This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd
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 12.2809 2461264.7809 10.55 21:21:53.06 -14:36:39.5
36.27567 -39.83831 galactic Cap Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.4" and 11.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.306 Unitas -0 -0 0 10.3 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:21:53.06 -14:36:39.5: 15.20 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:21:53.06 -14:36:39.5: 15.25 +/- 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 12.2809* 21 21 53.06 -14 36 39.5 10.6 U Cap 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,2461264.7809,10.55,0.05,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 20260812.2809 10.55CV 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 12.2809 2461264.7809 13.35 21:15:21.07 -14:31:54.0
35.56316 -38.35529 galactic Cap Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" and 11.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.558 Carmen 0 -0 0 13.1 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:15:21.07 -14:31:54.0: 15.34 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:15:21.07 -14:31:54.0: 15.40 +/- 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 12.2809* 21 15 21.07 -14 31 54.0 13.3 U Cap 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,2461264.7809,13.35,0.05,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 20260812.2809 13.35CV 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 12.2809 2461264.7809 13.32 21:25:16.70 -16:59:48.2
33.77823 -41.50300 galactic Cap Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 11.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.653 Berenike 0 -1 1 13.5 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:25:16.70 -16:59:48.2: 15.43 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:25:16.70 -16:59:48.2: 15.43 +/- 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 12.2809* 21 25 16.70 -16 59 48.2 13.3 U Cap 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,2461264.7809,13.32,0.05,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 20260812.2809 13.32CV 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 12.2809 2461264.7809 13.64 20:57:35.45 -18:08:42.9
29.36277 -35.75912 galactic Cap Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.5" and 11.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.1860 Barbarossa -0 1 1 13.7 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 20:57:35.45 -18:08:42.9: 15.21 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 20:57:35.45 -18:08:42.9: 15.25 +/- 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 12.2809* 20 57 35.45 -18 08 42.9 13.6 U Cap 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,2461264.7809,13.64,0.05,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 20260812.2809 13.64CV 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: 2461242.80621082 21.07.2026 07:20:46.615 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
First image: 2461242.80621082 21.07.2026 07:20:46.615 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
Last image: 2461264.78120579 12.08.2026 06:44:46.180 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.00
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): 5073
Objects passed selection criteria: 5072
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.8 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.8 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4948.5
Average stars matched: 4834.25 (97.6912 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 231936 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 02:03:44 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461242.80621082 21.07.2026 07:20:46.615 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
First image: 2461242.80621082 21.07.2026 07:20:46.615 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
Last image: 2461264.78120579 12.08.2026 06:44:46.180 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 51
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.66
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: 15 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): 36609
Objects passed selection criteria: 36510
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.7 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.7 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 35359.2
Average stars matched: 34044.2 (96.281 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 259756 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 02:04:42 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/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.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/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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: 2461264.78050561
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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits'
wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits'
wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits'
wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.5' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 21:19:56.022 -18:00:07.45 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 21:19:59.912 -17:59:53.70 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 21:19:56.022 -18:00:07.45
Second-epoch image center 21:19:59.912 -17:59:53.70
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0159 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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 21:20:03.035 -17:59:05.66 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 21:19:56.022 -18:00:07.45
Second-epoch image center 21:20:03.035 -17:59:05.66
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0327 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 21:19:59.912 -17:59:53.70
Second-epoch second image center 21:20:03.035 -17:59:05.66
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01820 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/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits &> /tmp/tmp.FPNdJMiHsW
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits &> /tmp/tmp.N8PMWnphT0
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits &> /tmp/tmp.j1XWKTPnOZ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits &> /tmp/tmp.VsTRAgiWBK
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits and wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits and wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits and wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6360 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 311.5300 to 328.4153 deg, Dec -23.2576 to -12.6409 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.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 311.5300 to 328.4153 deg, Dec -23.2576 to -12.6409 deg
Loaded 6825 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): 4715 out of 4834 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4834 out of 6360 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.527600
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.527600
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.00
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.53
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.53
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 6360 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 311.5300 to 328.4153 deg, Dec -23.2576 to -12.6409 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.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
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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 311.5300 to 328.4153 deg, Dec -23.2576 to -12.6409 deg
Loaded 6825 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): 4715 out of 4834 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4834 out of 6360 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits (aperture=6.4)
Read 6478 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 311.5993 to 328.4343 deg, Dec -23.2575 to -12.6203 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 311.5993 to 328.4343 deg, Dec -23.2575 to -12.6203 deg
Loaded 6821 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): 4805 out of 4916 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4916 out of 6478 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
2.2 pix Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
2.3 pix fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
2.3 pix fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.5 mag. Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
14.6 mag. Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.4 (SNR ) 11.5 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.FPNdJMiHsW (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits' -> 'wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.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/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.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=453, bad_region=1231, passed=6360
Got 6360 stars (including 4755 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6360 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4639 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4626 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4626 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4626 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5377 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4640 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4626 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5377 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4626 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5377 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4626 stars left (next iteration limit 5088)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits N_match=4626 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.370 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.327 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.393 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.434 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.354 n_q1=1565 n_q2=701 n_q3=1632 n_q4=728 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.172
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits -region wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.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.N8PMWnphT0 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits' -> 'wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.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/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.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=435, bad_region=1264, passed=6478
Got 6478 stars (including 4851 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6478 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4732 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4716 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4716 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4716 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5476 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4731 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4716 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5476 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4716 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5476 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4716 stars left (next iteration limit 5187)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits N_match=4716 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.421 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.369 n_q1=1587 n_q2=729 n_q3=1652 n_q4=748 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.115
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits -region wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.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.j1XWKTPnOZ (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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.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=421, bad_region=1160, passed=5937
Got 5937 stars (including 4441 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5937 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4326 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4312 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4312 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4312 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5005 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4327 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4312 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5005 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4312 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5005 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 4312 stars left (next iteration limit 4743)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4312 robust_rms=6.187 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=13.924 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4312 robust_rms=0.649 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.758 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4312 robust_rms=0.429 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.483 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4312 robust_rms_before=0.938 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.423 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.429 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.471 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.483
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.471 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits N_match=4312 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.439 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.408 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.417 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.490 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.414 n_q1=1449 n_q2=640 n_q3=1523 n_q4=700 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.114
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits -region wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.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.VsTRAgiWBK (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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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=420, bad_region=1163, passed=5944
Got 5944 stars (including 4440 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5944 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.2 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4323 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4315 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4315 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4315 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5019 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.2 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4325 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4316 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5019 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4316 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5019 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 4316 stars left (next iteration limit 4746)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4316 robust_rms=6.089 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=14.573 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4316 robust_rms=0.644 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.752 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4316 robust_rms=0.446 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.495 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4316 robust_rms_before=0.953 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.419 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.446 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.471 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.495
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.471 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits N_match=4316 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.433 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.480 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.382 n_q1=1442 n_q2=660 n_q3=1526 n_q4=688 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.110
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits -region wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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=Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits sigma_overall=0.370 worst_q_ratio=1.172
ref2=Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits sigma_overall=0.378 worst_q_ratio=1.115
new1=fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits sigma_overall=0.439 worst_q_ratio=1.114
new2=fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits sigma_overall=0.433 worst_q_ratio=1.110
reference average sigma_overall=0.374 worst_q_ratio=1.1435
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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826_astrometric_residuals.png (4626 matched stars from wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294_astrometric_residuals.png (4716 matched stars from wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232_astrometric_residuals.png (4312 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.39 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233_astrometric_residuals.png (4316 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.38 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cap-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:21:53.06 -14:36:39.5: 15.20 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:21:53.06 -14:36:39.5: 15.25 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20350.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 5s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20350_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
Preparing report for the candidate 20350_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 6s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cap-03-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 ####
21:21:53.06 -14:36:39.5
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/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.5' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 21:19:56.022 -18:00:07.45 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 21:19:59.912 -17:59:53.70 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 21:19:56.022 -18:00:07.45
Second-epoch image center 21:19:59.912 -17:59:53.70
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0159 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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 21:20:03.035 -17:59:05.66 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 21:19:56.022 -18:00:07.45
Second-epoch image center 21:20:03.035 -17:59:05.66
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0327 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 21:19:59.912 -17:59:53.70
Second-epoch second image center 21:20:03.035 -17:59:05.66
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01820 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/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZucwDa7Cd4
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits &> /tmp/tmp.alvfmzMkpr
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits &> /tmp/tmp.shkKk9rXqN
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits &> /tmp/tmp.sFsiL5stxf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits and wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits and wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits and wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 43812 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 311.5184 to 328.4562 deg, Dec -23.2684 to -12.6245 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 311.5184 to 328.4562 deg, Dec -23.2684 to -12.6245 deg
Loaded 6876 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): 5472 out of 5901 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5901 out of 43812 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.360200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.360200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.66
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.70
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.70
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 43812 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 311.5184 to 328.4562 deg, Dec -23.2684 to -12.6245 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 311.5184 to 328.4562 deg, Dec -23.2684 to -12.6245 deg
Loaded 6876 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): 5472 out of 5901 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5901 out of 43812 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits (aperture=4.7)
Read 44610 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 311.5462 to 328.4751 deg, Dec -23.2614 to -12.6203 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 311.5462 to 328.4751 deg, Dec -23.2614 to -12.6203 deg
Loaded 6861 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): 5471 out of 5899 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5899 out of 44610 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits (aperture=4.7)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 27 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
2.1 pix Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
2.1 pix fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
2.1 pix fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.7 mag. Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
14.7 mag. Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.6 (SNR ) 14.0 (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.ZucwDa7Cd4 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits' -> 'wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.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/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.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=18, blended=1808, bad_region=7239, passed=43794
Got 43794 stars (including 34996 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 43794 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4870 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4862 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38255 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4870 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38255 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38255 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4862 stars left (next iteration limit 5348)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits N_match=4862 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.416 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.359 n_q1=1681 n_q2=805 n_q3=1566 n_q4=810 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.143
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits -region wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.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.alvfmzMkpr (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits' -> 'wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.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/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.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=9, blended=1828, bad_region=7003, passed=44601
Got 44601 stars (including 36038 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 44601 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4870 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4860 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4860 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4860 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39248 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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4870 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4860 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39248 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4860 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39248 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4860 stars left (next iteration limit 5346)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits N_match=4860 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.376 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.418 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.369 n_q1=1675 n_q2=788 n_q3=1583 n_q4=814 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.113
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits -region wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.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.shkKk9rXqN (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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=1758, bad_region=7314, passed=41448
Got 41448 stars (including 32631 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 41448 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4876 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4868 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35813 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4876 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4867 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35813 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4867 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35813 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 4867 stars left (next iteration limit 5354)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits N_match=4867 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.429 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.406 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.416 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.479 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.404 n_q1=1700 n_q2=830 n_q3=1530 n_q4=807 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.116
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits -region wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.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.sFsiL5stxf (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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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=14, blended=1727, bad_region=7374, passed=41487
Got 41487 stars (including 32630 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 41487 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4876 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4869 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35823 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
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 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4877 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35823 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35823 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 4869 stars left (next iteration limit 5355)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits N_match=4869 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.418 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.406 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.471 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.360 n_q1=1700 n_q2=834 n_q3=1532 n_q4=803 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.127
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-12_CI_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits -region wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-43-45_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0232.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.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_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_020118_TTUQ2b1x1_645720_5vaoRyBd/wcs_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cap-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:15:21.07 -14:31:54.0: 15.34 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:10:57.87 -19:25:20.6: 14.36 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:02:03.68 -15:40:49.7: 13.61 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:35:12.73 -20:35:54.4: 12.99 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:38:07.86 -17:08:29.1: 13.75 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:25:16.70 -16:59:48.2: 15.43 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:37:52.75 -15:37:38.1: 12.86 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:33:44.29 -13:43:46.4: 11.81 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:11:53.64 -15:16:40.8: 14.30 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 20:57:35.45 -18:08:42.9: 15.21 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:38:07.86 -17:08:29.1: 13.83 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:25:16.70 -16:59:48.2: 15.43 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:11:53.64 -15:16:40.8: 14.36 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:02:03.68 -15:40:49.7: 13.71 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:35:12.73 -20:35:54.4: 12.97 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:10:57.87 -19:25:20.6: 14.19 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:33:44.29 -13:43:46.4: 11.82 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:37:52.75 -15:37:38.1: 12.87 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:15:21.07 -14:31:54.0: 15.40 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.79 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.33 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.98 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.66 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.25 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.81 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:38:07.86 -17:08:29.1: ref_mag=13.79 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=13.7237 delta=0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:11:53.64 -15:16:40.8: ref_mag=14.33 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.2727 delta=0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.87 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:35:12.73 -20:35:54.4: ref_mag=12.98 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.1486 delta=-0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:10:57.87 -19:25:20.6: ref_mag=14.25 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.2312 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:02:03.68 -15:40:49.7: ref_mag=13.66 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=13.6399 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:33:44.29 -13:43:46.4: ref_mag=11.81 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=11.9806 delta=-0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:37:52.75 -15:37:38.1: ref_mag=12.87 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.0848 delta=-0.22 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 20:57:35.45 -18:08:42.9: 15.25 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:04:24.98 -21:46:48.3: 14.36 +/- 0.17 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:37:41.98 -21:57:31.1: 14.48 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 20:59:17.13 -18:08:02.9: 14.67 +/- 0.22 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 20:52:08.16 -14:50:25.1: 14.43 +/- 0.19 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 20:52:46.98 -20:38:05.6: 14.00 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:14:15.02 -21:54:21.4: 14.46 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:01:26.95 -17:56:54.6: 14.31 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:04:24.98 -21:46:48.3: 14.13 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.22 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 20:52:46.98 -20:38:05.6: 13.92 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 20:52:08.16 -14:50:25.1: 14.43 +/- 0.19 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:04:24.98 -21:46:48.3: ref_mag=14.22 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.1551 delta=0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:14:15.02 -21:54:21.4: 14.30 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 20:59:17.13 -18:08:02.9: 14.88 +/- 0.26 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:37:41.98 -21:57:31.1: 14.41 +/- 0.17 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:01:26.95 -17:56:54.6: 14.22 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.96 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.43 +/- 0.14
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.36 +/- 0.11
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.76 +/- 0.17
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:52:46.98 -20:38:05.6: ref_mag=13.96 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=13.9999 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:14:15.02 -21:54:21.4: ref_mag=14.36 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=14.1976 delta=0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:52:08.16 -14:50:25.1: ref_mag=14.43 +/- 0.14 new_mean_mag=14.1622 delta=0.27 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.44 +/- 0.13
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:59:17.13 -18:08:02.9: ref_mag=14.76 +/- 0.17 new_mean_mag=14.0409 delta=0.72 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.26 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:37:41.98 -21:57:31.1: ref_mag=14.44 +/- 0.13 new_mean_mag=14.0154 delta=0.43 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:01:26.95 -17:56:54.6: ref_mag=14.26 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.2827 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:26:08.87 -16:44:25.9: 14.16 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:01:48.08 -19:04:30.2: 14.59 +/- 0.20 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 20:57:00.38 -16:13:12.0: 14.66 +/- 0.21 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:13:16.03 -21:31:59.7: 14.48 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 20:54:46.71 -19:47:27.0: 14.26 +/- 0.17 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:32:44.00 -19:19:13.5: 14.25 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 21:10:04.93 -21:35:53.0: 14.14 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:26:08.87 -16:44:25.9: 14.20 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.18 +/- 0.08
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:26:08.87 -16:44:25.9: ref_mag=14.18 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=14.3074 delta=-0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:01:48.08 -19:04:30.2: 14.71 +/- 0.23 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 20:57:00.38 -16:13:12.0: 14.21 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 20:54:46.71 -19:47:27.0: 14.30 +/- 0.17 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:10:04.93 -21:35:53.0: 14.32 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:13:16.03 -21:31:59.7: 14.28 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 21:32:44.00 -19:19:13.5: 14.26 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.64 +/- 0.15
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.28 +/- 0.12
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.22 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.35 +/- 0.12
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.36 +/- 0.12
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:01:48.08 -19:04:30.2: ref_mag=14.64 +/- 0.15 new_mean_mag=14.2872 delta=0.36 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:54:46.71 -19:47:27.0: ref_mag=14.28 +/- 0.12 new_mean_mag=14.2587 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.25 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:10:04.93 -21:35:53.0: ref_mag=14.22 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.2478 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:57:00.38 -16:13:12.0: ref_mag=14.35 +/- 0.12 new_mean_mag=14.1699 delta=0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:13:16.03 -21:31:59.7: ref_mag=14.36 +/- 0.12 new_mean_mag=14.3436 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:32:44.00 -19:19:13.5: ref_mag=14.25 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.2384 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 20:53:32.81 -16:09:23.1: 14.15 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_02-20-46_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0826.fits at 20:56:29.46 -14:22:03.9: 14.51 +/- 0.20 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 20:53:32.81 -16:09:23.1: 14.43 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.26 +/- 0.12
Forced photometry on wcs_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-07-22_02-18-07_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0294.fits at 20:56:29.46 -14:22:03.9: 14.97 +/- 0.30 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:53:32.81 -16:09:23.1: ref_mag=14.26 +/- 0.12 new_mean_mag=14.3346 delta=-0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.66 +/- 0.17
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 20:56:29.46 -14:22:03.9: ref_mag=14.66 +/- 0.17 new_mean_mag=14.3123 delta=0.35 (need > 0.90)
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Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out53709.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out53718.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
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Considering the candidate 53649_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53649_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53650_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53650_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53667_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53667_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53671_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53671_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53672_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53672_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53677_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53677_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53680_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53680_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53708_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
Preparing report for the candidate 53708_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
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Considering the candidate 53709_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
Preparing report for the candidate 53709_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
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Considering the candidate 53717_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53717_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53718_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
Preparing report for the candidate 53718_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
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Considering the candidate 53732_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53732_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53748_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53748_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53769_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53769_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53774_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53774_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53776_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53776_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53794_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53794_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53818_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53818_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53820_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53820_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53825_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53825_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53828_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53828_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53833_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53833_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53835_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53835_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53839_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53839_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53869_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53869_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53889_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53889_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53892_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233
The candidate 53892_fd_Cap-03-Q2b1x1_2026-08-12_01-44-46_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0233 did not pass the final checks