 -52:50:55.4 17.8mag 259P/Garradd
03:19:02.76 +24:43:28.3 15.4mag 260P/McNaught
07:02:12.25 +37:44:21.4 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:10:08.14 +03:15:18.9 17.7mag 391P/Kowalski
08:59:55.56 +18:25:40.8 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
00:56:54.35 -35:55:29.40 AT2026wdy 2026-08-5.05 16.08
22:08:07.63 -53:03:58.90 AT2026wek 2026-08-3.82 17.17
14:51:51.34 +66:13:24.60 ASASSN-26ev 2026-08-2.15 14.02
12:06:50.79 -36:16:06.20 SN2026wgm 2026-08-1.73 15.61
16:56:36.90 -59:29:26.00 ASASSN-26er 2026-07-25.82 15.09
01:21:27.83 -10:37:05.00 SN2026vbh 2026-07-25.61 15.97
21:17:31.59 +22:25:50.90 ASASSN-26eq 2026-07-24.37 15.13
18:53:36.89 +16:56:43.60 ASASSN-26ep 2026-07-23.47 -4.06
12:18:47.98 -30:48:47.50 ASASSN-26et 2026-07-22.76 13.98
13:00:47.82 +15:42:17.60 SN2026uwk 2026-07-21.75 16.38
18:52:31.11 -32:28:00.90 ASASSN-26en 2026-07-21.77 14.63
14:42:58.01 -62:32:59.10 ASASSN-26es 2026-07-20.79 15.36
20:12:45.57 -32:53:13.00 ASASSN-26em 2026-07-20.94 16.83
18:54:24.33 -46:11:51.70 ASASSN-26eu 2026-07-20.93 14.86
03:18:56.99 -80:55:10.40 AT2026ugi 2026-07-20.03 17.12
18:43:58.40 +24:22:41.80 ASASSN-26eo 2026-07-19.36 16.16
04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80 ASASSN-26ej 2026-07-16.17 17.02
18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90 ASASSN-26ek 2026-07-16.24 15.73
17:07:43.61 -44:21:53.50 ASASSN-26el 2026-07-15.86 16.01
14:45:08.35 +24:13:12.30 ASASSN-26ei 2026-07-16.17 16.46
10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10 AT 2023mhb 2026-07-14.73 16.67
14:39:37.45 -11:22:36.20 AT 2026unl 2026-07-15.27 17.11
10:49:42.57 -11:25:55.80 ASASSN-26eh 2026-07-14.72 16.58
19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80 ASASSN-22le 2026-07-14.15 15.5
02:45:40.52 -27:55:30.30 ASASSN-26ef 2026-07-12.35 15.86
23:26:43.80 +04:42:39.70 SN 2026qtn 2026-07-12.22 16.47
02:19:17.26 +28:57:15.40 ASASSN-26ec 2026-07-11.53 2.78
18:31:15.56 -05:34:31.50 AT2026stb 2026-07-11.28 -1.29
13:36:08.24 +23:29:05.00 AT2026pjf 2026-07-10.18 -0.72
17:33:39.82 +04:22:36.70 SN2026pir 2026-07-9.86 -0.66
11:21:41.26 -50:33:36.30 ASASSN-26ed 2026-07-8.8 -1.3
23:41:42.11 +26:29:49.10 AT2026qil 2026-07-9.3 16.15
20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10 ASASSN-26ee 2026-07-7.22 15.53
19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80 AT2026ryu 2026-07-7.17 14.88
11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50 AT2026qqg 2026-07-5.01 16.82
19:07:23.69 -74:13:37.30 AT2026qly 2026-07-5.02 17.31
17:57:43.80 +27:18:40.10 ASASSN-26ea 2026-07-5.07 16.67
19:59:01.43 -32:07:34.30 ASASSN-26eb 2026-07-4.97 15.52
18:46:50.35 -57:44:13.20 SN 2026qqp 2026-07-5.03 -0.92
19:17:31.69 -39:55:29.90 ASASSN-26dz 2026-07-5.14 15.91
19:14:31.37 +12:03:52.90 AT 2026rdg 2026-07-3.43 11.81
04:05:50.09 -70:24:34.40 AT 2026qpr 2026-06-30.4 15.96
13:45:37.49 -05:59:35.80 SN 2026pub 2026-06-30.09 16.01
16:41:15.63 +39:17:14.70 SN 2026pel 2026-06-26.38 16.07
10:14:40.19 -35:38:21.30 ASASSN-26dy 2026-06-25.99 15.63
14:47:21.56 -40:15:51.30 ASASSN-26dv 2026-06-23.03 14.62
13:38:49.79 -77:21:06.70 ASASSN-26dw 2026-06-23.04 16.09
00:59:27.90 +33:08:13.20 SN 2026mke 2026-06-22.39 17.13
11:10:44.73 -30:20:45.50 SN 2026nmv 2026-06-22.06 16.56
21:36:15.68 -21:19:12.50 AT2026oxh 2026-06-22.15 17.14
17:31:38.38 -56:05:51.90 ASASSN-26dx 2026-06-22.02 14.72
14:10:13.44 -38:46:46.10 AT2026pvk 2026-06-22.06 16.53
20:56:47.23 -18:31:05.20 AT2026plb 2026-06-21.31 16.4
15:44:29.68 +21:00:59.30 SN2026ore 2026-06-21.29 17.57
23:50:05.98 -14:01:41.30 AT2026oxl 2026-06-21.52 17.64
17:36:54.73 -18:10:04.20 AT2026ouj 2026-06-20.92 15.15
00:34:04.08 -30:22:09.20 AT2026ntk 2026-06-18.09 17.34
20:49:13.39 +25:17:59.20 ASASSN-26du 2026-06-15.39 15.93
23:09:30.84 +32:40:42.00 SN2026oxc 2026-06-14.35 16.83
02:02:26.67 +32:04:22.70 AT2026ovz 2026-06-14.6 15.52
21:26:28.11 -72:31:19.50 AT2026nwc 2026-06-11 17.05
17:54:57.33 +26:32:34.20 SN 2026odc 2026-06-11.23 17.62
13:55:59.94 +17:30:37.20 SN 2026nyq 2026-06-11.1 16.24
00:50:45.14 -71:38:36.90 ASASSN-26dt 2026-06-11.13 10.22
14:42:19.73 +19:11:35.60 SN2026nyp 2026-06-10.3 16.32
12:23:23.92 +12:56:43.50 SN2026mta 2026-06-8.29 16.69
12:30:18.51 +47:12:33.20 SN2026oao 2026-06-9.32 17.02
10:51:05.21 -42:28:56.60 AT2026nvf 2026-06-8.12 16.75
13:50:22.48 -07:35:00.00 SN2026npn 2026-06-8.02 17.58
00:56:07.17 +43:01:43.20 ASASSN-26dq 2026-06-7.43 13.58
01:07:49.46 +41:59:43.70 SN 2026obc 2026-06-7.43 15.15
21:11:25.22 +14:14:31.90 ASASSN-26dr 2026-06-7.24 16.24
06:21:27.06 -65:16:42.00 ASASSN-26ds 2026-06-2.97 15.02
20:07:38.15 -21:07:05.40 SN2026mho 2026-05-25.18 -1.12
11:29:42.55 +79:01:03.10 AT2026min 2026-05-24.21 16.63
11:44:33.11 -68:48:32.90 ASASSN-26no 2026-05-24.03 8.35
19:00:42.82 -48:31:01.60 ASASSN-26dp 2026-05-22.31 -3.28
14:23:56.59 -58:37:47.40 ASASSN-26dn 2026-05-20.01 14.59
11:24:54.06 +47:57:01.60 AT2026nma 2026-05-20.29 15.46
21:27:08.58 +33:24:38.10 AT2026lli 2026-05-19.34 15.86
00:31:01.41 -13:38:51.70 AT2026nad 2026-05-19.39 15.34
15:16:06.61 -79:16:32.40 ASASSN-26dm 2026-05-19.03 14.44
11:24:25.21 -59:23:19.10 ASASSN-26dl 2026-05-18.02 13.55
13:45:51.52 -53:16:01.00 ASASSN-26dk 2026-05-18.16 12.96
02:05:49.69 -30:29:09.60 ASASSN-26dh 2026-05-18.43 15.37
17:50:22.87 -39:42:33.90 ASASSN-26dj 2026-05-17.05 15.7
01:13:11.60 -33:25:16.10 ASASSN-26dg 2026-05-13.41 16.8
16:44:31.77 -27:15:18.40 AT2026mhn 2026-05-12.33 15.8
09:46:31.08 -33:41:51.00 ASASSN-26di 2026-05-12.14 14.63
21:23:11.57 -19:09:45.00 AT2026kwu 2026-05-12.26 16.9
14:20:14.30 -30:20:51.90 AT2026ktm 2026-05-12.06 17.21
14:41:39.01 -37:13:46.40 AT2026lkm 2026-05-11.18 16.89
12:59:50.45 -10:58:38.80 SN2026kep 2026-05-9.06 17.5
13:37:29.61 -29:50:30.90 AT2026lkd 2026-05-9.09 17.23
09:46:42.01 -14:52:03.60 SN2026kmo 2026-05-8.99 17.51
15:03:05.28 +22:02:03.40 AT2026lxf 2026-05-8.07 13.88
10:23:49.41 -20:57:25.30 ASASSN-26df 2026-05-8.21 16.52
22:14:40.56 +05:04:51.60 2026lda 2026-05-7.56 16.2
21:35:33.81 -14:05:16.30 ASASSN-26de 2026-05-6.29 14.51
16:21:49.13 -61:36:14.60 ASASSN-26dd 2026-05-5.15 15.93
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
12:24:25.10 +28:47:12.0 TCP J12242510+2847120 2026-05-31.6015 14.8mag
00:56:07.13 +43:01:40.6 TCP J00560713+4301406 2026-06-01.4135 12.2mag
00:42:41.64 +41:15:16.2 PNV J00424164+4115162 2026-06-02.029 17.4mag
00:42:38.68 +41:15:58.2 PNV J00423868+4115582 2026-06-05.1224 19.97Umag
19:00:42.95 -48:31:01.7 PNV J19004295-4831017 2026-05-25.0752 14.2mag
09:55:21.28 +69:02:52.6 PNV J09552128+6902526 2026-06-13.933 18.9mag
19:51:21.42 +37:06:40.0 TCP J19512142+3706400 2026-06-17.2942 16.8mag
19:57:03.87 +37:41:46.4 TCP J19570387+3741464 2026-06-18.2638 17.5mag
00:42:32.04 +41:10:28.3 PNV J00423204+4110283 2026-06-26.059 16.6mag
02:19:17.36 +28:57:15.8 TCP J02191736+2857158 2026-07-12.3549 12.5mag
00:44:56.43 +41:57:41.6 PNV J00445643+4157416 2026-07-13.8026 17.98Cmag
00:42:55.36 +41:17:27.0 PNV J00425536+4117270 2026-07-20.1813 17.7mag
20:35:43.64 +61:31:32.9 TCP J20354364+6131329 2026-07-20.5443 14.4mag
21:17:31.48 +22:25:51.0 TCP J21173148+2225510 2026-07-23.5577 14.8mag
00:41:24.04 +40:49:02.8 PNV J00412404+4049028 2026-07-25.0157 18.7mag
00:43:04.26 +41:02:28.6 PNV J00430426+4102286 2026-07-26.1512 20mag
14:51:51.40 +66:13:24.0 TCP J14515140+6613240 2026-07-29.2561 13.5mag
00:43:06.15 +41:22:08.2 PNV J00430615+4122082 2026-07-30.0085 19.4mag
00:41:33.23 +41:10:12.2 PNV J00413323+4110122 2026-08-02.8913 17.1mag
05:21:07.63 +23:38:19.4 TCP J05210763+2338194 2026-08-06.4109 11.2mag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
14:56:46.917 -03:48:35.10 AT 2026vtx 2026-06-19.29 21.49
17:22:45.609 +22:50:07.57 AT 2026vtw 2026-05-14.43 21.36
12:21:04.077 -04:01:32.77 AT 2026vtv 2026-02-12.60 20.93
08:14:22.938 +42:27:50.51 AT 2026vtu 2026-01-16.42 20.75
13:48:52.546 -14:32:34.25 AT 2026vtt 2026-05-12.35 21.06
12:45:12.544 +30:35:49.54 SN 2026vts 2026-07-23.20 19.5187
15:54:43.153 +77:05:59.01 AT 2026vtr 2026-07-14.23 20.7687
18:39:56.576 +36:55:41.65 AT 2026vtq 2026-07-15.29 21.179
18:20:04.654 +51:48:07.73 AT 2026vtp 2026-07-12.34 20.506
02:21:08.216 +53:58:20.22 AT 2026vto 2026-07-12.58 18.923
19:18:15.750 -28:25:14.27 AT 2026vtn 2026-07-19.42 19.037
06:18:40.102 -63:52:11.78 AT 2026vtm 2026-07-22.15 18.964
01:25:20.341 +54:04:44.58 AT 2026vtl 2026-07-21.55 18.936
00:31:18.789 +26:35:38.20 AT 2026vtk 2026-07-11.13 18.674
19:17:17.916 -52:23:30.97 AT 2026vtj 2026-07-20.03 18.733
21:18:22.563 -55:04:03.54 AT 2026vti 2026-07-07.91 19.06
13:14:42.843 +01:11:46.35 AT 2026vth 2026-07-07.04 19.288
22:44:00.748 -67:12:53.39 AT 2026vtg 2026-07-22.03 19.382
21:14:49.111 -66:16:14.46 AT 2026vtf 2026-07-19.95 19.278
20:46:38.288 -56:59:08.12 AT 2026vte 2026-07-21.94 18.844
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