This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s
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 12.2279 2461264.7279 12.79 16:31:51.85 -05:44:26.8
9.80436 27.44874 galactic Oph Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 2.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.258 Tyche 0 -0 0 12.9 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:31:51.85 -05:44:26.8: 15.69 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:31:51.85 -05:44:26.8: 15.62 +/- 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,2461264.7279,12.79,0.05,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 20260812.2279 12.79CV 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 12.2279 2461264.7279 14.47 16:09:49.17 -02:07:43.6
9.58786 34.02382 galactic Ser Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.6" and 2.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.276 Adelheid -0 1 1 14.4 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:09:49.17 -02:07:43.6: 15.99 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:09:49.17 -02:07:43.6: 15.98 +/- 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!
TCP 2026 08 12.2279* 16 09 49.17 -02 07 43.6 14.5 U Ser 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461264.7279,14.47,0.05,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 20260812.2279 14.47CV 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: 2461228.72661047 07.07.2026 05:26:09.145 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
First image: 2461228.72661047 07.07.2026 05:26:09.145 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Last image: 2461264.72812603 12.08.2026 05:28:20.089 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 0
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.65
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 4 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 6268
Objects passed selection criteria: 6258
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 5610.25
Average stars matched: 5476.75 (97.6204 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 233016 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 Wed Aug 12 01:52:01 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: 2461228.72661047 07.07.2026 05:26:09.145 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
First image: 2461228.72661047 07.07.2026 05:26:09.145 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Last image: 2461264.72812603 12.08.2026 05:28:20.089 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 66
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.28
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: 23 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): 50487
Objects passed selection criteria: 50363
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.5 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 46126.5
Average stars matched: 44503.2 (96.4809 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 273788 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 Wed Aug 12 01:53:10 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/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/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.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/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.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: 2461264.72766978
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_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits'
wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits'
wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits'
wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:17:11.710 -01:59:20.73 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_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.1' 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: 16:17:08.106 -01:59:34.78 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 16:17:11.710 -01:59:20.73
Second-epoch image center 16:17:08.106 -01:59:34.78
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0155 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_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.1' 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: 16:17:08.587 -01:59:50.53 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 16:17:11.710 -01:59:20.73
Second-epoch image center 16:17:08.587 -01:59:50.53
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0154 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 16:17:08.106 -01:59:34.78
Second-epoch second image center 16:17:08.587 -01:59:50.53
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00481 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/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ec2MKMlYKm
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits &> /tmp/tmp.1FecFm4N8C
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits &> /tmp/tmp.FBv94gzPd3
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits &> /tmp/tmp.LW6dUFnjsJ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.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_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits and wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.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_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits and wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits and wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 7946 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 236.1635 to 252.4351 deg, Dec -7.6667 to +3.7144 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 236.1635 to 252.4351 deg, Dec -7.6667 to 3.7144 deg
Loaded 5813 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): 4237 out of 4421 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4421 out of 7946 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.677200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.677200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.65
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.03
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.03
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 7946 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 236.1635 to 252.4351 deg, Dec -7.6667 to +3.7144 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 236.1635 to 252.4351 deg, Dec -7.6667 to 3.7144 deg
Loaded 5813 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): 4237 out of 4421 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4421 out of 7946 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits (aperture=6.1)
Read 7891 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 236.1695 to 252.4601 deg, Dec -7.6666 to +3.7094 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 236.1695 to 252.4601 deg, Dec -7.6666 to 3.7094 deg
Loaded 5817 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): 4240 out of 4426 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4426 out of 7891 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits (aperture=6.1)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
2.1 pix Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
2.2 pix fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
2.3 pix fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.0 mag. Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
15.0 mag. Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.6 (SNR ) 11.7 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.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_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits' -> 'wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.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/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.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=514, bad_region=1475, passed=7946
Got 7946 stars (including 6052 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7946 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4946 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4930 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4930 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4930 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6781 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4945 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4930 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6781 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4930 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6781 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4930 stars left (next iteration limit 5423)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits N_match=4930 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.571 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.362 n_q1=1888 n_q2=855 n_q3=1428 n_q4=759 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.512
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits -region wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.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_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits' -> 'wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.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/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.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=519, bad_region=1477, passed=7891
Got 7891 stars (including 5986 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7891 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4929 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6721 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6721 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4927 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6721 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4927 stars left (next iteration limit 5420)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits N_match=4927 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.402 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.589 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.400 n_q1=1893 n_q2=845 n_q3=1440 n_q4=749 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.464
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits -region wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.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.FBv94gzPd3 (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_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.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_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.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=337, bad_region=1124, passed=5982
Got 5982 stars (including 4564 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5982 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4510 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4498 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4498 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4498 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5081 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4510 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4498 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5081 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4498 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5081 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 4498 stars left (next iteration limit 4947)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4498 robust_rms=6.399 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.484 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4498 robust_rms=0.543 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.624 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4498 robust_rms=0.444 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.468 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4498 robust_rms_before=0.931 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.428 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.444 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.465 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.468
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.465 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits N_match=4498 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.412 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.434 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.500 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.462 n_q1=1750 n_q2=830 n_q3=1250 n_q4=668 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.110
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits -region wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.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.LW6dUFnjsJ (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_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.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_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.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=326, bad_region=1122, passed=5972
Got 5972 stars (including 4569 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5972 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4517 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4503 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4503 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4503 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5076 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4517 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4504 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5076 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4504 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5076 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 4504 stars left (next iteration limit 4953)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4504 robust_rms=6.685 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.440 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4504 robust_rms=0.541 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.610 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4504 robust_rms=0.442 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.466 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4504 robust_rms_before=0.915 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.423 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.442 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.442 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.466
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.442 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits N_match=4504 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.439 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.419 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.418 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.471 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.461 n_q1=1755 n_q2=821 n_q3=1259 n_q4=669 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.072
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits -region wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits sigma_overall=0.378 worst_q_ratio=1.512
ref2=Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits sigma_overall=0.402 worst_q_ratio=1.464
new1=fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits sigma_overall=0.451 worst_q_ratio=1.110
new2=fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits sigma_overall=0.439 worst_q_ratio=1.072
reference average sigma_overall=0.39 worst_q_ratio=1.488
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168_astrometric_residuals.png (4930 matched stars from wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169_astrometric_residuals.png (4927 matched stars from wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152_astrometric_residuals.png (4498 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.39 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153_astrometric_residuals.png (4504 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.39 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ser-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Ser-06-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/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.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_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 16:17:11.710 -01:59:20.73 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_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.1' 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: 16:17:08.106 -01:59:34.78 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 16:17:11.710 -01:59:20.73
Second-epoch image center 16:17:08.106 -01:59:34.78
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0155 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_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.1' 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: 16:17:08.587 -01:59:50.53 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 16:17:11.710 -01:59:20.73
Second-epoch image center 16:17:08.587 -01:59:50.53
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0154 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 16:17:08.106 -01:59:34.78
Second-epoch second image center 16:17:08.587 -01:59:50.53
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00481 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/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits &> /tmp/tmp.yFyPAC0uZO
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits &> /tmp/tmp.KJDya3vvPy
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits &> /tmp/tmp.dbCzll3PE3
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits &> /tmp/tmp.VRsuJ6tb7a
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.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_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits and wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.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_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits and wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits and wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 62840 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 236.0987 to 252.4554 deg, Dec -7.6667 to +3.7353 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 236.0987 to 252.4554 deg, Dec -7.6667 to 3.7353 deg
Loaded 5840 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): 4032 out of 4592 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4592 out of 62840 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.516200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.516200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.28
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.24
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.24
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 62840 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 236.0987 to 252.4554 deg, Dec -7.6667 to +3.7353 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 236.0987 to 252.4554 deg, Dec -7.6667 to 3.7353 deg
Loaded 5840 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): 4032 out of 4592 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4592 out of 62840 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits (aperture=4.4)
Read 63091 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 236.1183 to 252.4846 deg, Dec -7.6909 to +3.7231 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 236.1183 to 252.4846 deg, Dec -7.6909 to 3.7231 deg
Loaded 5852 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): 4036 out of 4593 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4593 out of 63091 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits (aperture=4.4)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 52 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
1.9 pix Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
2.0 pix fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
2.1 pix fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
15.2 mag. Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
14.8 mag. fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
14.8 mag. fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.8 (SNR ) 14.3 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.yFyPAC0uZO (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/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.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_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits' -> 'wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.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/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.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=22, blended=3091, bad_region=9737, passed=62818
Got 62818 stars (including 50317 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 62818 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4933 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4933 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4933 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 55260 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4943 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4934 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 55260 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4934 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 55260 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4934 stars left (next iteration limit 5426)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits N_match=4934 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.512 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.308 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.357 n_q1=1889 n_q2=858 n_q3=1415 n_q4=772 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.405
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits -region wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.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.KJDya3vvPy (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/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.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_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits' -> 'wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.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/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.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=3189, bad_region=9814, passed=63066
Got 63066 stars (including 50426 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 63066 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4946 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4937 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4937 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4936 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 55389 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4946 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4936 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 55389 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4936 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 55389 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 4936 stars left (next iteration limit 5429)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits N_match=4936 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.390 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.561 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.354 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.366 n_q1=1883 n_q2=858 n_q3=1430 n_q4=765 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.440
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits -region wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.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.dbCzll3PE3 (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_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.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_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.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=13, blended=2049, bad_region=5037, passed=44942
Got 44942 stars (including 38167 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 44942 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4940 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4929 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41135 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4940 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41135 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41135 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 4929 stars left (next iteration limit 5421)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits N_match=4929 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.442 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.402 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.440 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.487 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.447 n_q1=1903 n_q2=889 n_q3=1413 n_q4=724 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.102
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits -region wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.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.VRsuJ6tb7a (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_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.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_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.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=15, blended=2038, bad_region=5017, passed=44559
Got 44559 stars (including 37828 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 44559 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4942 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4930 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4930 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4930 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40738 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4942 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4931 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40738 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4931 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 40738 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 4931 stars left (next iteration limit 5423)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits N_match=4931 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.435 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.408 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.412 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.474 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.448 n_q1=1905 n_q2=879 n_q3=1418 n_q4=729 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.090
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits -region wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.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_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.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_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-27-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0152.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.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_2026-08-12_CI_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_014745_TTUQ2b1x1_3377268_QLndTd1s/wcs_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ser-06-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:12:51.62 -03:41:19.7: 14.06 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:09:03.08 -05:18:18.4: 13.53 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:39:49.17 +00:59:03.8: 14.10 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:42:55.62 -01:21:55.6: 13.75 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:26:19.62 -03:50:56.8: 14.51 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:30:48.81 -05:22:13.6: 14.68 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:33:17.74 -01:37:30.7: 13.70 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:21:30.07 -01:33:51.8: 13.84 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:43:43.07 -01:28:03.3: 12.93 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:30:48.81 -05:22:13.6: 14.70 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:09:03.08 -05:18:18.4: 13.44 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:21:30.07 -01:33:51.8: 13.99 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:12:51.62 -03:41:19.7: 14.15 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.48 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.69 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:09:03.08 -05:18:18.4: ref_mag=13.48 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5282 delta=-0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.91 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.10 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:30:48.81 -05:22:13.6: ref_mag=14.69 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.5352 delta=0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:21:30.07 -01:33:51.8: ref_mag=13.91 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.0431 delta=-0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:26:19.62 -03:50:56.8: 14.82 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:12:51.62 -03:41:19.7: ref_mag=14.10 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.1914 delta=-0.09 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:42:55.62 -01:21:55.6: 13.81 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.63 +/- 0.08
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:26:19.62 -03:50:56.8: ref_mag=14.63 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=14.5011 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.78 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:39:49.17 +00:59:03.8: 14.16 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:42:55.62 -01:21:55.6: ref_mag=13.78 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.1826 delta=-0.40 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:33:17.74 -01:37:30.7: 13.65 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.13 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:39:49.17 +00:59:03.8: ref_mag=14.13 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=14.0980 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.67 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:33:17.74 -01:37:30.7: ref_mag=13.67 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.8636 delta=-0.19 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:43:43.07 -01:28:03.3: 12.89 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.91 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:43:43.07 -01:28:03.3: ref_mag=12.91 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1775 delta=-0.27 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:22:31.55 -04:13:37.4: 12.51 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:31:51.85 -05:44:26.8: 15.69 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:16:22.20 -01:37:31.2: 12.87 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:13:38.14 -02:55:07.2: 13.14 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:31:49.21 -02:00:57.7: 13.76 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:31:51.85 -05:44:26.8: 15.62 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:17:38.74 -06:09:06.0: 13.66 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:22:31.55 -04:13:37.4: 12.46 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.48 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:22:31.55 -04:13:37.4: ref_mag=12.48 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.4206 delta=0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:16:22.20 -01:37:31.2: 12.79 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:13:38.14 -02:55:07.2: 13.12 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.83 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:16:22.20 -01:37:31.2: ref_mag=12.83 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.7043 delta=0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.13 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:13:38.14 -02:55:07.2: ref_mag=13.13 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1904 delta=-0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:13:01.76 +00:39:38.6: 14.19 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:31:49.21 -02:00:57.7: 13.84 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:14:44.40 -00:23:49.5: 14.13 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.80 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:31:49.21 -02:00:57.7: ref_mag=13.80 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.7680 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:17:38.74 -06:09:06.0: 13.69 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.68 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:17:38.74 -06:09:06.0: ref_mag=13.68 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.7255 delta=-0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:13:01.76 +00:39:38.6: 14.02 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.09 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:13:01.76 +00:39:38.6: ref_mag=14.09 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.0134 delta=0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:22:07.78 +00:30:49.0: 14.71 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:14:44.40 -00:23:49.5: 14.31 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:12:39.92 -05:29:11.7: 15.12 +/- 0.19 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.21 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:14:44.40 -00:23:49.5: ref_mag=14.21 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=14.2487 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:29:30.88 -05:00:11.1: 14.73 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:38:37.85 -03:11:46.8: 14.89 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:35:44.60 -05:49:40.2: 14.85 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:31:45.88 -00:46:23.2: 14.41 +/- 0.10 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:22:07.78 +00:30:49.0: 14.62 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:12:39.92 -05:29:11.7: 14.95 +/- 0.17 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.66 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:22:07.78 +00:30:49.0: ref_mag=14.66 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.2979 delta=0.36 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.02 +/- 0.13
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:12:39.92 -05:29:11.7: ref_mag=15.02 +/- 0.13 new_mean_mag=14.5052 delta=0.52 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:29:30.88 -05:00:11.1: 14.75 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.74 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:29:30.88 -05:00:11.1: ref_mag=14.74 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.5278 delta=0.21 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:38:37.85 -03:11:46.8: 14.65 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.74 +/- 0.11
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:38:37.85 -03:11:46.8: ref_mag=14.74 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=14.4466 delta=0.29 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:35:44.60 -05:49:40.2: 14.93 +/- 0.20 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.88 +/- 0.13
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:35:44.60 -05:49:40.2: ref_mag=14.88 +/- 0.13 new_mean_mag=14.3345 delta=0.55 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:21:37.65 -01:04:22.6: 14.61 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:22:47.46 -03:51:44.8: 14.59 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:09:49.17 -02:07:43.6: 15.99 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:31:45.88 -00:46:23.2: 14.46 +/- 0.10 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.43 +/- 0.07
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:31:45.88 -00:46:23.2: ref_mag=14.43 +/- 0.07 new_mean_mag=14.5458 delta=-0.11 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:21:37.65 -01:04:22.6: 14.98 +/- 0.17 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.74 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:21:37.65 -01:04:22.6: ref_mag=14.74 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.6810 delta=0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:22:47.46 -03:51:44.8: 14.68 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.63 +/- 0.08
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:22:47.46 -03:51:44.8: ref_mag=14.63 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=14.5044 delta=0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:09:49.17 -02:07:43.6: 15.98 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:41:50.69 -02:32:14.1: 14.80 +/- 0.17 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:22:53.94 -02:58:09.2: 14.33 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-26-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0168.fits at 16:31:47.76 -03:48:03.7: 15.05 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:41:50.69 -02:32:14.1: 14.64 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.71 +/- 0.11
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:41:50.69 -02:32:14.1: ref_mag=14.71 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=14.3292 delta=0.38 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:22:53.94 -02:58:09.2: 15.05 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.51 +/- 0.08
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-07-07_00-27-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0169.fits at 16:31:47.76 -03:48:03.7: 15.32 +/- 0.23 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:22:53.94 -02:58:09.2: ref_mag=14.51 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=14.6858 delta=-0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.15 +/- 0.14
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:31:47.76 -03:48:03.7: ref_mag=15.15 +/- 0.14 new_mean_mag=14.7912 delta=0.36 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 77735_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 77735_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77741_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 77741_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77744_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 77744_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (18.7") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 77758_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 77758_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77759_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 77759_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77761_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 77761_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77765_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 77765_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77766_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 77766_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77768_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 77768_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77776_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 77776_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77780_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 77780_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77838_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 77838_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (16.8") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 77840_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 77840_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (17.4") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 77867_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 77867_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (16.7") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 77972_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 77972_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (16.2") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 77974_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 77974_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (16.5") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 78016_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78016_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 78084_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78084_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 78091_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
Preparing report for the candidate 78091_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
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Considering the candidate 78096_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78096_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:02:06.15 -00:48:04.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 78112_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78112_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:02:58.20 -05:49:24.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 78168_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78168_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (18.0") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 78236_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78236_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (17.0") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 78244_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78244_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 78268_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78268_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:14:27.68 -03:43:59.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 78295_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78295_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:02:49.35 +00:36:38.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 78324_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78324_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (16.6") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 78327_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78327_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (16.9") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 78386_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78386_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 16:24:43.82 -02:29:47.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 78439_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78439_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 78456_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78456_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 78525_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78525_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (17.9") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 78539_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78539_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 78554_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78554_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (16.5") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 78574_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78574_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (16.6") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 78667_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78667_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 78675_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78675_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (17.6") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 78755_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78755_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (17.2") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 78757_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78757_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 78798_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78798_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 78800_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78800_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 78805_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78805_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 78809_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78809_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 78830_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78830_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 78864_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78864_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (16.9") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 78873_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78873_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 78874_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78874_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 78878_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
Preparing report for the candidate 78878_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
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Considering the candidate 78880_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78880_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (17.3") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 78890_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78890_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 78954_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78954_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 78959_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153
The candidate 78959_fd_Ser-06-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_00-28-20_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0153 did not pass the final checks