This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 08 08.1109 2461260.6109 11.91 18:25:11.81 -27:32:33.5
5.47379 -6.93220 galactic Sgr Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.7" and 1.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.37 Fides -0 -1 1 12.0 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:25:11.81 -27:32:33.5: 14.78 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:25:11.81 -27:32:33.5: 14.62 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461260.6109,11.91,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260808.1109 11.91CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 08 08.1109 2461260.6109 12.18 18:05:38.80 -28:24:49.6
2.66395 -3.53234 galactic Sgr Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.8" and 2.4 pix
The object was found in VSX 4" OGLE-BLG-LPV-206375
Type: M
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
11.685 Ic Y 2.251 Ic 212.700000000000
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:05:38.80 -28:24:49.6: 13.40 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:05:38.80 -28:24:49.6: 13.34 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.37 +/- 0.11
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
OGLE-BLG-LPV-206375,2461260.6109,12.18,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
OGLE-BLG-LPV-206375 20260808.1109 12.18CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461153.96379726 23.04.2026 11:07:42.083 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
First image: 2461153.96379726 23.04.2026 11:07:42.083 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
Last image: 2461260.61202696 08.08.2026 02:41:09.129 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.46
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 8383
Objects passed selection criteria: 8372
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 3.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 7795.5
Average stars matched: 7263.75 (93.1788 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 236344 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Thu Aug 6 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-190-gdf2934b0
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-08-06)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Fri Aug 7 21:43:04 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461153.96379726 23.04.2026 11:07:42.083 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
First image: 2461153.96379726 23.04.2026 11:07:42.083 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
Last image: 2461260.61202696 08.08.2026 02:41:09.129 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 103
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.12
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 48 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 124332
Objects passed selection criteria: 124131
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 3.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 116692
Average stars matched: 107866 (92.4365 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 547380 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Thu Aug 6 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-190-gdf2934b0
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-08-06)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Fri Aug 7 21:44:31 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.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/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.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: 2461260.60971385
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits'
wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits'
wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits'
wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.3' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:14:18.095 -25:59:29.96 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.5' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:14:25.145 -25:59:38.82 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 18:14:18.095 -25:59:29.96
Second-epoch image center 18:14:25.145 -25:59:38.82
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0265 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_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.4' 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: 18:14:25.854 -25:59:34.55 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 18:14:18.095 -25:59:29.96
Second-epoch image center 18:14:25.854 -25:59:34.55
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0291 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 18:14:25.145 -25:59:38.82
Second-epoch second image center 18:14:25.854 -25:59:34.55
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00291 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/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Kd0yN2RFkJ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits &> /tmp/tmp.gWToaRqEHc
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ETkxCv9cjc
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits &> /tmp/tmp.mklRcClIpO
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.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_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits and wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.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_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits and wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits and wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 13386 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 264.1563 to 282.3699 deg, Dec -31.5259 to -20.0842 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 264.1563 to 282.3699 deg, Dec -31.5259 to -20.0842 deg
Loaded 20390 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): 9648 out of 10098 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 10098 out of 13386 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.501100
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.501100
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.46
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.04
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.04
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 13386 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 264.1563 to 282.3699 deg, Dec -31.5259 to -20.0842 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 264.1563 to 282.3699 deg, Dec -31.5259 to -20.0842 deg
Loaded 20390 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): 9648 out of 10098 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 10098 out of 13386 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits (aperture=5.9)
Read 11384 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 264.5793 to 282.6797 deg, Dec -31.2667 to -20.5444 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 264.5793 to 282.6797 deg, Dec -31.2667 to -20.5444 deg
Loaded 19144 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): 8594 out of 8954 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 8954 out of 11384 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits (aperture=6.1)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
2.3 pix Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
2.4 pix fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
2.3 pix fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.0 mag. Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
13.9 mag. Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
13.2 mag. fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
13.4 mag. fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.2 (SNR ) 10.5 (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.Kd0yN2RFkJ (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/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.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_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits' -> 'wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.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/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1034, bad_region=2030, passed=13386
Got 13386 stars (including 10446 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13386 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 292 to 351 (Dec -31.5 to -20.1)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4762 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4765 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4762 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11966 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
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 292 to 351 (Dec -31.5 to -20.1)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4933 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4766 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11966 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4765 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11966 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
Excluding outliers - 4765 stars left (next iteration limit 5238)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits N_match=4765 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.515 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.467 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.482 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.483 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.563 n_q1=1248 n_q2=942 n_q3=1401 n_q4=1174 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.093
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits -region wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.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.gWToaRqEHc (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits' -> 'wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.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/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=928, bad_region=2165, passed=11384
Got 11384 stars (including 8437 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11384 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013025 (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 0.010420 (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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4930 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4766 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4768 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4766 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9659 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4929 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4770 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9659 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.62"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4770 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9659 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.67"
Excluding outliers - 4770 stars left (next iteration limit 5242)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits N_match=4770 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.624 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.564 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.577 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.701 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.652 n_q1=1897 n_q2=816 n_q3=1230 n_q4=827 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.125
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits -region wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.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.ETkxCv9cjc (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_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.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_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=545, bad_region=1062, passed=5807
Got 5807 stars (including 4317 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5807 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4251 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4117 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4122 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.74"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4117 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4946 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.75"
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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4251 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4113 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4946 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.83"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4113 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4946 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.85"
Excluding outliers - 4113 stars left (next iteration limit 4528)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4113 robust_rms=5.760 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.612 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4113 robust_rms=0.812 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.960 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4113 robust_rms=0.652 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.806 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4113 robust_rms_before=1.171 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.814 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.652 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=1.019 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.806
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.7' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:14:25.083 -25:59:39.07 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
### Converted positions of 5807 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky851492.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 1.171 -> 0.652 arcsec)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits N_match=4113 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.705 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.694 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.615 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.831 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.688 n_q1=1708 n_q2=677 n_q3=1062 n_q4=666 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.179
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits -region wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.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.mklRcClIpO (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_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.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_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=554, bad_region=1295, passed=7333
Got 7333 stars (including 5569 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7333 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.2 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4766 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4767 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.62"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4765 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6302 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.65"
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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.2 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4762 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6302 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.73"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4761 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6302 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.76"
Excluding outliers - 4761 stars left (next iteration limit 5241)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4761 robust_rms=5.804 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.838 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4761 robust_rms=0.575 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.593 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4761 robust_rms=0.536 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.571 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=4761 robust_rms_before=0.806 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.699 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.575 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.752 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.593
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
Image size: 936.9'x624.3' 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: 18:14:25.840 -25:59:35.11 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
### Converted positions of 7333 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky851541.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 3, robust RMS 0.806 -> 0.575 arcsec)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits N_match=4761 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.609 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.597 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.614 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.633 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.628 n_q1=1954 n_q2=784 n_q3=1232 n_q4=791 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.039
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits -region wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.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=Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits sigma_overall=0.515 worst_q_ratio=1.093
ref2=Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits sigma_overall=0.624 worst_q_ratio=1.125
new1=fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits sigma_overall=0.705 worst_q_ratio=1.179
new2=fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits sigma_overall=0.609 worst_q_ratio=1.039
reference average sigma_overall=0.5695 worst_q_ratio=1.109
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332_astrometric_residuals.png (4765 matched stars from wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.50 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056_astrometric_residuals.png (4770 matched stars from wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.61 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008_astrometric_residuals.png (4113 matched stars from wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.55 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009_astrometric_residuals.png (4761 matched stars from wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.48 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 22115_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 22115_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:28:22.03 -28:14:28.0 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 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.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_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits exists and is non-empty
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.3' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:14:18.095 -25:59:29.96 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.5' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:14:25.145 -25:59:38.82 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 18:14:18.095 -25:59:29.96
Second-epoch image center 18:14:25.145 -25:59:38.82
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0265 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_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.4' 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: 18:14:25.854 -25:59:34.55 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 18:14:18.095 -25:59:29.96
Second-epoch image center 18:14:25.854 -25:59:34.55
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0291 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 18:14:25.145 -25:59:38.82
Second-epoch second image center 18:14:25.854 -25:59:34.55
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00291 deg.
###################################
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZzQEUSWS4y
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PdI4Q3c7A9
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits &> /tmp/tmp.f1kB0XvIuf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits &> /tmp/tmp.tK0r4FBSCL
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.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_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits and wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.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_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits and wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits and wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 189904 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 264.0767 to 282.3749 deg, Dec -31.5269 to -20.0180 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 264.0767 to 282.3749 deg, Dec -31.5269 to -20.0180 deg
Loaded 20545 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): 13761 out of 17150 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 17150 out of 189904 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.283400
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.283400
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.12
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.16
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.16
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 189904 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 264.0767 to 282.3749 deg, Dec -31.5269 to -20.0180 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 264.0767 to 282.3749 deg, Dec -31.5269 to -20.0180 deg
Loaded 20545 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): 13761 out of 17150 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 17150 out of 189904 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits (aperture=4.4)
Read 164758 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 264.5411 to 282.7371 deg, Dec -31.2682 to -20.5218 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 264.5411 to 282.7371 deg, Dec -31.2682 to -20.5218 deg
Loaded 19228 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): 13933 out of 16959 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 16959 out of 164758 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits (aperture=4.4)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 75 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
2.1 pix Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
2.0 pix fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
2.1 pix fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.2 mag. Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
14.0 mag. Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
13.4 mag. fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
13.6 mag. fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.4 (SNR ) 12.9 (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.ZzQEUSWS4y (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/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.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_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits' -> 'wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.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/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=25, blended=19348, bad_region=24793, passed=189879
Got 189879 stars (including 147319 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 189879 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 292 to 351 (Dec -31.5 to -20.0)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4921 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4777 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4778 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4777 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 172454 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
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 292 to 351 (Dec -31.5 to -20.0)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4922 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4780 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 172454 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4780 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 172454 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Excluding outliers - 4780 stars left (next iteration limit 5254)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits N_match=4780 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.489 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.452 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.447 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.502 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.543 n_q1=1267 n_q2=929 n_q3=1477 n_q4=1107 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.111
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits -region wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.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.PdI4Q3c7A9 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits 572.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits' -> 'wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.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/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=21, blended=15659, bad_region=24624, passed=164737
Got 164737 stars (including 125920 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 164737 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013025 (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 0.010420 (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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4797 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4797 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4797 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 146979 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4797 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 146979 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4797 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 146979 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.68"
Excluding outliers - 4797 stars left (next iteration limit 5276)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits N_match=4797 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.662 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.603 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.624 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.721 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.666 n_q1=1935 n_q2=844 n_q3=1205 n_q4=813 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.089
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits -region wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.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.f1kB0XvIuf (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_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.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_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=19, blended=5552, bad_region=17117, passed=90484
Got 90484 stars (including 68536 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 90484 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (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 0.010414 (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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4929 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4799 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4801 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.68"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4799 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 77576 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.66"
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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4930 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4800 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 77576 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.66"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4800 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 77577 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.75"
Excluding outliers - 4800 stars left (next iteration limit 5278)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits N_match=4800 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.721 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.683 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.593 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.854 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.716 n_q1=1994 n_q2=920 n_q3=1087 n_q4=799 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.184
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits -region wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.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.tK0r4FBSCL (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_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.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_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=6861, bad_region=13614, passed=104048
Got 104048 stars (including 84387 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 104048 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (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 0.010411 (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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4917 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4782 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4784 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.61"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4781 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 94205 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.62"
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 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4919 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4782 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 94205 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.62"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4781 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 94207 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.73"
Excluding outliers - 4781 stars left (next iteration limit 5259)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits N_match=4781 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.676 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.658 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.691 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.649 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.727 n_q1=1915 n_q2=764 n_q3=1280 n_q4=822 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.075
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits -region wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.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_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.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_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-37-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0008.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.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_2026-08-07_CI_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_214144_TTUQ2b1x1_844115_dFMzcqYX/wcs_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:11:17.56 -25:41:44.0: 12.74 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:13:05.90 -28:53:29.7: 12.55 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:19:45.83 -27:09:33.1: 13.52 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:20:08.98 -29:55:38.7: 12.85 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:19:56.65 -25:28:32.0: 13.10 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:10:26.13 -29:38:38.9: 12.96 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:17:07.84 -26:48:19.7: 12.36 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:09:54.81 -29:11:45.3: 12.33 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:21:58.23 -27:25:40.3: 12.64 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:12:44.17 -29:17:19.0: 12.53 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:19:56.65 -25:28:32.0: 12.92 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:17:07.84 -26:48:19.7: 12.50 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:11:17.56 -25:41:44.0: 12.72 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:19:45.83 -27:09:33.1: 12.80 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:20:08.98 -29:55:38.7: 12.83 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:10:26.13 -29:38:38.9: 12.97 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:13:05.90 -28:53:29.7: 12.54 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.01 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.73 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.00 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.41 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.84 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.97 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:19:56.65 -25:28:32.0: ref_mag=13.01 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=13.1255 delta=-0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:11:17.56 -25:41:44.0: ref_mag=12.73 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=12.6470 delta=0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.54 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:19:45.83 -27:09:33.1: ref_mag=13.00 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=12.9995 delta=-0.00 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:17:07.84 -26:48:19.7: ref_mag=12.41 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=12.6549 delta=-0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:20:08.98 -29:55:38.7: ref_mag=12.84 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=12.8750 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:10:26.13 -29:38:38.9: ref_mag=12.97 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=13.0688 delta=-0.10 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:13:05.90 -28:53:29.7: ref_mag=12.54 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=12.6684 delta=-0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:09:54.81 -29:11:45.3: 12.21 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.28 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:09:54.81 -29:11:45.3: ref_mag=12.28 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.4529 delta=-0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:21:58.23 -27:25:40.3: 12.53 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:12:44.17 -29:17:19.0: 12.43 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.59 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.49 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:21:58.23 -27:25:40.3: ref_mag=12.59 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=12.5566 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:12:44.17 -29:17:19.0: ref_mag=12.49 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=12.6411 delta=-0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 17:54:42.43 -28:56:10.7: 12.24 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:13:50.04 -29:14:53.1: 11.92 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 17:53:40.67 -28:45:48.9: 11.95 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:24:49.83 -28:41:04.4: 12.08 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:07:28.09 -26:36:06.8: 11.81 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:03:43.15 -25:27:05.8: 11.73 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:13:57.42 -29:43:08.2: 11.81 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:15:20.66 -26:47:38.0: 12.03 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:00:47.09 -28:48:17.8: 12.14 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:11:33.69 -27:43:18.9: 11.70 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:24:49.83 -28:41:04.4: 12.36 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 17:53:40.67 -28:45:48.9: 11.74 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 17:54:42.43 -28:56:10.7: 12.15 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:07:28.09 -26:36:06.8: 11.78 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:13:50.04 -29:14:53.1: 11.91 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.17 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.85 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.20 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.80 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:24:49.83 -28:41:04.4: ref_mag=12.17 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.3455 delta=-0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:53:40.67 -28:45:48.9: ref_mag=11.85 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.0873 delta=-0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:54:42.43 -28:56:10.7: ref_mag=12.20 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.4115 delta=-0.21 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.91 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:07:28.09 -26:36:06.8: ref_mag=11.80 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.1599 delta=-0.36 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:13:50.04 -29:14:53.1: ref_mag=11.91 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.3757 delta=-0.46 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:03:43.15 -25:27:05.8: 11.74 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.73 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:03:43.15 -25:27:05.8: ref_mag=11.73 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.1410 delta=-0.41 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:00:47.09 -28:48:17.8: 12.07 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:13:57.42 -29:43:08.2: 11.78 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:11:33.69 -27:43:18.9: 11.76 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.11 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:15:20.66 -26:47:38.0: 12.09 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:00:47.09 -28:48:17.8: ref_mag=12.11 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=12.1946 delta=-0.09 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.72 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.80 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:11:33.69 -27:43:18.9: ref_mag=11.72 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=11.9055 delta=-0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:13:57.42 -29:43:08.2: ref_mag=11.80 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=11.9348 delta=-0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.05 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:15:20.66 -26:47:38.0: ref_mag=12.05 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.0666 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:03:32.41 -24:25:05.5: 11.41 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:12:34.19 -29:18:50.3: 11.08 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:25:11.81 -27:32:33.5: 14.78 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:33:25.97 -28:07:09.6: 12.41 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:12:34.19 -29:18:50.3: 11.07 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:03:32.41 -24:25:05.5: 11.36 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.08 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:12:34.19 -29:18:50.3: ref_mag=11.08 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=11.3537 delta=-0.28 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.39 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:03:32.41 -24:25:05.5: ref_mag=11.39 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=11.3362 delta=0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:25:11.81 -27:32:33.5: 14.62 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 17:59:03.95 -22:30:56.4: 12.16 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:31:21.41 -23:17:50.7: 12.28 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:33:25.97 -28:07:09.6: 12.40 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.41 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:33:25.97 -28:07:09.6: ref_mag=12.41 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=12.3663 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:30:47.12 -27:57:10.7: 12.53 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:13:22.16 -27:13:54.1: 12.72 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:31:21.41 -23:17:50.7: 12.45 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 17:59:03.95 -22:30:56.4: 12.29 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.35 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.21 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:31:21.41 -23:17:50.7: ref_mag=12.35 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=12.3406 delta=0.01 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:59:03.95 -22:30:56.4: ref_mag=12.21 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.2150 delta=-0.01 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:02:17.28 -23:03:44.1: 12.56 +/- 0.10 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:00:01.32 -30:02:44.8: 13.18 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:30:47.12 -27:57:10.7: 12.49 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:13:22.16 -27:13:54.1: 12.64 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.51 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:30:47.12 -27:57:10.7: ref_mag=12.51 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=12.5968 delta=-0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.68 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:13:22.16 -27:13:54.1: ref_mag=12.68 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=12.6322 delta=0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:02:17.28 -23:03:44.1: 12.69 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.61 +/- 0.08
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:02:17.28 -23:03:44.1: ref_mag=12.61 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=12.4526 delta=0.16 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:00:01.32 -30:02:44.8: 13.02 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.10 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:00:01.32 -30:02:44.8: ref_mag=13.10 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=12.9387 delta=0.16 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:13:17.92 -27:14:14.0: 13.15 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:13:17.92 -27:14:14.0: 12.99 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.06 +/- 0.08
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:13:17.92 -27:14:14.0: ref_mag=13.06 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=13.0265 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-04-23_06-07-42_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0332.fits at 18:05:38.80 -28:24:49.6: 13.40 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-06-11_00-30-20_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0056.fits at 18:05:38.80 -28:24:49.6: 13.34 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.37 +/- 0.11
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 18:05:38.80 -28:24:49.6: ref_mag=13.37 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=12.1801 delta=1.19 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 233973_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 233973_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234023_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234023_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234030_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234030_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234031_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234031_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234035_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234035_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234045_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234045_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234060_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234060_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:15:37.35 -29:58:21.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234063_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234063_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234074_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234074_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234107_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234107_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (22.3") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 234136_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234136_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234137_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234137_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234140_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234140_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234150_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234150_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:15:49.32 -22:08:29.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234170_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234170_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:58:00.31 -29:50:28.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234173_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234173_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234188_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234188_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234191_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234191_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234192_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234192_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234199_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234199_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234201_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234201_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234205_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234205_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234207_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234207_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234211_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234211_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234217_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234217_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234229_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234229_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234235_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234235_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:20:49.36 -29:48:14.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234238_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234238_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 234246_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234246_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234254_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234254_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:17:36.68 -28:31:47.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234255_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
Preparing report for the candidate 234255_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
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Considering the candidate 234261_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234261_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:20:26.78 -26:01:11.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234266_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234266_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:12:28.31 -29:20:43.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234270_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234270_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:26:19.20 -29:28:12.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234272_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234272_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:28:05.97 -26:44:08.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234273_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234273_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234274_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234274_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:23:12.69 -24:37:18.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234276_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234276_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:23:58.53 -29:51:44.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234278_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234278_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:27:15.65 -22:58:04.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234281_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234281_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:08:18.23 -29:16:04.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234282_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234282_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:13:47.58 -29:59:13.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234283_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234283_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234286_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234286_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:02:28.43 -26:55:52.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234291_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234291_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234293_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234293_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:26:24.58 -22:03:59.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234298_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234298_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (11.4") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 234299_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234299_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234304_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234304_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234310_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234310_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 234311_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234311_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (16.1") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 234312_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234312_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234315_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234315_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234316_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234316_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:24:39.70 -25:41:34.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234318_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234318_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:27:03.65 -28:32:18.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234319_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234319_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:16:08.20 -28:49:02.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234339_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234339_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:23:18.22 -26:10:38.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234348_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234348_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:28:36.84 -28:28:53.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234367_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234367_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 234370_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234370_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (14.1") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 234371_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234371_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:02:57.67 -28:11:52.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234376_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234376_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:32:34.07 -28:33:46.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234401_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234401_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (18.9") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 234404_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234404_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:32:12.16 -25:54:16.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 234406_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 234406_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:17:28.83 -25:13:33.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 211988_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 211988_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:51:21.74 -29:01:55.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 126490_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 126490_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:23:34.70 -27:40:08.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 145966_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 145966_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:10:59.37 -28:25:25.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 111516_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 111516_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:31:33.88 -26:57:41.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 27536_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 27536_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:02:58.24 -22:01:59.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 212069_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 212069_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:46:34.32 -23:00:29.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 76973_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 76973_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:33:25.64 -25:06:11.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 130041_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 130041_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:14:12.84 -27:43:28.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 121146_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 121146_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:25:39.07 -27:24:52.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 46880_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009
The candidate 46880_fd_Sgr-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-07_21-41-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0009 did not pass the final checks